Tuesday, 30 December 2025

Author: Allan Jay

Man, 74, severely injured in crash

MIRI: An elderly man sustained severe injuries following a head-on collision involving a van and a four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle in front of a shopping centre at Jalan Merbau, here today. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire Department operations centre said they received a distress call around 7am and firemen

Human activities major cause of nation’s fire incidents

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The majority of fires in Malaysia are caused by human activities, says the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) director-general. Datuk Seri Muhammad Hamdan Wahid explained that Bomba conducted a study to identify the causes of fires in the country. “Based on our analysis, we found out that

State expects decline in frequency of fires

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The frequency of fires in Sarawak is expected to decline this year with enforcement assistance from relevant agencies and the state government. Malaysia Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) director-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Hamdan Wahid said the Sarawak government had also provided assistance in terms of enforcement using day

Senior cop injured in car-ambulance crash

KUCHING: A senior police officer sustained injuries following an accident involving a car and an ambulance at Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce traffic light here this morning. Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Bingkok John, in a statement, said the 45-year-old driver was taken to SGH for treatment to injuries on

Man held for injuring wife

MIRI: Police here arrested a man for allegedly causing injuries to his wife’s head and body following a misunderstanding on June 1. It was reported that the incident happened on Wednesday evening at a longhouse in Sungai Tiris, Baram. Prior to incident, the couple had a misunderstanding which had triggered

Man held for causing grievous hurt 

MARUDI: Police here arrested a man for allegedly causing injuries to his nephew with a machete last Wednesday. It was reported that the incident happened when the suspect went to the victim’s house at Long Teru, Tinjar Baram to take the victim’s phone. However, the suspect’s action was reprimanded by

Eight held for drug abuse

BINTULU: Narcotics police arrested eight men on suspicion of substance abuse on the first two days of June. Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit said five locals and a foreigner were arrested at Jalan Abang Galau on June 1. Police also seized 3.6g of drugs believed to be syabu from them.

Sexagenarian nabbed for threatening, injuring girlfriend

MIRI: Police here arrested an elderly man for allegedly threatening and injuring his girlfriend at RPR Batu 6, Jalan Lutong-Pujut here, on Wednesday. The incident occurred around 9pm, shortly after the couple got home from a gathering with their friends. The 64-year-old suspect was said to have become furious after

3 injured in collision at Jambatan Kuning

MUKAH: Three individuals sustained injuries while a girl was unharmed in a terrifying accident at Jambatan Kuning (Batang Mukah Bridge), Jalan Mukah-Balingian here, yesterday. The accident involving two vehicles – a Proton Saga and a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) Vellfire – occurred around 11.40am when both were travelling in opposite direction.

Exclude Sarawak from punitive policy

KUCHING: Deputy Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Snowdan Lawan has demanded that Sarawak’s regressive policy requiring the use of Bahasa Malaysia (BM) in government be exempted or excluded. “There is simply no way we could avoid using English as our means of communication in the state.