Thursday, 18 December 2025

Author: Allan Jay

Motorists urged to be considerate

KUCHING: Road users should cultivate an attitude of being careful and consider the risks on the road at all times in addition to being considerate to other road users. Sarawak Crime Prevention and Community Safety department chief SAC Wong Ing Fung said road users should always be prudent while on

Fire breaks out at seafood restaurant

SERIAN: A seafood restaurant at Jalan Serian By-Pass was nearly burned down in the wee hours today.  The incident happened around 2.48 am and firemen from Serian fire station were promptly deployed to the scene, about 1.7km from the station. After arriving, the firemen proceeded to put out the blaze. The

Drug trafficking suspect arrested

SIBU: Police here arrested a man suspected to be involved in drug trafficking activity in front of a bank in Sungai Merah last Thursday.  Sibu OCPD ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the suspect was on his motorcycle when the team detained him for inspections around 7.30 pm. Inspections on the suspect

Rescuers still searching for two missing men

SEBUYAU: Search and rescue (SAR) operations for two missing men ― Francis Awi and Isa Uja ― continue, with the search radius now widened and involving assets from various agencies. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director First Admiral (Maritime) Zin Azman Md Yunus said the search for Francis in

Man arrested for hurting senior citizen at fatal accident

KUCHING: The police here arrested a guy for allegedly assaulting another man who was assisting an accident victim along Jalan Astana here, on Wednesday. The incident went viral on social media after a 20-second video showing the victim suffering injuries as a result of being beaten at a fatal accident

34 locals sought for CBT and fraud

KUCHING: Police here are looking for 34 individuals in connection with various commercial crime cases dating back to 2006. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah in a press conference, said they were 29 men and five women — all locals — aged between 26 and 52. “Of the figure, six were

12-foot-long python pays residents a surprise visit

BETONG: Residents of a house at Kampung Tengah here had an early morning shock after a 12-foot-long python paid them a surprise visit. Betong Civil Defence Force (APM) officer Desem Samuel confirmed that the operations centre received a distress call at 9.25am on Tuesday (April 19) regarding the presence of

1 killed, two injured in Lubok Antu accident

LUBOK ANTU: A woman died while two others, including a student, suffered severe injuries following a three-vehicle collision at KM6, Jalan Lubok Antu-Sri Aman here, yesterday. According to Sarawak Traffic Police Chief Supt Bingkok John, who confirmed the matter, the victim identified as Missi Manggang, 47, was pronounced dead at

SAR for crewman enters day two

SEBUYAU: A search and rescue (SAR) operation to locate a member of the boat crew, who was reported to have fallen into the waters of Pulau Burong on Monday (Apr 18), entered its second day yesterday. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director First Admiral (Maritime) Zin Azman Md Yunus

Two drug suspects held

MUKAH: Narcotic police here on Monday (Apr 18) arrested two jobless men on suspicion of engaging in substance abuse in Kampung Judan. The suspects were held for inspection by the police team during a raid at an unnumbered house at 11.45am. Mukah OCPD DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said during the