BINTULU: A Vietnamese skipper who offered a bribe after he and his crew were hauled up following a 10-hour chase in the high seas is now in double trouble. Not only are they being investigated for fishing illegally but the skipper is also under scrutiny for trying to buy his
KUCHING: Sarawak’s Covid-19 cases dropped with a total of 224 new cases recorded on Sunday (Apr 10), a decrease of 126 from the previous day’s 350 cases. This takes the cumulative cases to 302,457. In its daily update the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said, two cases each were recorded
SONG: A nine-year-old boy was injured after his right ear was pierced by an arrow from a fish gun on Saturday night (Apr 9). The victim, Larry Lang Monica Doris, had to endure the pain for more than an hour before the metal arrow was successfully removed. A spokesman from
SERIAN: A search and rescue (SAR) operation was launched today for a 59-year-old man who was reported missing on April 8 after he failed to return from his farm at Kampung Pridan, Jalan Mentong Merau. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire Department operations centre said they were alerted by Serian
PADAWAN: A delegation from the Sarawak Police Contingent Headquarters (IPK) led by acting Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mancha Ata paid a welfare visit on Friday to the children whose parents died of electrocution in Cameron Highlands last month. Accompanying Mancha during the visit was his wife, Datin Jennita William who
BAU: A group of individuals believed to be involved in substance abuse at Kampung Lidah Tanah here fled, leaving behind motorcycles and drugs in several plastic packets. Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon said a team from the Crime Prevention and Community Safety Division were patrolling the village around 9.30pm on
LIMBANG: Over 3,000 cartons of various duty-not-paid cigarettes were seized in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Kontraban’ here last Friday (Apr 8). Acting on information, a team from the General Operations Force (GOF) 12th Battalion raided a house in the town at 7am. During the raid, they also arrested a local
MIRI: Police here arrested a man believed to be a road bully after he allegedly pointed an imitation pistol at a road user at Permyjaya traffic light on Thursday. The 43-year-old suspect was arrested by the district’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) for possessing an imitation firearm. Miri deputy OCPD Supt Mohd
MIRI: A man was arrested after he was found carrying eight barrels of diesel and petrol without a permit on his pickup truck yesterday. The man, in his 40s, was arrested during an operation codenamed ‘Ops Kontraban’ around 11am at the parking area of a commercial centre at Taman Tunku
KUCHING: A male student died while four others were severely injured in a car crash at Jalan Datuk Bandar Mustapa early this morning. Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu, who confirmed the case, said the victim identified as Rachel Peter, 17, was confirmed dead in the accident believed
