KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a slight drop in new Covid-19 cases with 475 today, eight fewer than the 483 registered on Saturday. This brings the total number of cases in the state to 259,370. In its daily update, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said one patient has been categorised under
KUCHING: A giant crocodile, said to be about 15 feet long, was found dead in the Sarawak River near the Satok Bridge here today. According to the Sarawak Forestry Corporation’s (SFC) Facebook page, the corporation’s Swift Wildlife Action Team led by Dr Mohd Izwan Zulaini, recovered the carcass around 1.30pm.
SIBU: A 30-year-old accountant here lost RM48,445 after her friend tricked her into paying for furniture that she was interested in getting. Acting Sibu OCPD Supt Dr Collin Babat said the woman happened to meet her friend at Jalan Merdeka on Feb 24. “The suspect had told the victim that
KUCHING: Covid-19 has not only cast a long shadow on the way people live their lives but has also brought forth startling, even worrying, statistics on their state of health. In Sarawak for instance about 1.8 million adults have been vaccinated against the virus with about 343,000 of them being
SARATOK: A man suffered injuries to his right hand after it got stuck in a rock crevice (cracks) during a fishing trip in Sungai Ulu Awik on Friday (Feb 25). The 31-year-old man was fishing with his friend in the river around 4pm, prior to the incident. A spokesman for
SIBU: Marine police here foiled an attempt to illegally transport about 2,000 litres of diesel using a lorry at Jalan Sibu-Bintangor last Thursday (Feb 24). Sarawak Marine Police Region Five commander ACP Zulfikar Mohd Ghazali revealed in a statement that a 37-year-old man was also arrested in the operation codenamed
SARIKEI: The General Operations Force (GOF) here seized contraband beer and cigarettes worth over RM290,000 at three separate locations last Wednesday (Feb 23). GOF 10th Battalion commanding officer Supt Mohamad Hafiz Kadir said in a statement, the raids were carried out under ‘Ops Kontraban’ from 2 pm onwards. He revealed that
BAU: Police arrested a man on suspicion of engaging in illegal lottery sale during an Ops Dadu raid in Jambusan Lama town on Friday morning. Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon, who confirmed the case, said the police team detained the 37-year-old suspect for inspections as he was believed to be
MUKAH: A couple was arrested for involvement in substance abuse at Jalan Pantai Jebungan here on Friday (Feb 25). The raid, conducted by the district’s Narcotic Criminal Investigation Department (NCID), was carried out at an unnumbered house around 8 pm. Mukah OCPD DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said the team detained
BAU: Chinese villages here will come under review to determine if they can be issued land titles, said Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep. Speaking to New Sarawak Tribune after attending a briefing on the district’s development at the Bau Civic Centre yesterday, he said the issue will be
