Author: Allan Jay

Duo escapes unhurt from burning car

BETONG: Two men, aged 51 and 54, were lucky to escape without injuries after the car they were in burst into flames at Jalan Simpang Debak last Sunday (Mar 28). A spokesperson from the State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said an emergency call on the incident was received

Fire razes four houses, man burns to death

SIBU: The scorched remains of a man were found in one of four houses destroyed by a fire in the wee hours on Monday (Mar 29). The fire which started around 1.50am blazed its way across two rows of wooden buildings made up of 14 units of houses at Tiong

Rescuers recover body of drowning victim

KUCHING: Rescuers on Sunday (Mar 28) recovered the body of a 27-year-old man who allegedly jumped from Satok Bridge into the Sarawak River last Friday. Sarawak Fire Department director Khirudin Drahman revealed that the search teams found the victim’s body around 8.40am, about 300 metres from where he jumped. The

Rescuers still searching for apparent suicide victim

KUCHING: Rescuers on Saturday used four different methods to locate a 27-year-old man who went missing after he allegedly jumped from Satok Bridge last Friday (Mar 26). The methods are diving around the area where the victim jumped, surface searching, water circling and grappling. Sarawak Fire Department director Khirudin Drahman

Villagers warned against risking their life searching for gold

BAU: Villagers living around Mount Tabai here are warned against encroaching into the restricted area or to risk their life in search of gold which do not exist. Bau police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the police and Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) had set up a camp (post) near the

Fire razes a row of shophouses

SERIAN: A row of three-storey shophouses at Jalan Serian By Pass, was destroyed in an early morning fire on Saturday (Mar 27). Firemen from Serian and Siburan stations were despatched to the scene upon receiving a distress call at 5.40am. Assisted by volunteer firefighters from Balai Ringin, they managed to

Man feared drown in after falling into river

KUCHING: A 27-year-old man was feared drowned in Sarawak river after he allegedly fell from Satok Bridge yesterday afternoon (Mar 26). A spokesperson from the State Fire Department operations centre said they received a distress call around 3pm on the incident. Firemen from Padungan along with the special diving team

Rescuers finally retrieve dead miner

BAU: Rescuers finally retrieved the body of Martin Mat Tapa which was crushed under a boulder in a hole some 80 metres deep at Mount Tabai today, after three days of search and rescue efforts. The effort came as a surprise because rescuers had almost halted the retrieval operation following

Police to tighten security control

KUCHING: In view of the coming Ramadan month, the police will be tightening security controls to ensure that the immigrants’ activity to enter or exit Sarawak will be eradicated. Serian police chief DSP Aswandy Anis said this coming (Ramadan) month, there will be immigrants here (in the state) that would

GOF suggests six new border posts

KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) has suggested the establishment of six new border posts to improve security along the Sarawak-Kalimantan border. The suggested locations are Biawak, Lundu; Kampung Stass/Kampung Sebubok, Bau; Kampung Raso, Lundu; Kampung Sapit, Padawan; Sungai Paku, Ulu Undop; and Tapak Megah, Belaga. GOF Sarawak brigade commander,