Sunday, 28 December 2025

Author: Allan Jay

Teenagers looking for fishing spot but found body instead

PADAWAN: A group of teenagers made a gruesome find when they came across a dead body near a water tower at MJC, Batu Kawa on Friday (Feb 18). Padawan OCPD Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad, who confirmed the case, said the discovery was made by 11 teenagers, who were

New Toyota Camry available for test drive

KUCHING: The public can now test drive the 2022 Toyota Camry this weekend at Borneo Mobility (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd, Jalan Pending here. The event will be held from 9am to 4pm on today and from 9am to 2pm tomorrow. The public will also walk away with gifts after the test

386 Covid-19 cases in Sarawak today

KUCHING: Sarawak reported 386 Covid-19 cases today (Feb 19), with no death cases. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said six patients were in Category 3 or 4, with lung infection and required oxygen support. The committee said a total of 166 cases are categorised under Category 1

Two lucky to escape blazing car

SIBU: Two individuals managed to escape a fiery death when their car suddenly burst into flames at Jalan Teku-Bahagia Jaya here last night. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said Sungai Merah firemen rushed to the scene after receiving a distress call at 11.37pm. By

Cops nab two in illegal gambling raid

BAU: Two individuals were arrested at two separate locations during an operation dubbed Ops Dadu yesterday for allegedly engaging in illegal gambling activities. The operation was conducted from 6pm to 9.30pm by the district’s Criminal Investigation Department. Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon, who confirmed the case, said the suspects —

Fires in Padawan, Bintulu keep firefighters on their toes

KUCHING: Firefighters had a busy afternoon when a house in Padawan and a car in Bintulu caught fire on Wednesday (Feb 16). In Padawan, firefighters from Siburan were deployed to Kampung Sion, Jalan Kuching-Serian after receiving a distress call at 1.05pm regarding a house on fire. Fire station chief Nazry

Authorities call off search for missing skipper of doomed ship

TANJUNG MANIS: The search for the missing skipper of the ship Laning Drat that sank in Teluk Gelam last Thursday (Feb 10), has been called off. Rosman Bakar, 52, was among three persons aboard who fell into Batang Serdeng after the Laning Drat, carrying a cargo of excavators, capsized around

Parked car catches fire

KUCHING: An abandoned car parked in front of a building in Batu Kawa New Township here caught fire on Tuesday (Feb 15). A Fire and Rescue Department operations centre spokesman said no injuries or casualties were reported. Tabuan Jaya firemen rushed to the scene after receiving a distress call at 10.40pm.

23 additional COVID-19 cases today, daily cases at 307

KUCHING: Sarawak’s COVID-19 cases continues to increase with an additional 23 cases from Tuesday’s figure after logging in 307 cases today. This brings the total number of cases in the state to 255,024. In its daily update, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said only one patient was infected with

Elderly missing after out to find pucuk paku, SAR operation launched

TEBEDU: A search and rescue (SAR) operation was launched for an elderly woman reported missing after failing to return home from finding fiddlehead (pucuk paku). The victim identified as Dingun Kamo, 78, is reported to have left her house in Kampung Sejijak Mawang around 2pm, to look for fiddlehead in