KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has confirmed the revocation of body temperature checks and check-in logbooks when a person enters a premises. SDMC, in a statement, said it agreed with the Senior Minister of Defence’s decision on Feb 8 regarding the abolition of body temperature checks and check-in
KUCHING: Sarawak’s Covid-19 cases continues to log in triple-digit figures, with 214 cases recorded on Friday (Feb 11), which is still better than Thursday’s number of 226. This brings the total number of cases in the state to 253,840. In its daily update, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said
KUCHING: A commercial plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Kuching International Airport (KIA) yesterday night after a slithering snake was spotted in the overhead compartment. A video of the reptile’s silhouette taken by a passenger, had since gone viral on various social media platforms. AirAsia chief safety
MUKAH: Narcotics police arrested two jobless men on suspicion of being involved in substance abuse in Jalan Selangau-Sibu here on Thursday (Feb 10). Mukah OCPD DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said a raid was carried out around 2.30pm on one of the bilik (housing unit) of a longhouse. The suspects, aged
KUCHING: There is a reshuffle at the top in the state’s police force. Deputy Police Commissioner Datuk Mancha Ata (right) is now the acting Sarawak Police Commissioner (CP). He is taking over from outgoing CP Datuk Aidi Ismail (left) who will take up a new posting on Feb 21 as
BAU: Police foiled a human trafficking attempt by a local involving four illegal immigrants, here. The incident happened around 5.45am when the car transporting the illegals was stopped for inspection at a police roadblock near Kampung Suba Buan, here on Thursday (Feb 10). Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon said the
KUCHING: A motorshop along Jalan Ellis, were damaged in a fire in the wee hours of this morning leaving about 100 motorcycles completely destroyed. Two double-storey houses were also damaged during the 2.25am incident. No casualties or injuries were reported. After receiving a distress call, firemen from Padungan and Batu
KUCHING: Sarawak’s daily COVID-19 cases have hit triple digits after logging in 129 cases on Tuesday (Feb 8), an increase of 45 cases compared to Monday’s 84 cases. This brings the state’s cumulative figure to 253,216 cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its daily update said all the
MUKAH: A teenager picked up on suspicion of engaging in substance abuse was later found positive for drugs. The 18-year-old was arrested on Monday (Feb 7) morning at a house in Kampung Penakub Hilir. A straw tube containing crystalline lumps, believed to be methamphetamine weighing 0.14gm, was found inside a
KUCHING: Four families were abruptly awakened by a fire that destroyed their wooden house at Kampung Tanjung Bako in the wee hours on Tuesday (Feb 8). Sixteen villagers comprising five men, four women and six children are now left homeless. Firemen from the Kota Samarahan and Tabuan Jaya stations were
