PADAWAN: A man ran amok after he was not allowed to leave Kampung Telaga Air, which was placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO), last Sunday (Aug 1). In the 2.30pm incident, which was captured on video, the 30-year-old suspect was seen wielding a long stick and swung it
SIBU: A total of 11 individuals including four students at Sekolah Tahfiz Darul Uloom Islamiyyah, managed to escape a scorching death after a fire broke out in their double-storey house on Sunday. A spokesman from the State Fire Department operations centre said the flames caused about 20 percent damages to
PADAWAN: Police arrested 11 men for taking part in a gambling session during a raid on a premises at Lorong Arang here on Sunday (Aug 1). District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the raid was carried out around 1.15am by a team from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and
KUCHING: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak has distributed 80 packs of basic necessities to members of the maritime community affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The distribution was carried out under the Food Basket Handover Programme in Kampung Selabat, Bako on Saturday (July 31). Its director First Maritime Admiral
JULAU: A 27-year-old motorcyclist died on the spot following a two-vehicle accident at Mile 14, Jalan Kelupu-Julau-Durin (KJD) on Friday. The accident happened around 12.30pm when both vehicles — a motorcycle and a van — were travelling in the same direction towards Bintangor. District police chief DSP Andam Sulin when
SARIKEI: Customs enforcement officers confiscated duty-not-paid cigarettes worth over RM40,000 from a premises in Sarikei Land District on July 28. Sarawak Customs director Herman Shah Abdullah said the 12.20pm raid was carried out by officers from the Sarikei Customs Station and Sarawak Customs Intelligence Branch. Acting on information and surveillance,
SIBU: Customs officials have seized illicit cigarettes and alcoholic beverages with unpaid duties and taxes valued over RM13.3 million at the banks of Sungai Rajang on July 20. The contrabands worth approximately RM2.5 million were found inside 27 shipping containers after Sibu Customs enforcement officers detained a ship moored to
PADAWAN: Police here arrested a man for allegedly setting a car on fire behind a commercial store at Taman Duranda Emas, Siburan on Friday. District deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong who confirmed the case, said the 21-year-old suspect was arrested by a team from Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department
BINTULU: An uninhabited double-storey house at Jalan Mat Assan, Tanjung Kidurong was burned down today (July 30). Fire chief Chirstus Buson said his men were despatched to the scene after receiving an emergency call around 12.50am. The house, measuring 50×50 square feet, was up in flames as soon as the
SERIAN: A man sustained injuries after his vehicle allegedly went out of control and crashed at the Serian flyover today. A spokesman from the state Fire Department operations centre said the victim who was trapped in the vehicle following the crash, was rushed to hospital. It was told that the