BAU: When firefighters are not dealing with fires, floods or any sort of emergencies, they will be busy helping the community. At about 11.55am on Monday (July 19), a mother contacted the Bau fire station control room for immediate help to deliver daily necessities to her home in Kampung Grogo.
KUCHING: Sarawak police will be implementing a four-day inter-district travel restriction for those using documents issued by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti). The instruction announced by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani last Saturday has been in effect from Sunday (July 18)
SIBU: The Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) seized contraband cigarettes and alcoholic beverages worth more than RM112,000 last Saturday (July 17). In the operations codenamed ‘Ops Kontraban’, the 10th Battalion GOF team carried out a raid on a double-storey premises in the city. Brigade commander SAC Saini Bongkek said the
KUCHING: Twelve persons comprising food delivery riders and bystanders did not hesitate to dive into a seven-foot-deep ditch to rescue a family of four trapped inside their vehicle at Jalan Camar, Petra Jaya. The accident happened at 9.25pm last Saturday behind Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Sakura. It was reported that
KUCHING: Police here have set up a total of 14 roadblocks to restrict the public’s movement in two enhanced movement control order (EMCO) areas at Tabuan Melayu and Kampung Astana Lot. These roadblocks were set up following discussions with the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) and its relevant agencies. District
KUCHING: Police busted two online gambling call centres and arrested 11 individuals during a raid on a luxurious condominium at Jalan Airport here last Friday (July 16). The operations codenamed ‘Ops Dadu Khas’ was carried out around 11.50am by a special task force led by Kuching Criminal Investigation Department (CID)
SELANGAU: An elderly woman reported missing in a forest at Batang Oya, Ensurai last Thursday, was found dead today (July 17). The State Fire Department operations centre said the body of Samban Sabut, in her 70s, was found around 3pm. Samban, from Rumah Lenggang, Nanga Tajam, was found about 200
SERIAN: A total of 21 illegal immigrants were deported to their country of origin by the general operations force (GOF) after they were caught entering Sarawak illegally on two separate days. Brigade commander SAC Saini Bongkek said the first incident was on last Wednesday around 7.15am in Kampung Entubuh when
BETONG: A lorry tanker driver managed to escape with minor injuries after the vehicle which was transporting 33.39 tonnes of natrium hydroxide crashed at KM23, Jalan Skrang-Betong today (July 17). Firemen who were despatched to the scene found the vehicle overturned and blocking part of the single carriageway road. Betong
MIRI: Heavy downpours since Monday resulted in some interior areas in Baram experiencing floods, making it difficult for residents to get their Covid-19 jabs. The Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) said two PPVs (vaccination centre) in Long Lama and Long Jegan were forced to closed due to floods. “Apart