KUCHING: A woman in her 40s suffered burn on her hand in an early morning fire which razed a house in Taman Malihah 2, Jalan Matang here. A spokesperson from Sarawak Fire Department operations centre said firemen from Petra Jaya station were despatched to the scene after receiving a distress
KUCHING: A renowned sape player, Saufi Aiman Yahya, was found dead in his rented room at Jalan Kwong Lee Bank, Pending on Thursday. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah who confirmed the case, said the 31-year-old was found unconscious by his friend around 8.45pm. “Investigations found that Saufi was last
BAU: An unemployed man was arrested for drug possession at Jalan Tongga here today. Narcotics police conducted an anti-drug patrol at 11.45am in the area and spotted the suspect acting suspiciously by the roadside. Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon said the team detained the 24-year-old man for inspection. “They found
KUCHING: Police arrested three men at Taman Abadi, Batu Kawa here on Monday. The suspects, all jobless and aged between 19 and 43, were nabbed in front of an unnumbered house at 10.45am. A search on one of the suspects led to the discovery of a plastic packet containing crystalline
SERIAN: Police foiled a local man’s bid to smuggle two illegal immigrants into Sarawak on Sunday. At 1pm, a police team carrying out Ops Benteng Covid patrol at Jalan Serian-Tebedu received a public tip-off on the entry of illegal immigrants through an illegal route (jalan tikus) in Tebedu. Serian OCPD
KUCHING: Twenty-two individuals throughout Sarawak were slapped with compounds for violating curfew under the movement control order (MCO) on Monday. They were among 68 people compounded for violating the MCO standard operating procedures (SOPs). Padawan recorded the highest compounds with 17, followed by Kuching (14), Bintulu (10), Miri (nine), Kota
BINTULU: Police caught five gamblers playing cards in an oil palm plantation at Mile 16 here on Monday. The suspects, aged between 27 and 65, attempted to flee the scene after noticing the presence of a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team at 4.20pm. Bintulu district police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili
KUCHING: The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) will be enforced in nine new localities statewide. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said two workers quarters and a longhouse in Tatau will undergo EMCO from June 4 to 17. They are the Woodman Plantation Sdn Bhd workers quarters in Semanok Estate,
KUCHING: It’s a price stubborn people have to pay for violation of the movement control order (MCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs). Twenty persons throughout the state were slapped with compounds for exceeding the passenger limit in vehicles yesterday (June 6). They were among 70 individuals compounded for violating various SOP
MIRI: A 68-year-old rider died in an accident involving a car and his motorcycle today (June 7). The incident happened around 10.50am at Jalan Airport near the junction to Taman Lite Avenue. Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said prior to the crash, both vehicles were travelling in
