KUCHING: The Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) Sarawak has issued four prohibition notices to a construction company following a workplace accident that claimed the life of a local man last week. The accident occurred at around 9.05 am on Sept 20 at a construction site in the Muara
MIRI: Police have confirmed that a viral video showing a group of students carrying another student until he hit a pole, was not a case of bullying but an act of excessive joking among students. The 13-second clip, which had gone viral on social media, triggered speculation that the incident
KAPIT: Two brothers have been arrested in Tatau over the fatal stabbing of a disc jockey (DJ) at an entertainment centre along Jalan Tun Jugah last week. Kapit police chief DSP Rohana Nanu said the suspects, aged 30 and 36, were detained on Sept 19, and several items believed to
MUKAH: Quick-thinking residents teamed up with the Civil Defence Force (APM) to capture a massive 11.4-foot-long python at Kampung Tutus Hilir last night (Sept 22). It is understood that the residents had spotted the reptile slithering into the front yard of a house around 9pm before alerting the APM for
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A two-storey house in Taman Berlian Stabil was struck by lightning and briefly caught fire last night (Sept 21), sending its occupants into a brief scare. The flames, however, had already burnt out on their own before first responders arrived. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the
KUCHING: Two tenants were left with nothing but clothes on their backs after their home in Kampung Bako Hulu here, was engulfed by flames yesterday (Sept 21). No injuries were reported in the 6.59 pm incident as they managed to evacuate to safety. Firefighters from Tabuan Jaya and Petra Jaya
PADAWAN: A local man drowned while bathing at Giam Waterfall along Jalan Puncak Borneo here this afternoon. Padawan Police Chief, Supt Mohd Irwan Hafiz Md Radzi, said they were alerted to the incident after receiving information from the public at 12:06 pm. The 21-year-old victim was pulled out of the
BINTULU: A local man, who was believed to have climbed onto the roof of a warehouse in Samalaju today, eventually came down safely on his own, following persuasion from firefighters and police personnel. The incident occurred at 10:45 am when the man, believed to be mentally unsound, was spotted on
SIBU: A housewife was cheated of RM60,794 after being tricked into a so-called ritual to “ward off bad luck” by three foreigners. The unfortunate incident happened on Sept 19 when the victim, in her 70s, was approached at Sibu Market by two women, believed to be foreigners, who pretended to
SARATOK: Police are seeking public assistance to locate a teenage boy reported missing after leaving his home and has been uncontactable ever since. The missing person is identified as Muhammad Safiz Haikal Azwa Lee Muhammad Fairuz Lee Abdullah, 15. Saratok police chief DSP Mathew Anak Maggie said the teenager was