BAU: Police here Monday (Apr 26) arrested five unemployed men for drug abuse in a house at Kampung Bidi. District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said a Bau Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) team conducted the raid around 9.45am. “The team found five men aged between 19 and 23 in
SIBU: An elderly motorist sustained minor injuries after his four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle crashed into the bushes near Sungai Salim Bridge, Jalan Stabau last Saturday (Apr 24). Sarawak Fire Department Sibu Zone chief Janggan Muling said they received an emergency call around 2.50pm and firemen from Sibujaya station were despatched to
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Police are on the hunt for two men who robbed a grocery store at Kampung Empila here last Saturday (Apr 24). The incident happened around 3pm when the 55-year-old owner was taking care of her store alone. According to the complainant (owner), a car with an unidentified registration
KANOWIT: Quick actions by Billy Nanga Kabah residents saved their 17-door longhouse from being razed to the ground last Friday. Fire brigade chief Arrahman Chik said the station received a distress call on a fire incident around 6.30pm. His men were then dispatched to the scene, approximately 67km from the
KUCHING: Police arrested two men during an ‘Ops Mabuk’ operation for driving under the influence of alcohol. District acting police chief, Supt Merbin Lisa said the operation was conducted at Jalan Simpang Tiga from 9pm Friday until early Saturday morning by 11 personnel from the Kuching Traffic Police Division. During
KUCHING: The authorities have started detailed investigations into the death of Chong Su Sian who drowned while diving near Pulau Satang on April 17. The body of the 31-year-old diver was found last Thursday, some 52 kilometres from the dive site, about 16.4 nautical miles north of Tanjung Po. Malaysian
BINTULU: A driver died after the heavy machine that he was in went out of control and fell into a ravine at Jalan Ulu Sebungan (Off Jalan Sebauh). Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the accident happened around 7pm last Thursday. He said investigations found that Musa
TANJUNG MANIS: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained a foreign fishing vessel for intrusion into Sarawak waters using a fake registration number last Wednesday. MMEA Tanjung Manis director Maritime Commander Mohd Ariz Md Kassim said the arrest took place about 107 nautical miles north of Tanjung Sirik. “The team
KUCHING: The First Infantry Division is organising its inaugural virtual run on July 1. The event ‘Pertama Perkasa 55 Virtual Run’, is held in conjunction with the coming 55th First Division celebration which is celebrated on the same day. A spokesman from the division said the run will be held
KUCHING: Search and rescue (SAR) operations for a 31-year-old diver feared drowned in waters near Satang Island entered the third day today. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak deputy operations director Captain Yousry Yaali said today’s search perimeter covered an area of 373.73 square nautical miles off Satang Island, a
