MUARA TEBAS: Four fishermen clinging onto a log for four hours after their boat sank about 3.5 nautical miles from Tanjung Po, were rescued by another fisherman last Thursday (Mar 11). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director First Admiral Zin Azman Md Yunus said the local fishermen aged between
SIBU: A 36-year-old motorcyclist involved in a collision at Jalan Ding Lik Long on Mar 2, succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment in Sibu Hospital on Monday (March 8). District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the victim had been identified as Mohd Machie Aini from Rh Linggie,
BETONG: It was a close call for residents of Rh Uyok Belili in Lempaong Spak, Layar when a landslide occurred near their longhouse last Monday (Mar 8). Two doors of the 12-door longhouse were affected by the landslide which occurred behind the longhouse at around 10.40am. Firemen from Betong, who
SERIAN: An excavator at a construction site near Tasik Danu here caught fire in the wee hours of Monday (Mar 8). Serian firemen received a call on the incident at 1.15am and upon arrival, the fire had already caused 40 percent damage to the excavator. There were no reports of
KUCHING: Members of the public on Monday found an unconscious man by the roadside near a local clinic at Jalan Chan Bee Kiew here at around 9.45am. A police team from Padungan along with Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) paramedics arrived at the scene to investigate the incident after being alerted.
KUCHING: Police nabbed two couriers for allegedly attempting to traffic Ecstacy pills and syabu worth over RM260,000 at a roadblock at KM30, Jalan Serian-Tebedu, last Friday (Mar 5). Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail disclosed that the drug supply, suspected to be from Kuching, was believed to be delivered to
KAPIT: Two women managed to escape the jaws of death when the road they were driving along caved in at KM4, Jalan Bukit Goram on Monday morning (Mar 8). Kapit fire chief Erwandy Tugor said the incident happened at 6.20am and his men were despatched to the scene soon after
OYA: The body of a missing fisherman feared to have been attacked by a crocodile last Friday, was recovered by rescuers on Sunday. The victim identified as Alibaba Dahri, 52, was found by local folks around 5.50am in a river near Kampung Senau, about 8km from the control post. Rescuers
KUCHING: A semi-concrete double storey house at Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Idrus, Mile 3, was almost gutted in a fire last Saturday (Mar 6). Quick action by firemen from Batu Lintang Fire Station prevented the premises which was used to store used cars from being completely razed in the 11.20pm
KUCHING: A 29-year-old mechanic died when the motorcycle he was riding, crashed at Jalan Batu Kawa near Taman Highfield last Saturday (Mar 6). Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the incident happened around 6.15pm when the victim, Ahmad Atmaden Saat, was travelling alone from Bau. “The victim
