Friday, 19 December 2025

Author: Allan Jay

Pre-dawn fire partially razes departmental store

SERIAN: Fire partially razed two floors of a departmental store at Jalan Simanggang here this morning. Firemen from Serian and Siburan fire stations were dispatched to the scene of the incident which occurred around 4.30am. Serian fire chief, James Gani said upon arriving, the teams had to break into the

Cops nab unemployed man for possessing drugs

BAU: Police arrested an unemployed man for possessing drugs worth over RM700 at Kampung Blimbin, Krokong today (Mar 5). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said a narcotics CID team spotted a suspicious car in front of a house in the village and detained it for inspection. Upon inspection, the

Sarawak GOF arrest 12 illegals in Tebedu

TEBEDU: A bid by 12 foreigners to enter Sarawak illegally was thwarted by the General Operations Force (GOF) today. Acting on information, a team of GOF personnel raided a house here around 4.30am. Sarawak GOF commander SAC Mancha Ata said the team found 12 Indonesians —nine men, two women and

Marine police seize illegal timber logs

BINTULU: The marine police here seized 26 timber logs worth RM10,400 in an operation codenamed Ops Landai Covid-19 on Monday. Region 5 marine police commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said the operation took place around 5.30pm near the Sebauh intersection at Mile 15, Jalan Bintulu-Miri. A team stopped a suspicious lorry

Day One sees 149 traffic summonses issued

KUCHING: The start of the statewide Ops Ubah Suai Ekzos saw a total of 149 summonses issued for various traffic offences on Monday. From the figure, 34 were issued to motorcycle owners for exhaust system modifications. Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu revealed that the operation was carried

Fire leaves family of seven homeless

PADAWAN: A family of seven was rendered homeless after their house in Kampung Semban here was gutted in a fire on Monday (Mar 1) night. The state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said an emergency call on the incident was received at 11.35pm and firemen from Bau and

Bomba ready for dry season

KUCHING: The state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) is ready to deal with any bush or forest fires that may occur during the dry season. Its director Khirudin Drahman told via social media that fire stations throughout the state are carrying out periodic patrols at hotspot areas and monitoring these

RM300,000 contraband fags, liquors seized

KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) seized contraband cigarettes and alcoholic beverages worth more than RM300,000 last Sunday. In the morning operation dubbed ‘Ops Libas’ around 7.45am, a team from GOF Sarawak Brigade headquarters carried out a raid around Kampung Sudat. GOF Sarawak Brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata said the

Midnight fire leaves family of seven homeless

KABONG: A family of seven was rendered homeless after their house was gutted in a fire at midnight on Sunday (Feb 28). The fiery incident happened in Kampung Batang Maro near here. Firemen from Saratok fire station were despatched to the scene after receiving a distress call. Upon arriving at

Public supportive of Ops Ubah Suai Ekzos

KUCHING: A two-week statewide operations dubbed Ops Ubah Suai Ekzos which starts tomorrow until March 14, has the public’s approval as they are of the opinion that it is the right thing to do to ensure that public order is maintained.  The operations, which is to take action against road