BINTULU: The Jalan Airport Lama, from Bintulu Court traffic light junction up to Paragon traffic lights junction, will be fully closed throughout this month to facilitate the Borneo International Kite Festival (BIKF) 2025. Bintulu police chief Supt Nixon Joshua Ali said the closure would take effect from 8 am on
BINTULU: A seven-year-old boy was confirmed dead after he fell into a roadside ditch along Jalan Sebaru last night (Aug 31). The victim, identified as Ricky Peter Bandang, was believed to have fallen and drowned in the waters at around 8.45 pm. Firefighters from Bintulu station were dispatched to the
PADAWAN: An elderly woman has been reported missing around Jalan Batu Kitang area early yesterday morning (Aug 31). Padawan police chief Supt Mohd Irwan Hafiz Md Radzi said the missing woman, identified as 75-year-old Chai Nyat Moi, had gone missing at around 4 am. “She was last seen wearing a
BINTANGOR: An Indonesian man and his pillion rider were killed following a two-vehicle collision along Kilometre 11, Jalan Kelupu here on Saturday night (August 30). The accident, which occurred at around 7:55 pm, involved a Yamaha Y100 motorcycle ridden by the victims, and a Perodua Ativa driven by a local
MUKAH: Twenty individuals, including children, were left with nothing but clothes on their backs after a fire destroyed their eight-door workers’ quarters at Himma Shipping Sdn Bhd, Kampung Bedangan Hulu here this morning. The blaze also damaged a Perodua Kancil by 20 per cent and completely gutted a motorcycle. Fortunately,
KUCHING: A total of 151 Indonesians, including nine children, were sent home in a large-scale repatriation exercise at the Tebedu-Entikong checkpoint last Thursday (Aug 28). The Sarawak Immigration Department said the cross-border transfer began at 7:45 pm and was completed later the same evening. Among those being sent home were
MUKAH: The Sarawak National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) arrested 51 individuals who tested positive for drugs during a three-day integrated operations this week. The operations, codenamed Ops Perdana/Ops Bersepadu, was conducted by the Mukah AADK Office from Aug 27 to 29, focusing on high-risk areas across the district. “During the operation,
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) Sarawak Brigade has seized contraband worth more than RM9.3 million following a series of raids under the ‘Ops Kontraban Mega’ carried out across the state. Brigade Commander SAC Lim Bak Phai said in the operations conducted between 26 and 29 August, a total of
KUCHING: B.I.G. Industries Bhd (BIG) is disposing of a piece of land cum building in Federal Territory of Labuan for about RM1.685 million in cash. Wholly-owned subsidiary BIG Industrial Gas Sdn Bhd has inked a sale and purchase agreement with Hyperwave Systems Engineering Sdn Bhd (HSE) for the sale of
KUCHING: An unemployed man, who took up an offer to earn quick cash by packing drugs, is now facing the possibility of death penalty after narcotics police uncovered a stash worth RM1.4 million in a rented house at Tabuan Desa. The 22-year-old was arrested during a raid by the Sarawak