MIRI: An evening outing turned tragic when a 10-year-old boy drowned while swimming with two friends at Lutong Beach yesterday (Jul 29). Miri police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said Lutong police station received a report on the incident at 4.36 pm. Emergency responders arrived shortly after the alert,
KUCHING: Sarawak MPs showed that distance was no barrier to celebrating the state’s 62nd independence anniversary as they came together in unity during a brief but meaningful gathering in Kuala Lumpur. Despite being in the middle of the Dewan Rakyat sitting, the MPs made time to mark Sarawak Day with
SERIAN: Three local men have been arrested for allegedly committing arson that caused RM5,000 in damages at a heavy machinery spare parts shop here last week. Serian police chief Supt Freddy Bian Stanislaus Bian said the incident happened at around 1.16 am on July 16, with the motive still under
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) has given its assurance to strengthen campus safety measures and extend appropriate assistance to the family of the victims involved in a tragic accident at UNIMAS lake yesterday. The incident involved a vehicle that veered off the road and plunged into the lake within
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A driver and his passenger sustained severe injuries following a two-vehicle collision along the Kuching Outer Ring Road early this morning (Jul 22). The accident, which occurred at around 1.25 am, involved a Perodua Axia and a stationary rubbish lorry, which was parked by the roadside. Both victims,
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A woman died while receiving treatment after the car she was driving plunged into a lake within the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) campus on Monday morning. The 50-year-old victim, identified as Nur Shareefah Lusia Abdullah, was rescued from the submerged vehicle by passers-by but was found unconscious. She
SIBU: A retired businessman was left RM800,000 poorer to a non-existent investment scheme after disregarding repeated warnings from his family. The man, who is in his 70s, had come across a Facebook advertisement promoting an investment platform called “GVD Coins” while browsing the internet at home in mid-June. Fooled by
KUCHING: Sarakup Indu Dayak Sarawak (SIDS) is shining a spotlight on the powerful role of Dayak women in shaping Sarawak’s future as the state marks its independence anniversary today. Its chairwoman, Datuk Alice Jawan Empaling, said the association’s upcoming Triennial General Meeting will carry the theme ‘Segulai Sejalai – Unity
BAU: The General Operations Force (GOF) has arrested a local man for transporting 6,250kg of rice sacks without valid documentation last Saturday (July 19). In the operation carried out around 2 pm, the GOF 11th Battalion’s Intelligence Branch intercepted a lorry suspected of carrying rice without a permit. Sarawak GOF
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) has seized more than RM2.15 million worth of contraband cigarettes and beers in separate raids across Serian and Sibu last week. Sarawak GOF Brigade Commander SAC Dr Che Ghazali Che Awang said the raids also resulted in the arrests of six local men, aged
