BETONG: The Magistrate’s Court here ordered four drug users to undergo treatment and rehabilitation at the Kuching Narcotics Addiction Rehabilitation Centre. The National Anti-Drug Agency (NADA) in a statement told that the order was meted out by Magistrate Maris Agan at the Betong Magistrate’s Court last Thursday (Oct 8). Three
KUCHING: The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) is working with the Sarawak government to identify the best approach to inform homestays and small hotels to have proper documentations in accordance with Bomba requirements. Its director Khirudin Drahman explained that the Joint Technical Consultant Committee (JTCC) was a task force established to
KUCHING: Established hotels must have Fire Certificates (FC) to ensure that the buildings are safe. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) director Khirudin Drahman said so far, there were 645 FC holders in Sarawak. “In Kuching, there are more than 200 FC holders and 50 of them are hotels,” he
KUCHING: A student of an institution of higher learning can now breathe a huge sigh of relief after escaping the death penalty when the High Court here acquitted her of trafficking 3.155kg of marijuana. Kuching High Court judge Azhahari Kamal Ramli made the decision after the prosecution failed to prove
SIBU: A woman suffered the consequence of not wearing a face mask when she was slapped with a RM1,000 compound for violating Covid-19 standard operating procedure guidelines. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said a video went viral on social media showing the woman shouting at a pharmacy
KUCHING: Two men were arrested after drugs were found on them at Jalan Genesis Industrial Park II, Sungai Moyan here last Monday (Oct 5). Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the arrest was made by a team of Padawan Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division (NCID) personnel at 3.15pm. “The
BAU: Seven individuals were rescued after they were stranded in a forest at Adis Buan Resort, Kampung Segong here last Sunday (Oct 4). The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre received a distress call at 6.17pm after witnesses realised that the group had yet to return to the resort
SERIAN: The 11th Battalion Royal Malay Regiment (11 RAMD) confiscated two air rifles last Sunday at the Tetangga Akrab oil palm plantation near the Sarawak-West Kalimantan border. The First Infantry Division in a statement said that a scout group was carrying out Ops Benteng around 3.30pm at the said location
KUCHING: A woman was seriously injured in a three-vehicle accident at Jalan Batu Kawa, in front of Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) Chung Hua Stapok on Monday (Oct 5). The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre received an emergency call on the incident at 6.17am and deployed a team
MIRI: Police here have conducted 11 Ops Dadu raids on premises suspected to be involved in gambling activities within one week. Miri deputy police chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol said that the district’s Crime Investigation Division (CID) conducted the raids from Sept 28 to Oct 4. “Eight raids were made
