KUCHING: An elderly male pedestrian died on the spot after he was run over by a van. This unfortunate incident occurred at Jalan Bintawa here on Saturday morning (Oct 3). Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu told that a public complaint was received around 6.50am on
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A single-storey terrace house at Taman Berlian Stabil, here was partially razed in a mid-day fire on Saturday. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre received a distress call around 12.15pm and deployed firefighters from Kota Samarahan Fire and Rescue Station to the scene. The firefighters succeeded
LUBOK ANTU: An attempt to cross the Malaysia-Indonesia border was thwarted by the 11th Battalion Royal Malay Regiment last Thursday (Oct 1). In a statement issued, a group of seven Indonesians were arrested by an army team who were carrying out “Ops Awas/Keris Parang” at an illegal route about 400
KUCHING: The Bidayuh has lost a living heritage with the passing of their ‘ring lady’, Ranyu Daiee. She passed away around 6am at her home in Kampung Semban, Padawan today. Sources said that Ranyu was 83 years old. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah after hearing
KUCHING: Police have issued a total of 1,987 compounds across Sarawak from Mar 18 (enforcement of the movement control order — MCO) to Aug 31. The compounds were issued for various offenses committed under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures in Local Infected Areas) Regulations 2020 throughout the
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A man died of a suspected heart attack while driving, causing him to crash into another car, last Thursday at KM11, Jalan Datuk Mohd Musa. Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu explained that the accident occurred around 6.30pm when the victim was driving a
MIRI: The Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) rescued 48 crocodile eggs in Kuala Baram over the weekend. The corporation said that they received an emergency call from a farm worker pertaining to the discovery last Saturday. “The caller informed us about a huge crocodile at the farm. Acting on the information
MIRI: A man was arrested after running amok in the middle of the Miri-Bintulu Coastal Road near Kampung Terahad, Bekenu this morning (Sept 29). In the 11am incident, the man was seen wielding a machete and an oil palm spear (tombak sawit), and swinging the weapons at road users. His
MIRI: Two men believed to be involved in a cable theft at a school in Lutong here last Saturday (Sept 26) were nabbed. Both men, aged 23 and 26, were arrested in an operation dubbed Ops Lusuh by a team of personnel of Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) last Monday
KUCHING: One person was slapped with a compound for failing to adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in the state. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the compound was issued to an errant individual in Bintulu. “The police will continue to monitor and
