TANJUNG MANIS: Failure to produce a port clearance pass resulted in the detention of seven crew members and a tugboat pulling a barge loaded with pebbles, about 2.1 nautical miles southwest of Tanjung Jerijih last Saturday (Sept 19). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Tanjung Manis Maritime Zone director Commander Mohd
KUCHING: A supermarket at Mile 7 here caught fire last Saturday (Sept 19). A distress call on the incident was received by the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) at 11.10pm and firefighters of Batu Lintang and Tabuan Jaya Fire and Rescue Stations were deployed to the scene. Upon arrival, thick
KUCHING: The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) is well prepared to face the floods with sufficient assets and a well-equipped team. Its director Khirudin Drahman said, “Currently, the department has 448 personnel floating devices (PFDs), 50 four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicles, 45 aluminium boats, 12 trucks, a kevlar boat, an
KUCHING: Sarawak police have received a total of 16 reports so far against Pasir Puteh MP Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh. Nik Zawawi said in Parliament that the Bible had been distorted from its original meaning, causing an uproar among Christians in the country. The PAS lawmaker made the remarks during
SONG: Rainy weather throughout the weekend caused two houses in Kampung Sejiran at Jalan Kebiau-Song to be flooded last Sunday night (Sept 6). According to the local Fire and Rescue Department operations centre, a distress call concerning the floods was received around 8pm following heavy rain that started since 6pm.
MIRI: Five men were arrested for their involvement in break-in activities here. Miri district police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said the men were arrested in separate raids, carried out by a team of Miri CID (Criminal Investigation Department) personnel on Sept 4 and Sept 5, led by Insp Mizlan
PADAWAN: Three drivers escaped unharmed after one of their vehicles attempted to overtake the others but instead, caused a road accident at Mile 15, Jalan Sebenyis on Monday (Sept 7). Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said that the accident occurred around 8am when all three
BAU: An unemployed man was nabbed by police for drug possession at a parking lot at Tasik Biru on Monday (Sept 7). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon stated that the 30-year-old suspect was found inside a suspiciously parked vehicle by a team of Bau narcotics police around 10am. The
SARIKEI: A man was found drowned after he was reported to have fallen into the river from a barge at Kampung Seberang, Jalan Langsat on Monday (Sept 7). According to the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, an emergency call pertaining to the incident was received around 10am and
KUCHING: Thirty-three errant individuals were fined RM1,000 each for failure to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) under the recovery movement control order (RMCO) from last Friday till Sunday (Sept 4 to 6). Acting district police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said SOP compliance operations were carried out separately at
