SRI AMAN: Six longhouse residents were arrested for stealing oil palm fruits at the Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (Salcra) San Ugol Sri Aman oil palm plantation on Sunday (Aug 2). Salcra in a statement said that the individuals from a longhouse in Undop here were detained by a
LIMBANG: An abandoned house at Jalan Kubong, near a marine quarters here, was engulfed in a fire on Sunday (Aug 2). The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received an emergency call pertaining to the 11.21pm incident and despatched a team of firemen of Limbang fire and rescue station (BBP)
SERIAN: An attempt to smuggle 1,800.46 litres of diesel was thwarted by the General Operations Force (GOF) last Thursday (July 30). The items were being transported by a person using a lorry. The subsidised controlled goods seized plus the lorry were valued at RM93,276.84; they were handed over to the
MIRI: A man sustained a bite wound on his ankle after he was bitten by a stray dog in front of a shop at Pujut 7 on Saturday (Aug 1). Miri Residents Committee (RC) chairman Malateh Mahmud said the 37-year-old victim was attacked at around 10.35pm. The man was said
BINTANGOR: What was supposed to be a great day out turned into a horrific incident when a 33-year-old man was killed after he jumped down from Wong Kuji Waterfall at Mile 8, Jalan Engkamop on Sunday (Aug 2). After receiving a distress call pertaining to the 3.37pm incident, the State
PADAWAN: Four hundred senior citizens here who have registered for the Kenyalang Gold Card (KGC) can collect them from Aug 3 (Monday). Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang revealed this when officiating at a symbolic KGC presentation ceremony at Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Mile 10 sub branch office. He
KUCHING: Sarawak police have issued 76 compounds to individuals on Saturday for not wearing face masks in public places, said state deputy police commissioner Datuk Dev Kumar. “Sibu recorded the most compounds issued with 52, followed by Samarahan with nine compounds. “Six compounds were issued in Betong, four each in
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded no new positive Covid-19 case on Sunday, as Kuching changed from a red zone to yellow. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) noted that the cumulative total of positive cases in the state stands at 678. “Kuching district has turned from a red zone to a yellow
KUCHING: Twenty-five personnel at the Sarawak Contingent Police Headquarters (IPK) received sacrificial meat in connection with Hari Raya Aidiladha yesterday. Sarawak Integrity and Standard Compliance Department chief ACP Roslan Tahir who presented the meat, told that the programme was organised by his department in collaboration with Surau Darul Ibadah committee
KUCHING: The Santubong Parliament Service Centre donated seven cows and five goats for korban rituals in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidiladha on Friday and today. On Friday, five cows and five goats were slaughtered, which were donations from Santubong Parliament Service Centre as well as from residents around Taman Sepakat
