Sunday, 22 March 2026

Author: Allan Jay

Safe return for missing boy

PADAWAN: A six-year-old boy with autism who was reported missing on Sunday (Aug 24) was found safe today (Aug 25). Padawan police chief Supt Mohd Irwan Hafiz Md Radzi said the child was discovered at 5.15pm, about 200 metres from his home near a riverbank at Jalan Kim Chu Sin,

Road closures in Kuching for Maulidur Rasul prep

KUCHING: Two roads around Padang Merdeka will be closed and traffic diverted to facilitate preparations for the state-level Maulidur Rasul 2025 gathering and procession on Sept 6. The affected roads are Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg towards Jalan McDougall, and Jalan McDougall to Padang Merdeka. Kuching police chief ACP Alexson

Four illegals nabbed, stolen motorcycle recovered

SERIAN: The General Operations Force (GOF) have arrested four undocumented Indonesians and recovered a stolen motorcycle at an oil palm plantation last Saturday (Aug 23). Codenamed ‘Op Taring Awas/Batas’, the GOF 23rd Battalion raided two makeshift huts believed to be used as hideouts at around 5.30am on Aug 23. Sarawak

Fire razes 19 squatter houses in Tatau, teen suffers burns

BINTULU: A teenage boy sustained burns on his back in a massive fire that destroyed 19 squatter houses along Batang Tatau riverbank this morning (Aug 25), leaving 74 residents displaced. The 13-year-old sustained 20 per cent burns to his back, and was rushed to Tatau Health Clinic by members of

Six nabbed as illicit fags, beers worth RM5.6 mln seized

KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) has seized contraband cigarettes and beers worth over RM5.6 million in two separate raids under ‘Op Taring Alpha’ recently. Sarawak GOF Brigade Commander SAC Lim Bak Phai said six locals including a woman, aged between 22 and 40, were also taken into custody for

Mechanic duped of RM317,048 in fake part-time job scheme

SIBU: Drawn by the promise of quick profits, a mechanic poured his savings into what he believed was a part-time business — only to lose RM317,048 to scammers. The unfortunate incident occurred on Jun 13 when the victim, in his 40s, befriended a woman on Facebook. She had offered him

Exercise Satria Perkasa pushes army to peak readiness

KUCHING: The Malaysian Army’s Ninth Infantry Brigade put its combat mettle to the test in Exercise Satria Perkasa 2025, a high-stakes drill designed to measure the unit’s operational strength, leadership, and battlefield readiness. Conducted over 14 days from Aug 11 to 24 across the challenging terrains of Betong, Lubok Antu,

Housewife loses RM234,400 after call from ‘MCMC’

SIBU: A housewife was left RM234,400 poorer after falling victim to a phone scam in which the culprits posed as government and police officers. The incident happened on Aug 1 when the victim, in her 30s, received a call from an unknown man claiming to be an officer from the

Three escape crash with minor injuries

BAU: A driver and his two passengers sustained light injuries following a crash along Jalan Bau-Lundu this morning (Aug 25). The accident happened at around 6.50 am when when a Perodua Viva they were travelling in, skidded and crashed near Kampung Stenggang. All three individuals managed to exit the vehicle

Boy missing, slippers found near tributary

PADAWAN: A six-year-old boy with autism has been reported missing after he is believed to have left his home at Jalan Kim Chu Sin, Batu Kawa yesterday (Aug 24). The child, identified as Enrique Bong Kai Cen, was last seen around 4.15 pm wearing a collarless T-shirt with a sun