Wednesday, 22 April 2026

Author: Allan Jay

Second missing person’s body found

MARUDI: The body of a second person who went missing last Saturday after a boat capsized in Long Mewah was found on Tuesday (Aug 18). Eduin Jala, 47, was one of five people on board the boat when it capsized around 9.30pm after hitting a rock while on its way

Three brush with death in accident

KUCHING: Three drivers escaped unharmed after their vehicles were involved in a road accident at Jalan Wan Alwi-Tabuan Dusun here last Monday (Aug 17). Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the accident occurred at 2.30pm in front of Lodge International School. “At the time, two

Baseball bat-wielding mirror smasher arrested

ROAD BULLYING CASE KUCHING: A 37-year-old man was arrested in front of a house in Everbright Estate at Jalan Batu Kawa here on suspicion of being involved in a road bullying case last Monday morning. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the road bullying happened at 11.42am when

Python gets removed from under oven

BEKENU: A python was spotted under an oven of a home at Kampung Padang, Kelulit here on Sunday (Aug 16). According to a spokesperson of the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), a distress call on the discovery was received at 4.29pm. Following the call, Team Charlie of Batu Niah Fire

Man dies after bike crashes into culvert

SERIAN: A 30-year-old motorcyclist was killed after he crashed into a concrete pipe (culvert) at KM61, Kuching-Sri Aman Road on Sunday (Aug 16). Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said that prior to the 11.10pm accident, the victim, identified as Azery Ali, 30, was traveling towards

Man slapped with compound

PADAWAN: Police issued a RM1,000 compound to a grocery store owner for failing to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) under the recovery movement control order (RMCO) last Sunday. District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said that the enforcement team carried out patrols around 11am at Mile 13, Kuching-Serian

Fire razes workers’ blocks

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Three out of four construction workers’ housing blocks at Lorong 1T, Taman Berlian, were engulfed in a fire on Monday. According to a spokesperson of the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, a distress call on the incident was received at 4.22pm. Following the call, two

Vietnamese fishermen arrested, RM2.5 mln worth of items seized

KUCHING: The crew of two Vietnamese fishing vessels were arrested for encroaching into state waters, about 225 nautical miles north of Tanjung Po last Wednesday (Aug 12). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director First Admiral Maritime Robert Teh Geok Chuan said the arrests took place around 12.30pm when the

Nine errant individuals slapped with compounds

KUCHING: Police issued nine compounds to individuals in the state on Sunday (Aug 16) for failing to comply with the standard operating procedure (SOPs) in public places. “Two compounds each were issued in Miri, Padawan and Limbang while one compound each was issued in Kuching, Kota Samarahan and Betong. “Meanwhile,

Boy’s body found in boat tragedy

MARUDI: The body of a teenage boy, who went missing last Saturday after a boat capsized in Long Mewah, has been found. Franky Setiawan Jena, 14, was one of five people on board the boat when it capsized around 9.30pm after hitting a rock while on its way back to