SERIAN: Sarawak Veterans Affairs Department (JHEV) visited two widows of former members of Malaysia Armed Forces (MAF) Sarawak Rangers in Kampung Ensebang Plaie last Wednesday. According to a statement issued, Sarawak JHEV MAF director Major Pahot Joll conducted the first visit to Demian Akon, widow of Private Naka Ngumbang. Demian
KUCHING: The Health Ministry (MoH) has recorded one new case of rabies involving the death of a 62-year-old man in Sibu. In a statement issued yesterday, it said the victim was pronounced dead at 7pm on June 23 in Sibu Hospital. The victim was bitten by his relative’s dog while
KUCHING: A teenage motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a four-wheel drive vehicle at Jalan Sirag, Padawan around 7am yesterday. Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said 18-year old Joueh James Pusok injured his head while the truck driver did not suffer any injury. “He
LIMBANG: A family of five lost their double-storey house to a fire here at Kampung Labasong yesterday. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received a distress call pertaining the 5.26pm incident and despatched firemen from Limbang Fire and Rescue Station to the scene. Fire operation commander PPGB Clarence D
MIRI: Police are looking for a man who allegedly slashed his wife with a machete in their house at Jalan Rancangan Sepupok Niah on Monday. The attack left the 35-year-old woman with injuries on her forehead which required three stitches. Miri district police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah confirmed that
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) last Sunday thwarted an attempt to smuggle out 44 liquid petroleum gas cylinders and 24 packets of coarse sugar (each weighing 1kg) around 11pm in Serian. The items were being transported by two individuals using a Toyota type lorry and a Toyota Hilux pick-up.
PADAWAN: Three men were nabbed by police for possessing drugs worth RM3,500 in a house at RPR Taman Sri Cahaya, Batu Kawa Tondong last Sunday evening (June 21). Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said that the arrest was made by a team of Padawan Police Narcotics Crime Investigation
SERIAN: A motorist and his passenger were injured after their car collided with a lorry at Kampung Abit, Serian-Sri Aman Road on Monday morning (June 22). The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received a distress call pertaining to the 5.57am incident and despatched firemen from the Serian Fire and
MIRI: A man suspected of stealing items from Shin Yang Shipyard Company at Kuala Baram, here last Saturday (June 20) has been remanded for four days starting Monday (June 22). Judge Leona Dominic Mojiliu of the Magistrate Court on Monday (June 22) approved the remand application against the suspect for
KUCHING: Macau scam cases are on the rise this year with 136 cases and 79 arrests recorded throughout Sarawak involving losses amounting to RM5.5 million from January 1 to Sunday (June 21). Last year, police recorded 51 cases and 18 arrests which involved losses totalling RM3.9 million during the same