KUCHING: A couple was arrested by police yesterday morning for defying the movement control order (MCO). According to Padawan District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan, the couple aged 32 and 34 years were arrested around 2.10am. “The suspects were found by police in a parked vehicle in front of Restaurant
KUCHING: A double-storey house was razed in a fire on Friday and has left 28 people from four families homeless. According to the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operation centre, a distress call on the incident at Kampung Semerah Padi here was received around 1pm. A team of firefighters
KUCHING: A total of 89 compound notices were issued to the movement control order (MCO) flouters from 8am on Friday to 8am yesterday. According to State Deputy Commissioner of Police Datuk Dev Kumar M M Sree, Kuching recorded the highest compounds issued with 33 notices. “It was followed by Padawan
ASAJAYA: A search and rescue (SAR) operation for Hamzah Dipi who was believed to have gone missing while fishing have entered its fourth day today. According to the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operation centre, the rescue work yesterday involved a total of 57 personnel. The operation began in
KUCHING: Day nine of a statewide sanitation exercise continued yesterday with the disinfection of several areas to stem the spread of Covid-19. State Fire and Rescue Department assistant operations director, Tiong Ling Hii, said since March 30 that there had been 70 disinfection operations carried out throughout Sarawak. Yesterday alone,
KUCHING: The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) yesterday received a donation of personal protective equipment (PPEs) worth RM3,000 from the Federation of Chinese Association of Kuching, Samarahan and Serian Division and Home Max Design Sdn Bhd yesterday. The PPEs, which comprise 2,000 disposable gloves, 400 disposable face masks, 500
KUCHING: The statewide sanitation exercise continued on day eight of its operations, with the disinfection of several areas to stem the spread of Covid-19 yesterday. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) assistant operations director Tiong Ling Hii said the disinfection work in Kuching was carried out with the cooperation of
MIRI: The Disaster Management Committee here confirmed that 94 people had been quarantined in two hotels. Twenty-six of them arrived at Miri Airport from Labuan while 68 had flown in from Kuala Lumpur. “To date, six hotels in Miri have confirmed their willingness to serve as quarantine centres for those
Prihatin recipients monitored at BSN branches KUCHING: Police yesterday closely monitored people who went to collect their Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) at Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN). District police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said that he had ordered his constables to ensure that the public obey the social distancing
KUCHING: A total of 26 individuals were arrested over a 24-hour period in the state for violating the movement control order (MCO). According to State Commissioner of Police Datuk Aidi Ismail, all of them were detained for failing to provide a valid reason to be on the road or in
