SERIAN: A local man escaped with minor injuries after his car crashed and burst into flames near Simpang Baki, Sungai Mamat this morning. The accident happened at around 9.20 am when a Perodua Myvi he was driving veered out of control and crashed by the roadside. The driver, whose identity
SIBU: Police are seeking the next of kin of an elderly man who was found dead along the pedestrian lane of Jalan Tukang Besi last Saturday (Aug 9). Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the deceased, believed to be of Iban ethnicity, was identified as Uching Besi in his
SARATOK: A Myanmar national who fell into Sungai Krian from a docked ship last Friday (Aug 8), was found dead with only the lower half of his body recovered today (Aug 11). The victim, identified as Thu Htoo Aung, 20, was a crew member of the Moi Soon 2, which
KUCHING: A local man believed to be harbouring undocumented foreigners was among 11 people arrested during a raid near Penrissen Camp today (Aug 11). The 46-year-old was picked up by the Kuching Immigration Enforcement Division following public complaints and intelligence surveillance. In the operation dubbed ‘Ops Serkap’, immigration officers descended
KUCHING: It is time to defederalise the Sarawak Labour Ordinance and devolve labour law powers back to Sarawak under Article 76A of the Federal Constitution, said Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap. Citing the recent debate over equal minimum wage and a 2 per cent Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contribution for
SERIAN: A woman sustained head injuries after the car she was travelling in, crashed along Jalan Serian-Balai Ringin this morning. The accident happened at around 6.20 am when a Perodua Viva driven by the victim, whose identity is unknown, skidded out of control and slammed into a road divider near
KUCHING: Two passengers sustained minor injuries following a chain accident involving three vehicles at a popular shopping mall’s multi-storey car park last Saturday (Aug 9). The accident, which occurred around 2.30 pm on Level 2 of the parking facility, involved a Perodua Alza, a Perodua Bezza and a Proton Persona.
DEBAK: Police have arrested a 23-year-old local man for allegedly breaking in and stealing from the equipment store of a vehicle workshop late last month. The break-in occurred on Jul 29 when the suspect forced his way into the premises, making off with various workshop tools and vehicle components worth
SERIAN: The Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) Sarawak has issued five prohibition notices to an employer following a workplace accident that claimed the life of a local man. The accident occurred at Jalan Muara Mongkos last Thursday (Aug 7), when a 40-year-old worker was removing a fibre optic
MIRI: Police have arrested a local man in connection with a hit-and-run incident that claimed the life of a pedestrian near KPJ Specialist Hospital last Thursday (Aug 7). The 20-year-old suspect was taken into custody by the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division at 5.17 pm last Friday (Aug 8), following