KUCHING: The Sarawak Road Transport Department (RTD) has warned the public against falling for online scams offering illegal driving licence services, following the circulation of a misleading video on TikTok. The video, posted by a user under the name “Pak Yop”, falsely claimed that individuals could obtain driving licences without
SARATOK: Police has arrested a lorry driver for driving recklessly and suspected of being under the influence of alcohol yesterday (Jul 29). The incident happened at around 5.10 pm when a crime prevention patrol team (RCJ) spotted a rigid lorry parked along KM419 of the Pan Borneo Highway, near the
KUCHING: An elderly man was found dead in a decomposed state at his home in Taman Seng Goon here yesterday (Jul 29) after he was believed to have not been seen for more than a week. Acting on a tip-off from a neighbour, a team from Sungai Maong police station
MIRI: An evening outing turned tragic when a 10-year-old boy drowned while swimming with two friends at Lutong Beach yesterday (Jul 29). Miri police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said Lutong police station received a report on the incident at 4.36 pm. Emergency responders arrived shortly after the alert,
KUCHING: Sarawak MPs showed that distance was no barrier to celebrating the state’s 62nd independence anniversary as they came together in unity during a brief but meaningful gathering in Kuala Lumpur. Despite being in the middle of the Dewan Rakyat sitting, the MPs made time to mark Sarawak Day with
SERIAN: Three local men have been arrested for allegedly committing arson that caused RM5,000 in damages at a heavy machinery spare parts shop here last week. Serian police chief Supt Freddy Bian Stanislaus Bian said the incident happened at around 1.16 am on July 16, with the motive still under
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) has given its assurance to strengthen campus safety measures and extend appropriate assistance to the family of the victims involved in a tragic accident at UNIMAS lake yesterday. The incident involved a vehicle that veered off the road and plunged into the lake within
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A driver and his passenger sustained severe injuries following a two-vehicle collision along the Kuching Outer Ring Road early this morning (Jul 22). The accident, which occurred at around 1.25 am, involved a Perodua Axia and a stationary rubbish lorry, which was parked by the roadside. Both victims,
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A woman died while receiving treatment after the car she was driving plunged into a lake within the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) campus on Monday morning. The 50-year-old victim, identified as Nur Shareefah Lusia Abdullah, was rescued from the submerged vehicle by passers-by but was found unconscious. She
SIBU: A retired businessman was left RM800,000 poorer to a non-existent investment scheme after disregarding repeated warnings from his family. The man, who is in his 70s, had come across a Facebook advertisement promoting an investment platform called “GVD Coins” while browsing the internet at home in mid-June. Fooled by