Tuesday, 23 December 2025

Author: Allan Jay

Driver picked up for transporting over 1,000 litres of petrol without permit

LUNDU: The General Operations Force (GOF) arrested a local man for allegedly transporting over 1,000 litres of petrol with a lorry on Sunday. Sarawak GOF Brigade Deputy Commander, ACP Rosdi Inai, said the GOF 11th Battalion stopped a three-tonne lorry for inspection at around 6:20 pm after suspecting it was

Fire razes 15-door longhouse, leaves 47 homeless ahead of Gawai

LUBOK ANTU: With just two weeks to Gawai Dayak, 47 residents of a 15-door longhouse at Nanga Kesit, Lumanak Engkelili, were left with nothing but the clothes on their backs after a fire destroyed their home this morning. The blaze, which occurred at around 10:00 am, gutted the two-storey structure,

Fertiliser-laden lorry crash leaves two dead, driver injured

BINTULU: Two lorry attendants were killed while the driver was injured after their fertiliser-laden lorry crashed along Kilometre 16, Bintulu-Miri Pan Borneo Highway, this morning. The accident, which occurred at around 10:00 am, saw the heavy vehicle allegedly veer off the road before crashing to the roadside. Firefighters from Bintulu

Store room fire swiftly contained, leaves woman with minor burns

BINTULU: A local woman suffered burns on her back following a fire that broke out in the store room of a house at Phase 4, RPR Tanjung Kidurong here early this morning. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the injured victim received initial treatment from paramedics at the scene

Pregnant woman among three rescued after pick-up plunges into drain

KUCHING: Three locals, including a pregnant woman, narrowly escaped serious injuries after their pick-up truck veered off Jalan Airport here and overturned into a water-filled drain on Sunday night. The crash, which occurred at 9:49 pm near Raia Hotel and Convention Centre, left all three occupants trapped inside the overturned

Pillion rider killed, driver held over traffic light crash

PADAWAN: A local man died on the spot following a fatal two-vehicle crash along Jalan Stephen Yong early this morning. The accident, involving a car and a motorcycle, happened at the traffic light intersection around 2:00 am. Padawan Police Chief, Supt Mohd Irwan Hafiz Md Radzi, confirmed the accident when

Driver injured after slamming into broken-down lorry

BINTANGOR: A lorry driver sustained a minor leg injury after his vehicle rear-ended a stationary lorry along Jalan Pakan last night (May 17). The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firefighters from Bintangor station were dispatched to the scene, about 51km away, following an emergency call at 9.41 pm. Upon

Foreigner dies after alleged fall from apartment

KUCHING: A foreign woman died after she allegedly fell from an apartment building along Jalan Daya, Kampung Bintawa last night (May 17). The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firefighters from Tabuan Jaya station were dispatched to the scene after being alerted of the incident at 8.21pm. Upon arrival, they

Driver, passenger perish in midnight crash with Hilux

BAU: A late-night drive turned deadly for two men when their car collided head-on with a pickup truck along KM11.5 of Jalan Bau-Serikin early this morning (May 18). The accident, involving a Perodua Myvi and a Toyota Hilux, happened around 12.05am as both vehicles were heading in opposite directions. According