Thursday, 25 December 2025

Author: Allan Jay

Man fires shotgun to scare off cable thief, both end up arrested

PADAWAN: A local man fired a shotgun into the air to scare off a would-be cable thief outside his house at Jalan Dogan last night (March 12), but ended up being detained himself. The gunshot initially sent the suspect fleeing, but he reportedly returned later to continue the theft. Police

Bystanders, authorities rescue distressed man at flyover

MIRI: Quick action by authorities and members of the public prevented a local man from harming himself at the Jalan Miri-Pujut flyover last night (Mar 12). The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firefighters from Miri station were dispatched to the scene following a distress call at 8.39 pm. Upon

Two perish in late night motorcycle-SUV collision

KUCHING: Two local men lost their lives in a fatal collision between a motorcycle and a sports utility vehicle (SUV) along Jalan Astana here, late last night (Mar 12). Kuching police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said the accident happened at around 11 pm when the victims’ motorcycle collided

Landslide severs key road link in Spak

BETONG: A section of Jalan Jambu Kerampak-Rantau Lelayang in Spak collapsed today (March 12) due to a landslide, cutting off access for local residents. In a statement, Civil Defence Force (APM) Betong district officer Capt Siti Huzaimah Ibrahim said the collapsed stretch spans about 35 metres. A four-member team, along

Bleeding fisherman rescued in emergency Medevac at sea

TANJUNG MANIS: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) here carried out a swift medical evacuation (Medevac) to rescue a fisherman who sustained a leg injury after being hit by a tugboat in Belawai waters last Monday. MMEA Tanjung Manis director Commander Gilbert Tinggak Numpang said the incident came to light

Man injured after car crashes into tree

KUCHING: An elderly driver sustained injuries after his car veered off the road and crashed into a tree along Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce here, this morning. Firefighters from Batu Lintang station were dispatched to the scene near the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) following an emergency call at 10.35 am.

GOF confiscates frozen meat, cigs worth RM10.25 mil in Sibu

SIBU: The General Operations Force (GOF) here seized frozen food products and duty-not-paid cigarettes worth RM10.25 million in separate raids on Monday (Mar 10). Sarawak GOF Brigade Commander SAC Dr Che Ghazali Che Awang said the first raid, which took place at 10.10 am, resulted in the arrest of two

Sarawak GOF seizes RM3.25 mln worth of contraband cigarettes, liquor

KUCHING: The Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) seized contraband worth RM3.25 million and arrested three local men in separate raids held in Betong and Limbang. Sarawak GOF Commander SAC Dr Che Ghazali Che Awang said the operations, codenamed Op Taring Alpha 1 and 2, targeted illegal storage facilities for duty-not-paid

Three dead, five injured in early morning collision

BINTULU: Three people were killed, and five others sustained injuries in a two-vehicle collision along the Bintulu-Samalaju Coastal Road this morning (Mar 11). A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the accident happened at around 6.50 am, involving a Perodua Alza and a three-tonne lorry. Firefighters from

Cops arrest two for meth, unlicensed shotgun

SIBU: Narcotics police arrested two locals for allegedly having suspected methamphetamine and a homemade shotgun last Sunday (Mar 9). Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the raid was carried out at around 2.50 pm in a house at Ladang Lengan, Jalan Batang Lebaan in Tanjung Manis. “During the operation,