Monday, 16 February 2026

Author: Alverdtekoster Anyap

Missing man with special needs survives 10 days in the jungle

LUNDU: A special needs man who went missing for 10 days in the jungles near Gunung Bajo here was found safe today (Oct 15). The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said they were informed that 21-year-old Illias IIIyasa Bujang was found safe after he was spotted by

10-foot-croc found in drain

KUCHING: Residents at Taman Semariang Aman here had a shocking encounter with a 10-foot-long crocodile in a drain this morning. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre in a statement said a team from Petra Jaya station has been dispatched to the scene after received the distress call

Man went missing in Asajaya found drown

SAMARAHAN: A man who went missing on Wednesday was found drowned near the Sampun area in Asajaya early morning today. A fire and rescue department (Bomba) spokesman said the fishermen from the villages nearby spotted the body floating in the river at 6.35am. “They managed to recover the body and

Three nabbed over alleged involvement in drug

MIRI: Three local men were nabbed on suspicion of being involved in drug distribution at 11.50am here yesterday. Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said a team from the Narcotic Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) raided a hut near a residential area and found packets of small plastics, which were believed

Blaze completely destroys pickup

BAU: A four wheeled drive pickup was completely razed by fire at along Bau-Lundu Road near Kampung Stenggang during high noon yesterday. The fire incident report was received by the State Fire and Rescue Operations Centre (Bomba) at 11.41am. “We have despatched firefighters from Bau Bomba station to commence extinguishing

UNIMAS receives poem books from poet

SAMARAHAN: The Tun Abdul Rahman Yakub Library (PETARY), UNIMAS ore than 30 poem books were donated to. In conjunction with the Institute of Borneo Studies (IBS) Open Day yesterday (Oct 12), Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad chief executive officer Datuk Muhammad Medan Abdullah presented several copies of his poem book ‘Poems

Sarawak braces for rainy days in the coming week

KUCHING: Sarawak is expected to experience light and heavy rains including thunderstorms throughout Thursday and also in the coming few days. According to the Malaysia Meteorology Department, the whole country will experience rains in a few spots. On Thursday, for Sarawak, Kuching, Serian, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Betong, Sarikei, Sibu, Mukah,

Borneo Highland event attracts 300

PADAWAN: About 300 participants took part in the Borneo Highland Padawan Eco Run 2022. Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang said the event attracted more participants this time including from the local communities. “The Borneo Highland Padawan Eco Run is a community based ecotourism product in that it

Let others lead, call it a day for Dr M

PADAWAN: Give other capable young leaders a chance to lead the country in the right direction and take the helm as prime minister, said senator Datuk Ahmad Ibrahim. “With all due respect to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, also known as the Father of Modern Malaysia, I have always admired him

SAR called off for missing man

BINTULU: The sixth day of the search for missing Indonesian man in Kampung Buaya, Sungai Semba in Samalaju came to an end with no leads. The missing man has yet to be found by search and rescue (SAR) teams during the operations which started at 9.50am this morning. Hermanto, 36,