KUCHING: The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) will be launching its Ops Raya throughout the country beginning Apr 27 ahead of the upcoming festive season. Department director-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Hamdan Wahid said the operation this time around will be focusing on three aspects of safety including fire safety in
KUCHING: An elderly man was killed in a single-car accident along Jalan Stutong Baru here this morning. A passenger, his five-year-old granddaughter, came out unhurt. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said a distress call was received at around 7.30am and rescuers were immediately directed to the
LUNDU: Ten Indonesians looking to return to their home country through illegal means were intercepted by military personnel at an oil palm plantation in Kampung Biawak, here. The First Infantry Division said the Indonesians, comprising eight men and two women, are aged between 23 and 41. It said that they
KUCHING: Four men who tried to escape from the police near Satok were nabbed with over RM13,000 worth of drugs. The four suspects, aged 20, 30, 31 and 34, were also found positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah in a statement today said the suspects were
SIMUNJAN: The search for 39-year-old Francis Awi who was reported to have fallen into the sea in the waters of Pulau Burong has been temporarily postponed, following the discovery of a decomposing body in the Batang Lupar ferry area (Kampung Beliong). A spokesman for the State Fire and Rescue Department
KUCHING: A motorcyclist was killed in an accident along Jalan Astana, Petra Jaya here on Wednesday (April 20). Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Bingkok John said the motorcyclist, aged 43, collided with a lorry and died on the scene due to serious head injuries. He said the 7.45am
PADAWAN: In recognition of their service to the country, 347 retired and in-service personnel and officers of the Sarawak Police Contingent were awarded the Pingat Jasa Pahlawan Negara (PJPN). The recipients served the country during the Emergency era that lasted from July 1948 to July 1960, the Communist insurgency from
KUCHING: The Sarawak government is committed to ensuring safety and strengthening control of the border separating the state and Kalimantan. Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department (KDNKA) director Datuk Seri Hazani Ghazali said this was reflected when the state government handed over two Isuzu D-Max pickup trucks to
KUCHING: The police have been instructed to conduct regular patrols around Lorong Satok 21 after a fire broke out at a house in the housing area for the fourth time within a few days. The move came after it grabbed the attention of Satok assemblyman Datuk Ibrahim Baki, who visited
KUCHING: The local police are probing a report on a recently sexual harassment case at Kampung Semariang Batu. This was confirmed today by Kuching district police chief, ACP Ahsmon Bajah. The issue came to light on social media recently when a number of women residing at the village took their