Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Author: Clement Erik Wong

State records dip in new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak on Monday (Aug 23) recorded a drop in the number of daily Covid-19 cases with 1,538 new cases compared to 1,772 cases last Sunday. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the Kuching district once again recorded the highest number of new daily cases with 615, followed by

Three new clusters identified in Sarawak

KUCHING: Three new Covid-19 clusters were identified in the state on Sunday (Aug 22), said the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). The committee, in its daily statement, said the first cluster in Tatau, dubbed the Sungai Penyarai 2 cluster, was a community cluster involving residents of a longhouse who recently

Sarawak records 1,772 new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak on Sunday (Aug 22) registered 1,772 new Covid-19 cases, a slight drop compared to 1,964 new cases recorded the day before. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 725 of the new cases were detected in this district, followed by 242 in Samarahan, 167 in Bau and 129

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Two new community clusters declared

KUCHING: Sarawak registered two new Covid-19 clusters on Thursday (Aug 19). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement said the first cluster, dubbed the Jalan Bubut Sojak Cluster in Bau, is a community cluster involving two families residing in Kampung Bobak Sajong and Kampung Bobak Sejinjang. “The cluster saw

Gita Police Station temporarily closed

KUCHING: The Gita Police Station located near Jalan Matang, here, has been temporarily closed to the public starting today (Aug 19) for 14 days. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah, who confirmed this, said the station will be opening its doors to the public on Sept 2. He said the

Store keeper injured in collapsed ceiling incident

KUCHING: What was a regular day at work nearly turned into a tragedy for a store employee after the ceiling of a shop at a shopping mall here caved in on her this morning. In confirming this, Sarawak police commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said the woman was immediately rushed to

Police arrest rape suspect

BAU: Police here today (Aug 18) arrested a 43-year-old man in connection with the rape of a teenage girl at a village here. District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the suspect was nabbed at a house in Taman Emas near Jalan Penrissen at around 6.30pm. “A team from the

Lorry plunges into ravine, one killed and one injured

JULAU: A man was killed and another lightly injured when the lorry they were travelling in skidded and plunged into a ravine at Jalan Merurun here today (Aug 17). In the 11.30pm incident, Raddy Gudet, 37, died on the spot while Boniface Beruang Tinggom, 24, suffered injuries to his head

Record bust nets narcotics worth RM1 mln

KUCHING: In the biggest drug bust here this year, illegal narcotics worth RM1.045 million were seized by the Kuching police after four raids around the city and Padawan from Friday (Aug 13) to Sunday (Aug 15). The seizure crippled a major drug syndicate which has been in operation since 2013.

Man dies from collision

SIBU: A man was killed after his car collided head-on with a van along Jalan Deshon here on Monday (Aug 16). Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the accident occurred when the man lost control of his car and swerved to the opposite lane. “He