KUCHING: A man has been arrested in connection with two viral videos showing him running amok at a mosque, and performing silat while wielding a machete at a Buddhist temple, here. In the first video posted by the suspect, he took issue with the fact that the mosque in Jalan
SRI AMAN: A motorcyclist was killed on the spot while his friend was injured in a collision with a lorry at KM12 Jalan Sri Aman-Kuching around 9.30am on Wednesday (Aug 11). Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the 31-year-old lorry driver claimed that the accident
MIRI: A fisherman survived while his father died after their boat capsized in the Lutong waters today (Tuesday), about 11 nautical miles southwest of Kuala Miri. Miri Maritime director, Maritime Captain Md Fauzi Othman, said the victim, identified as Sadan Seman, 87, and his son, Semido Sadan, 56, were thrown
KUCHING: Sarawak today (Aug 10) recorded seven new Covid-19 community clusters, said the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). It said in a statement that all the new clusters were community clusters involving villages and longhouses in various parts of the state. One of the new clusters, dubbed the Sessang cluster
BAU: Five men suspected of being under the influence of drugs took to their heels when they saw police approaching during a raid at Jalan Lama Siniawan here on Monday (Aug 9). District police chief, DSP Poge Nyaon said a team from the Bau Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) carried
Sarawak’s first architecture competition KUCHING: The winners in Langit, a nationwide architecture competition to find the next best high-rise building for this city, are set to be known tomorrow (Aug 7). The winners will be announced at 10am during a ceremony live-streamed on social media. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang
MIRI: Fifteen crew members of a Vietnamese fishing vessel were detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) for encroaching on Malaysian waters. Miri Maritime director Capt (Maritime) Md Fauzi Othman said the arrests were made following complaints from the local fishing community on the intrusion of Vietnamese fishermen in
KUCHING: Police have arrested a man suspected of setting two houses on fire at Kampung Semarang here on this morning. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the 29-year-old suspect was arrested by a team from Gita Police Station at around 10.30am. He noted that the suspect had 10 priors
KUCHING: Eight people from Kampung Semarang here were left homeless in a fire in the wee hours today. The fire completely razed a house, a second was partially damaged while the third was saved by firefighters during the 2am incident. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said an
SIBU: A fire at 10th Battalion General Operations Force (GOF), Jalan Lanang here has destroyed a barracks. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said all nine occupants of the building were injured in the blaze, which broke out at about 11am on Thursday (Aug 5). “Firefighters rushed to the scene