PADAWAN: The flying doctor service (FDS) will be utilised for vaccine transportation to folk residing in the Bengoh Dam area. Mambong assemblyman Datuk Dr Jerip Susil said there were currently some 112 residents in the area waiting to be vaccinated. “The FDS will service the Bengoh Dam area villages such
KUCHING: Five new Covid-19 clusters were identified by the State Health Department yesterday. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the new clusters were the Luteng cluster in Telang Usan, the Po Ai cluster in Sri Aman, the Blimbing cluster in Bau, the Simpang Koko cluster in Sarikei and the
KUCHING: Sarawak on Sunday (June 27) recorded 513 new Covid-19 cases and three deaths. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cumulative total number of cases now stood at 63,824 with a death toll of 404. It said 333 or 64.91 percent of the new cases were detected in
KUCHING: Sarawak will extend its lockdown as new Covid-19 infections are still averaging daily highs. This was announced by the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its daily Covid-19 update statement on Sunday (June 27). In the statement, the SDMC said the current standard operating procedures (SOPs) and movement control
KUCHING: A pillion rider died while receiving treatment yesterday (June 24) after being involved in an accident between a motorcycle and a lorry at the Jalan Dato Bandar junction along Jalan Tun Razak here. Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the accident occurred at 10.45am
PADAWAN: A 29-year-old construction worker suspected his 24-year-old wife of having an affair with her 23-year-old adopted brother. When he and two friends punched her adopted brother, his wife tried to stop them and this infuriated the jealous hubby who whacked the woman on the head with a mobile phone,
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A man was arrested after robbing a layer cake shop in Medan Universiti, here, armed with a toy pistol. District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said the 24-year-old suspect was arrested at 5.20pm on Wednesday (June 23) at a motel in Jalan Padungan, here. “The suspect admitted to
KUCHING: A 41-year-old technician has earned a Bomba award for bravery and quick-thinking after putting out a fire at Taman Matang Ria, Matang near here. “His swift action not only saved the house (that caught fire) but other homes in the neighbourhood as well,” praised Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department
BAU: Two unemployed men were arrested for drug-related offences here on Wednesday (June 23). Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon said both suspects were detained in two separate operations. The first was arrested near the Fairy Cave tourist spot after he was spotted behaving suspiciously in a car parked by the
KUCHING: After over a week of searching, the family of 14-year-old Nur Afiqah Aina Mohd Rafik can finally heave a sigh of relief after she was found safe by members of the public here. Nur Afiqah, who had been missing since June 15, was found at a supermarket in Jalan