KUCHING: One new Covid-19 cluster was declared by the State Health Department yesterday (May 24). “The cluster, dubbed the Selumit cluster, is a workplace cluster involving a public service agency located in the government administrative centre in Selumit, Tanjung Manis in Mukah district,” said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC).
KUCHING: Sarawak yesterday (May 24) recorded 530 new Covid-19 positive cases and three deaths, said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). It said the cumulative total number of cases now stood at 42,813 with a death toll of 255. SDMC said 397 or 74.91 percent of the total cases were
KUCHING: Some members of the public are of the opinion that customers should be allowed to dine-in in their cars — whether or not they are using the eateries’ plates and cutleries or the take-away packaging and cutleries. The issue came to light after Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail
LAWAS: The sudden deluge that hit the state’s northern region has resulted in 67 individuals being evacuated to the Trusan Community Hall temporary evacuation centre (PPS) here today (May 20). State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre, in a statement today (May 20) at 5pm, said the evacuees are from
KUCHING: A 30-year-old man was nabbed during an Ops Mabuk operation at Jalan Tabuan here for driving under the influence of alcohol on Wednesday (May 19). Acting Kuching police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said test results found that the man had an alcohol level of 116mg/100ml, which exceeded the set limit. “If
KUCHING: The police here made three arrests in two separate cases for drug related offences on Wednesday. Kuching district acting police chief Supt Merbin Lisa today said the first arrest was made along Jalan Suadi Haji Arshid 1, here around 11.00am. “The District Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) team arrested
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Police have launched a manhunt for a man who stole from a mosque cash box also known as tabung masjid on Wednesday. District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said the complainant, a member of the mosque’s committee, had lodged a police report regarding the incident. The incident was
KUCHING: Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail has advised the public to be cautious when sharing opinions or making comments on sensitive issues such as religion, race and ethnicity. He told them not to use the social media as a platform to vent their anger or dissatisfaction so as to
KUCHING: A motorcyclist succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment after colliding with a four-wheel drive vehicle along Jalan Gedong-Simunjan, on Wednesday morning (May 19). Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the accident occurred when the 40-year-old victim was entering a junction towards a farm
KUCHING: Sarawak Region 5 Marine Police (PPM) have thwarted an attempt by smugglers to bring in RM4.125 million worth of contraband cigarettes into Kuching on Wednesday (May 19). Its commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said a team led by an officer and five members of the Marine Intelligence Unit detained a