KUCHING: Marine police here managed to bust 20 smuggling attempts in the state between January and May of this year as part of Ops Contraband. Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 (PPM) commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said for the same period in 2020, 27 cases which contravened the Customs Act 1967
KUCHING: An 18-year-old male was arrested in connection with a recent case of a Taman Sukma resident being raided by about 15 dissatisfied members of the public which went viral in social media. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said the suspect was nabbed to assist in further investigations into
KUCHING: Five new Covid-19 deaths were recorded in the state on Tuesday (May 18), bringing the death toll to 230. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said three of the death cases were reported in Kapit district and the rest in Sibu district. It said the 226th death involved a 51-year-old
KUCHING: The State Health Department yesterday declared three new Covid-19 clusters — one each in Kuching, Lundu and Bau districts. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the first cluster, dubbed the Jalan Sultan Tengah cluster here, was a workplace cluster involving employees of a resort at Jalan Sultan Tengah.
KUCHING: The water supply disruptions in several areas in the Betong Division since last Sunday (May 16) were due to pipe leaks resulting from construction work on the Pan Borneo Highway in the Simpang Pusa area. The Rural Water Supply Department said the responsible contractor would be reconnecting the pipes
KUCHING: Locals here are in full support of Gabungan Parti Sarawak’s (GPS) view that holding a state election amid the Covid-19 pandemic is risky. New Sarawak Tribune spoke to members of the public in a survey on Sunday (May 16), who were of the opinion that focus should be on
KUCHING: Emphasis and equal opportunities should be given to youth in rural areas in line with the state government’s policy to bring about developments to non-urban environments. Senior Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) youth leader Robert Ayu said although he agreed with the federal government’s effort and commitment to continue empowering
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 395 new Covid-19 positive cases and two deaths today. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in its statement today, said the total number of cases now stood at 37,121 while the death toll was 214. It said 254 or 64.30 percent of the new cases were detected
KUCHING: The body of a 50-year-old man, reported missing since yesterday (May 12), was found with crocodile bite marks on the right hand. Bungkung Chalin was reported to have gone to the river alone at 5 pm yesterday to set up drift nets but failed to return home afterwards. Villagers
SIBURAN: A 31-year-old man drowned while bathing at a riverbank near a water treatment plant at Kampung Sungai Langsat in Siburan here today (May 13). The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said the victim, identified as Bonnie Kota, was reported to have slipped and fallen into the