BAU: Three men were arrested in two separate raids at Kampung Tabong Singai here yesterday (Apr 12) for involvement in drug-related activities. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the first raid, conducted by the Bau Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID), was carried out at 10.45am at a house
SADONG JAYA: The state government has allocated a total of RM462.23 million to improve the water supply system and infrastructure in Samarahan Division since 2018. Assistant Minister of Utilities (Water Supply) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said the allocation was to develop 23 impactful water supply projects from Kota Samarahan
SADONG JAYA: An agency responsible for administering matters related to water supply in the state may be established in the near future. Assistant Minister of Utilities (Water Supply) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi, in revealing this, said the matter had been discussed for the past two years and that it
BAU: Firefighters, policemen and local villagers who were involved in the retrieval of a man who was recently shot dead in a hunting fatality at Kampung Stenggang here had been ordered to undergo Covid-19 screening and self-isolation. This came after the victim was confirmed to be Covid-19 positive by health
BAU: A 55-year-old man was shot dead by his older brother who apparently mistook him for a mousedeer during a hunting trip. The incident occurred at around 10.45pm last Saturday (Apr 10) in a forest at Kampung Stenggang, here. Bau District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon, in a statement on
KUCHING: An investigation paper has been opened on Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan’s Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP) breach during his recent visit to Matu, Mukah. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail denied claims that no action was taken by the police on the matter, which
BAU: Personnel from Bau Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) arrested four men for involvement in drug-related activities in two separate raids here today (Apr 8). Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the first raid was carried out at 9.15am at a house in Kampung Sungai Pinang where a
MIRI: A nine-foot-long (about 3m) crocodile was caught by the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) in Sungai Raan, Bakam here on Thursday (April 8). A SFC spokesperson said the saltwater crocodile was caught at about 8am by SFC’s Swift Wildlife Action Team, better known as SWAT, using a fishing rod. “The
KUCHING: A man was arrested on suspicion of stealing a forklift belonging to an engineering company in Bintawa here. Kuching district acting police chief Supt Merbin Lisa, in a statement on Thursday (April 8), said the suspect was apprehended on Wednesday (April 7) at around 1.30pm. “A team from the
KUCHING: Negligence and carelessness on the part of motorists and pedestrians have been the leading causes of road accidents involving ambulances this year. Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said this included failure of road users to give way to emergency vehicles, especially ambulances, as provided