BAU: Eight men engrossed in a game of ‘holo’ (dice-based gambling game) were nabbed at a house in Kampung Pisa Krokong, near here on Wednesday night . District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the gamblers, aged between 42 and 62, were arrested during Ops Limau by personnel from Bau
KAPIT: A motorcyclist died in an accident involving three vehicles at Jalan Selirik here today. The State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said in the 11.23am incident, the motorcycle ridden by the victim collided with two other vehicles heading in the opposite direction. As a result, the molorcyclist was
SIMUNJAN: A search-and-rescue (SAR) operation for a 75-year-old man who was reported missing in Kampung Gawang here was called a halt today (Feb 17). The state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), in a statement, said the victim, identified as Layang Sula, had gone missing on Tuesday (Feb 16) after he
KUCHING: A motorcyclist who was involved in an accident at Jalan Datuk Tawi Sli last Tuesday died while receiving treatment at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the victim was identified as Wilson Julius, 26, from Kampung Tangga Plaman, Serian. He
SARIKEI: A family of three was made homeless after fire gutted their house at Jalan Sungai Petai, Scheme B here on Tuesday night. State Fire and Rescue Department operation centre said the family members identified as Lee Fouk Chuan, aged 66, Lau Eing Yong and Jacay Lau, managed to escape
KUCHING: Samarahan District has been declared a red zone while Kuching reverted back to an orange zone today. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 57 locally transmitted cases were recorded in Samarahan District within the past 14 days which resulted in the declaration of the district as a red
KUCHING: One new death as a result of Covid-19 infection was recorded in Sibu today, bringing the state death toll to 62. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement today, said the deceased was an 83-year-old local woman who was admitted to Sibu Hospital after having fever and
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee has taken a new approach to handling the pandemic in Sibu. Its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said instead of looking at Sibu town as a whole unit, the committee has decided to divide the area into 31 zones to facilitate management. He
SIBU: Residents of Town Villa houses and flats in Sibu Jaya are in full compliance with the conditional movement control order (CMCO). Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit, when contacted, said all the rules and guidelines pertaining to the CMCO were fully complied with by some 6,000 residents.
KUCHING: The state Health Department will begin rolling out the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines on Feb 27, said its director Dr Chin Zin Hing. Elaborating on the state’s vaccination plan, he explained that 56 health centres have been identified to offer vaccination services to frontliners as part of the