Friday, 24 April 2026

Author: Connie Chieng

Cat burglar fails, gets beaten up by residents

KUCHING: A burglar learnt a very painful lesson ̶  that crime does not pay ̶  after he was beaten up by an angry mob here. Earlier, he and an accomplice were seen by residents trying to break into a house in Lorong Hup Kee at around 10am yesterday. A cellphone

Snatch thief gets caught at different crime

KUCHING: A man wanted for snatch theft has been arrested ̶ committing another crime. The day before, he and an accomplice, who is still at large, mercilessly assaulted a woman and made away with her handphone at the rooftop car park of a shopping mall in Batu Kawa near here

Yap to the rescue of Kota Sentosa residents, business community!

KUCHING: Unhappy with the poor road conditions in their areas, faded signboards and smelly drains, residents and the businesss community of Kota Sentosa opted to approach a councillor of Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) Wilfred Yap directly. After he was approached, Yap went to the ground immediately to look at the

School liaison officers play vital role in tackling drugs abuse

KUCHING: Drugs abuse is one of the most common crimes affecting schools nowadays and to tackle it, both police and schools have to go to the root of the problems to eradicate it, said Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Fuzi Harun. He said last year, a total of 577

Cracked windscreens leave drivers fuming

KUCHING: Two vehicle owners using the tunnel underpass of an overhead bridge in Satok yesterday morning had the misfortune of having their windscreens cracked by a dangling chain which broke off from a signboard above. Although they were not hurt, the incidents left both motorists angry that the broken chain

Light at the end of the tunnel for Junaidi Abdullah and family

KUCHING: The Welfare Department and Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Batu Kitang and Sentosa recently came to the aid of odd job worker Junaidi Abdullah, 65 and his family. They helped Junaidi , his wife Siti Sa’adah, 53, daughters Siti Mariam 32, Siti Jamayah,20, Siti’s husband Aman Shah Jimmy, 24,

Gutsy girl puts up a fight with snatch thief in school

SNATCH THEFT CAUGHT ON CCTV…a video grab reel showing the crime as it was happening. KUCHING: Snatch thieves are getting bolder. Even schools are not safe from them. A sister of a student of Chung Hua Middle School here fell victim to a snatch thief who had the audacity to

TV station proposal a farsighted move: Doris

KUCHING: The idea of having its own television station in Sarawak as proposed by the Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg is a farsighted move that Sarawakians happily welcome. PRS Women chief Datuk Seri Doris Sophia Brodie who is also political secretary to Chief Minister in saying so

Dr Yii allocates over RM50,000 for school kitchen

KUCHING: SK St Andrew, Sungai Apong here has requested for assistance for the construction of a kitchen to cook meals for needy students and a room to teach them survival skills. Many of the students also have no pocket money and do not bring any food for lunch. Bandar Kuching

UPP not SUPP-friendly as yet, says Ting

KUCHING: Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) believes that the statement made by PBB vice president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah on United People’s Party (UPP) being part of GPS is his own personal opinion. SUPP secretary-general Datuk Sebastian Ting (pic) said the party was taking this stand because GPS had