KUCHING: Local Government and Housing Minister, Datuk Dr. Sim Kui Hian expressed anger at the ‘tidak-apa’ attitude of some contractors. When he went to the drainage upgrading system project site at Lorong 3, Jalan Batu Kawa yesterday to meet the contractor, he warned that government will terminate his contract if
With the 14th general election over, there are indications that illegal gaming activities using slot machines are making a comeback in the state. In Sarawak, slot machines are not allowed in any premises except licensed ones at shopping malls under the local councils’ by-laws. In the past illegal slot machines
KUCHING: A car and a motorcycle collided head-on at a junction in Demak Laut near here at 2pm on Saturday. The impact of the collision caused the motorcyclist to fracture his right leg while the car driver was unhurt. The driver then parked his car by the roadside and went to
KUCHING: A security guard in his 60s was found dead in a bathroom yesterday. The deceased John Curtis had earlier on told a colleague around midnight that he wanted to bathe while working at a primary school at 12th Mile, Kuching-Serian Road. When he did not return after quite a
KUCHING: The General Operation Forces’ (GOF or PGA) 11t h Batallion personnel on Tuesday arrested 15 Indonesian nationals aged between 19 and 36 years old for smuggling of motorcycles, gas cylinders, sausages among other essential goods. The 1030am arrest was made at the ‘jalan tikus’ (rats’ route) in Mongkos, Serian.
KUCHING: A pregnant woman is in serious condition after the car she was driving collided head-on with a another car at Jalan Astana here at 10am yesterday. Two men in the other car were also injured. One of the men broke his left leg while the other suffered body injuries.
KUCHING: A company driver was injured after he returned home to Semaraing near here on his motorcycle on Thursday night. The victim in his 30s was riding his motorcycle when he was hit by a car which immediately sped off from the scene. While the injured motorcyclist was lying on
KUCHING: A suspect was nabbed after he tried to kill his mother over a financial matter. The incident happened in Kampung Astana near here when the suspect in his 20s asked his mother where his money was after he woke up on Thursday morning. The suspect claimed that he had
KUCHING: An elderly man died in Sarawak General Hospital after he was knocked down by a car at BDC near here yesterday morning. The deceased identified as Kong Siau Chi, 82, of Taman Satria Jaya was jogging along the road when a car driven by a 68-year-old woman knocked him
MIRI: A home in Pujut 7A here was broken into early Tuesday morning while a family of three slept inside. Fortunately, the family was unharmed and a police report was lodged later that morning at Miri Central Police Station (CPS). It was believed that the intrusion occurred between 4 and
