Sunday, 26 April 2026

Author: Connie Chieng

Large amount of drugs seized

KUCHING: A narcotic team raided an apartment unit in MJC on Thursday night and arrested a 26 year old man and seized a number of drugs from him. The team, acting on information received, arrived at the apartment unit where the suspect, from Jalan Berjaya, Sibu was in. They  found

Driver loses control of car

KUCHING: A driver lost control of his car and rammed into the side of the road here at 3am yesterday. Two people were in the car including the driver at the time of the accident;  one of them injured his leg while the other one sustained minor injuries. The driver was heading

Three taken to hospital in car crash

KUCHING: After the driver lost control of the car he was driving, the vehicle rolled down a slope and landed on its side at Mile 22, Kuching-Serian Road at 4.30pm on Wednesday. After the incident, passers-by stopped to help the driver and five passengers get out of the car. The

Indian construction worker found hanged

KUCHING: A married Indian national who came to Sarawak three years ago was found hanged by his colleague in a rented room near a construction site at Kota Sentosa, seven miles from here on Tuesday evening. Salmidu Syekh, 32, was found at 6 pm after his roommate broke down the

3 in Simunjan arrested for illegal WC betting

KUCHING: Sarawak CID Head, SAC Dennis Leong said while the majority of the people are enjoying the Soccer World Cup 2018, there is always a group who would take advantage of the situation by turning it into a gambling game. Leong said the police will not tolerate football gambling and

Container at construction site suddenly catches fire

KUCHING : A fire broke up in a container at a construction site in Kota Samarahan yesterday afternoon. Construction workers called the Fire and Rescue Services Department when they saw smoke billowing out from the container at about 11.30am. According to the construction workers, they were doing welding work on

Baru expresses shock at Masing’s proposal

KUCHING: MP for Selangau, Baru Bian expressed his shock to learn that DCM James Masing proposed to use up the state’s reserves of RM31 billion before the next Sarawak elections so that the incoming government will not have the chance to ‘look good’ in the eyes of Sarawakians. “This statement reflects his mentality

Man shoots dead hunting partner mistaken for boar

  KUCHING: The police have arrested a man who claimed to have accidentally shot dead a fellow hunter in the Sg Engkelut jungle in Pakan, Sarikei on Sunday after mistaking him for a wild boar. State Criminal Investigation (CID) Chief, SAC Dennis Leong Soon Kuai said yesterday that a report

‘Out of control’ car turns turtle

KUCHING: A woman who wanted to go to work on Sunday morning lost control of her vehicle at about 9 am. The woman from Batu Kawa was driving to Boulevard when she said her steering wheel got stuck and she could not move it. As a result her car spinned out of control

Masing: Changes needed to remain relevant

KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing, who is also the President of Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), believed that the newly-formed Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will work if everyone was brave to make changes to suit the present political scenario. The changes involves religious matters,