Saturday, 11 April 2026

Author: Connie Chieng

Separate slash attacks harm two

KUCHING: A 26-year-old man from Batu Kawa had his ear and face slashed by a group of 10 persons. The victim who works in a handphone shop said he was with friends in a coffee shop at about 3.30 am yesterday when a group of people armed with sharp weapons

Crime prevention talk held for 250 pupils

KUCHING: Sub Inspector Simon Loh gave 250 school children an idea of how to prevent crimes and what to do in case of a crime that involves them. He was giving a talk to SJK Chung Hua Bau on Thursday morning to children below 12 years of age. He said

Snapped underground electricity cable repaired

KUCHING: The relevant authorities have repaired a snapped underground electricity cable in front of Sentosa wet market at Mile 7 near here.  This was disclosed by Sarawak United People’s Party Public Complaints Bureau (SUPP PCB) Chief Wilfred Yap who said he was informed by residents that there was a loud bang

95 pct of rabies cases due to bites by infected dogs

Kuching:  Dog is the main carrier of rabies as more than 95 per cent of human cases of rabies are due to bites from infected dogs, said Sarawak Veterinary Department Director  Dr. Adrian Susin Ambud. Thus, controlling and eradicating rabies therefore means combatting it at its animal source, the solution

Biker dies in head-on collision with 4WD

  SAMARAHAN: A youth was killed after the motorcycle he was riding collided head-on with a four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle at Ladang Hock Seng Lee here, last Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Bolhassan Ismail, 27, from Kampung Lubuk Punggur, Simujan. He was heading towards Samarahan from Simunjan when

SOS receives 335 kgs of donated dog, cat food

KUCHING: Democratic Action Party (DAP) Kuching on Wednesday donated a total of 335 kilogrammes of dog and cat food to Save Our Strays (SOS-Kuching) NGO, to help assist the team in their work and appreciate them especially during the handling of the recent rabies outbreak. SOS is a non-profit all

Salesman held for smoking in plane toilet

  KUCHING: A salesman landed himself in hot water after he was caught smoking in an airplane’s toilet mid-flight last Tuesday. The 33-year-old from Selangor was flying to Kuching from Kuala Lumpur when he lit a cigarette in the toilet and triggered a smoke alarm about 30 minutes before landing

Tan Kai calls on Padawan police

KUCHING: Political Secretary to Chief Minister, Tan Kai paid a visit to Padawan district police at their headquarters recently. During the courtesy call, Tan Kai had a discussion with the police led by Crime Prevention and Community Safety chief, ASP Abdul Wadi Abd Rani on crime prevention activities to be

Trio hurt in tunnel mishap

KUCHING: Three youths sustained injuries on their bodies after the driver of the 4WD vehicle they were travelling in lost control of the vehicle at the Mile 3 underground tunnel on Monday night. The trio has gone out for dinner and was on their way back home to Batu Kawa

Facebook posting fake, says Lo

KUCHING: Batu Kitang Assemblyman, Lo Khere Chiang said a photograph with a few dead stray dogs posted in facebook is faked. “None of the local council and certainly not MPP officers are in the photograph. The persons in the photograph are not MPP officers. “I am saddened that at this