Friday, 10 April 2026

Author: Connie Chieng

Biker seriously hurt in collision with car

KUCHING: A teenager was seriously injured after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car at Kampung Tanjung Bundong near here at about 10pm on Monday. The 19-year-old motorcyclist was going to his village when his motorcycle collided with a car near the village. He was thrown off his

Child sexual abuse: Unemployed man remanded for seven days

UCHING: An unemployed man was detained by police for sexually abusing two minors on 26 July. Sarawak CID chief, SAC Dato’ Dev Kumar Sree Shunmugam said the ordeal came to light while the victims’ mother was changing her one-year-old daughter’s diaper when she saw bruises on her private part. While

55 people nabbed in 32 anti-gambling raids

KUCHING: Continuous crackdown on illegal gambling by police personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the state police contingent saw the arrests of dozens of operators and gamblers in 16 districts in Sarawak. Sarawak CID chief, SAC Dato’ Dev Kumar Sree Shunmugam said for the past week, from 24

Rabies awareness and prevention talks held

KUCHING: Rabies awareness and prevention talks were held at Tabuan Jaya’s TJ Delight Coffee Shop, Batu Kawa Chamber of Commerce and Matang Jaya Mosque yesterday and on Saturday. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Youth Chief, Tan Kai said the talks were organised by the Ministry of Health and the State

Angler seriously injured in mishap

KUCHING: An angler suffered serious injuries after he was hit by a car around 6.30 pm at Telaga air on Thursday. The youth was with two of his friends who had arrived near the roadside to fish. As they were parking their motorcycles, a Kenari driver lost control and rammed

Firemen prevent fire from destroying barge

KUCHING: Firefighters saved a barge from severe damage after a fire broke out at the engine room of the barge on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 9.00pm at a wharf at Jalan Semangat in Bintawa here. Eight firefighters in a fire engine from Tabuan Jaya fire station led Senior Fire

50 bite cases detected in Serian, Kuching, Sri Aman

KUCHING: A total 50 cases of people bitten by dogs in Serian, Kuching and Sri Aman divisions were detected as of last Tuesday. Two locations namely the Sungai Maong wet market here and Kampung Serikin in Bau were declared as rabies infected areas, bringing the total of infected areas to

Fourth floor of TM building destroyed in evening fire

KUCHING: The fourth floor of Telekom Malaysia (TM) building along Jalan Were here was destroyed in a fire yesterday. State Bomba chief Nor Hisham Mohammad said 38 personnel from Batu Lintang, Kuching and Petra Jaya fire stations were rushed to the scene following a distress call which was received at

Man, bitten by own dog, admitted to Quarantine Ward

KUCHING : A 39-year-old man, who was bitten by his own dog in Kampung Keranji, Serian on 17  May, has been admitted to the Quarantine Ward of the Sarawak General Hospital  after complaining of body ache and breathing difficulties. He was admitted to the hospital a week ago. He was

Pets vaccinated against Rabies at Kampung Semeba

  KUCHING: Political Secretary to the Chief Minister, Tan Kai yesterday said that the Sarawak Veterinary Department vaccinated dogs and cats against rabies at Kampung Semeba near here. Many people, he said, rushed to Dewan Masyarakat of Kampung Semeba with their dogs and cats. All the vaccines were used up