Sunday, 14 December 2025

Author: Connie Chieng

Six nabbed in anti-drug raid

KUCHING: Six people were arrested in anti-drug raid on a house at Kampung Tabuan Lot here, last Monday. Following a public tip-off, a team from the Kuching District Police Headquarters here carried out the raid at 1.30pm. The six aged between 16 and 36 years, were detained after the police

Motorcyclist dies in road crash

BAU: A man who was going to look for his friend for coffee yesterday morning never made it. Liew Man Nyan, 64, from Taman Mutiara, Jalan Jambusan here had earlier on gone to Bau town to do marketing. As his usual routine was to look for his friends for coffee,

Two men nabbed in illegal lottery raids

KUCHING: A 27-year-old man from Betong was arrested for selling illegal lottery at a shop at Jalan Airport here at 2.50 pm last Saturday. Among items seized from him were pieces of paper with four digit numbers, a stapler, a pen, a handphone and RM11. In another raid on the

Motorcyclist dies after bike rams road divider

SERIAN: A 20-year-old man died while his friend escaped with minor injuries in an accident at Mile 29 Kuching-Serian Road early yesterday. Vivien Clif Johnson, from Kampung Mantung Birawan, Serian, and Nilie, 19, were heading towards Serian town at around 5.00am when the motorcycle they were riding suddenly went out

Class of ’79 donates RM36,161 to St Joseph’s School

KUCHING : Representatives of St Joseph’s School Class of ‘79 yesterday morning presented a cheque for RM36,161 to the President of the Old Josephians’ Association and  Minister of Local Government and Housing, Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian. The presentation ceremony was held at the school. The money will be used

Old man loses RM15,600 in burglary

  KUCHING: A 77-year old man went home to his house at Rubber Road West to find his house broken into on Wednesday. The victim said he lost USD 150 and RM1,000 besides branded watches and gold jewelry. Total loss was about RM15,600. Thieves had gone into the house by

Foo: Are notices issued to these GST debtors?

  KUCHING: Sarawak Youth Central Publicity, Milton Foo queried if notices from the Customs Department were issued to GST (Goods and Services Tax) debtors before barring them from travelling overseas. Foo said although there was a law empowering the Immigration Director General to bar people from travelling overseas  without giving

Female black Dachshund found with upper jaw missing

KUCHING: A female black Dachshund was found with its upper jaw missing at Lorong Merdang Gayam, Taman Uni Garden, Kota Samarahan on Tuesday morning. A volunteer for Save our Stray (SOS), Andy Teo went to the location to pick up the abused dog after being alerted on the discovery. The

Two rabies-infected siblings pronounced dead

KUCHING: Two (2) of the three (3) confirmed cases of the siblings namely a six year-old girl and four-year-old boy from Kampung Paon, Sungai Rimu, Serian were pronounced dead at 1:43pm and 1:46 pm respectively yesterday, said Datuk Prof. Dr. Sim Kui Hian, the Minister of Watching Brief for Sarawak Health Department. The two dead are Monica anak Mazlan and her younger brother,