KUCHING: An old man suspected to have raped an 11-year-old girl was arrested in a house in Matang at 11 am yesterday morning. Sarawak Head CID, SAC Dennis Leong said the victim was sleeping in her room at about 2.30 am on Thursday when the suspect, aged 70 years old,
KUCHING: A 10-tonne lorry and a pickup collided at the junction of Jalan Keranji, Bau at about 11am yesterday morning, causing a massive jam. The pickup driver, a 58-year- old man who was ferrying grocery items, sustained injuries. After the collision, both vehicles could not move.This caused the injured person
KUCHING: Police arrested three persons who stole from a workshop at Kampung Kuap Dayak, Samarahan on Wednesday night. The owner reported that thieves broke into the workshop by cutting the back fence and forcing open the store room. Missing were 6 units of welding set, 3 drill machines, 2 cutters,
LUNDU: The kitchen of a stall at Medan Selera, a food centre here, was razed on Thursday afternoon. Firemen from the Fire and Rescue Services Department led by PBK II Pathi Bin Samsudin rushed to the scene after receiving a phone call at about 4.20pm. They managed to put out the fire
SARATOK: One person was killed on the spot when a tanker lorry crashed into four motorycycles and five construction workers building the Pan Borneo Highway at Km 29 of the Saratok-Sarikei Road. One of the workers died on the spot after being run over by the tanker lorry and was
The Rajah established his code to protect all Sarawakians, 10th April, 1842. James Brooke, Esquire, governor (rajah) of the country of Sarawak, makes known to all men in the following regulations: 1. That murder, robbery and other serious crimes will be punished according to the ondong-ondong (i.e. the written law
KOTA PADAWAN: Federal Minister for Housing and Local Government Zuraida Kamaruddin has given assurance that the local authorities will continue to get funding from the Federal government. “I think all of us are very much aware of the country’s financial and economic situations with the country’s debt of over RM1
KUCHING: The three federal projects approved by previous government, namely Batang Lupar Bridge, Rambungan Bridge and Igan Bridge are expected to receive continuous approval from the new federal government as per the previous one. Assistant Minister for Coastal Road, Datuk Julaihi Narawi, when met by reporters at his Hari Raya
MIRI: A driver cheated death after he lost control of the car he was driving before it flipped a few time and landed upside down on a grassy area by the roadside near a traffic light junction at E-mart Tudan near here at 5.30 pm on Wednesday. Prior to the
MIRI: A 16-year-old boy suffered a swollen neck and face after he was allegedly beaten up by three assailants whom he knew at Taman Tunku on Tuesday morning. According to Miri police chief, ACP Lim Meng Seah when confirming the incident said the victim was allegedly cornered by the three