Sunday, 4 January 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Items worth over RM3,000 lost in burglary

MIRI: Burglars ransacked a house in Senadin and fled off with loot items worth more than RM3,000. It was understood that during the incident, the house owner was away working. It was believed that the intrusion happened around 7.30pm Thursday. Amongst items stolen during the incident were a laptop, three

Grab Malaysia willing to cooperate with new government to review e-hailing

PETALING JAYA: Grab Malaysia has opened its doors to work closely with the new government on the plan to review the existing act in order to protect e-hailing and taxi services for positive changes. Grab country Head Sean Goh said the government’s intention to review the act was being seen

Man shot employer for refusing to solve girlfriend problem

KAPIT: A man was injured on the right shoulder, ear and hand after he was shot by his worker using a homemade shotgun in Simpang 4, Jalan Sungai Sibau at about 1.30am yesterday. The 33-year-old victim, who was shot from the back, drove himself to Kapit Hospital in great pain for treatment and was reported to be in stable condition. Kapit

‘Ramadan bazaar’ essential item during fasting month

KUCHING: As the fasting month of Ramadan begins, a ‘must-not-miss’ is the Ramadan Bazaar with its numerous stalls, offering a variety of food items and drinks. It is the time whereby Muslims as well as non Muslims to visit and patronise the stalls, seeing people from all walks of life

Two former ministers, an NGO leader call on Najib

KUALA LUMPUR: Two UMNO Members of Parliament (MPs) and a non-governmental organisation (NGO) leader visited former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at his private residence in Jalan Langgak Duta here yesterday. They are Padang Terap MP Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid, who is the former Minister of Education, Pengerang MP Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, who is a former Minister in the

SAR operation locates vehicle, victim

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The search and rescue (SAR) operation on its fourth day last Thursday managed to locate a victim whose body was found trapped inside the four-wheel vehicle. Personnel involved in the SAR operation commenced their search Thursday at 1200hrs when the ride was receeding and the river current going

Woman robbed while sleeping inside car

MIRI: A woman lodged a police report on Thursday morning after she was robbed by two male strangers at Pelita Commercial Centre. The incident happened at a parking lot nearby a hypermarket here around 7am. Prior to the incident, the victim was asleep inside her car when suddenly two unknown

Anwar Ibrahim breaks fast with 500 supporters

KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Keadilan Rakyat de facto leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim took the opportunity to break the fast on the first day of Ramadan with about 500 supporters at his residence in Bukit  Segambut Dalam here onThursday night. The eagerness of the supporters, of different races and background, to meet

Rape case suspect arrested, accomplice still at large

KUCHING: The police arrested a rape case suspect at an unmarked house on Jalan Manggis here early yesterday. Kuching District Police chief ACP Ng Ah Lek said the 32-year-old man caught was suspected to have raped a teenage girl in a room at a staff quarters in Kenyalang Park last Wednesday. “In the incident at

Car driver dies in Sibu Jaya crashin

SIBU: The local Sibu Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba Sibu) received a distressed call at 11.51hrs yesterday regarding a accident along the road leading to Sibu Jaya near Sibu. According to the report upon reaching the site by the operation commander, the crash involved a Proton Iswara Aeroback coming from