Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Man cheats death as bike rear-ends lorry

MIRI: A man cheated death after his motorcycle rear-ended a lorry at Jalan Pujut Padang Kerbau here on Tuesday. The man in his 30s was heading to Jalan Cahaya from Pujut Corner when the accident occurred at around 5.00pm. This was when the victim failed to avoid the lorry that

Flood delays supply restoration to three areas in Long Lama

MARUDI: High floodwater levels due to heavy rainfall had delayed the works to restore power supply to around 60 rural households in Long Laput, Long Sg Dua and Sri Kanawant areas in Long Lama, located in the interior of Marudi since 20 May. Sarawak Energy Berhad in a statement yesterday

Skeletal remains found near dump site

LIMBANG: A skeletal remains of an unidentified person was found near a dump site at Kampung Batu Bakarang here on Wednesday. Limbang District Police chief, Superintendent Mohd Bukhori Saffai said a police team rushed to the scene to conduct an investigation after receiving a call from a member of the

Police seek witnesses’ assistance in hit-and-run accident

KUCHING: The police are seeking witnesses or members of the public with information on a hit-and-run accident involving a motorcycle and a van to assist in their investigation. According to a statement by the police, the accident occurred in front of a supermarket at KM19 Jalan Datuk Mohd Musa here

12 exco members of PBB N13 branch call on Lo

KUCHING: A total of 12 executive committee members of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) of N13 Batu Kitang made a courtesy call to Batu Kitang Assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang at the N13 Service Centre, here yesterday. The delegation was led by the Branch head Kamaludin Mohd. Effendi. He was joined

Express boat carrying 27 passengers catches fire

MUKAH: A total of 27 passengers of express boat named ‘Bangawan Laju’ yesterday became panicky and anxious when the back part of the boat near the engine suddenly caught fire while the boat was heading to Daro from the Sibu boat jetty. Sarawak Zone 4 Fire chief Senior Fire Officer

4WD partially destroyed by fire

BINTULU: A four-wheel-drive (4WD) caught fire at Taman Summer Ville Villa here on Tuesday evening. Bintulu Fire chief, eight personnel from Bintulu fire station led by PBKII Stephen Plen rushed to the scene after receiving an emergency call at 6.55pm. “The fire was doused by the owner of the 4WD

Power outages in Kuching, Sri Aman and Miri due to tripping of transmission lines

KUCHING: Two separate tripping incidents along the Kemena-Bintulu and Similajau-Tudan transmission lines caused power supply disruptions to Miri, Sri Aman and some parts of Kuching yesterday. Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) in a statement yesterday said one of the Kemena-Bintulu transmission lines tripped at 12.45pm. “To prevent the remaining lines from

Cargo lorry catches fire

BINTULU: A cargo lorry caught fire at Selangau-Tatau Road here on Tuesday. Bintulu Fire chief, Di-Hatta Gobel said eight personnel with a fire engine from Tatau fire station, led by PBK Muhammad Jusoh, were dispatched to the scene after they received a distress call at 12.35pm. He said the operations

37 Unimas security guards complete auxiliary police basic training

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Thirty-seven University Malaysia Sarawak’s (Unimas) security guards completed their auxiliary police basic training at Police Training Centre (Pulapol) Kuching at Jalan Puncak Borneo recently. They were among the 266 participants who completed the training last Friday. The highest number of participants was from BLD Plantation Berhad with 74