BINTULU: A policeman attached with the mobile police vehicle unit here shot himself dead early Wednesday. Bintulu OCPD Supt Zulkipli Suhaili confirmed the tragic incident. “The incident occurred at 12.05am today (June 19),” he said. The deceased has been identified as LKpl Benjamin Sagakhan Cuthbert Nyalipan, 48. The deceased died of what appears
KUCHING: The 10th Battalion Royal Ranger Regiment (RRD) foiled an attempt by two local men to smuggle out 280 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanks at the Malaysia-Indonesia border at 10.15am yesterday. According to a statement, two suspects, age 48 and 38, were detained. “The two suspects along with the lorry
MIRI: A lifeless body of a man was discovered with his face down inside a toilet of his home early yesterday. The discovery was made by the man’s father, who went to the house in Desa Murni, Permyjaya, to check on him and delivery some food. According to Miri deputy
MIRI: Drugs worth RM57,500 and weighing 51,131.6g were seized by the police on Tuesday following the arrest of an unemployed man. MIRI police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah confirmed the arrest yesterday. He said the 33-year-old suspect was detained by a team from the Miri Narcotic Criminal Investigation Department (NCID)
MIRI: A 23-year-old unemployed man has been placed under police custody yesterday under the suspicion of molesting his 11-year-old sister-in-law. The suspect was nabbed from a house in Kampung Lembah Hijau on Wednesday at 2.30am following a police report lodged by the victim’s mother. Miri deputy police chief Supt Sabri
KUCHING: The Bau district-level Gawai festival will be held at the Dewan Suarah here on Saturday. Organised jointly by the Bau District office, Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA) Bau and Serapi branches and Bau Service Centre, the event aims to showcase the traditional and cultural activities, practices, cuisines and fashion
KUCHING: Serembu assemblyman Miro Simuh says hard work will be the prerequisite for Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) to retain the Bidayuh-majority seats. “We still need to work hard, to provide the necessary assistance to help uplift the living standard of and to reach out to the rakyat. “At the same
KUCHING: Sarawak Energy’s meter inspection team in Miri has recently discovered more cases of tampered electricity meters. The cases were similar to the ones found during an operation in March, where fake meter covers were used to conceal the tampering of electronic components in the meter to affect its reading
LIMBANG: Limbang Fire and Rescue Station (Bomba) yesterday destroyed a beehive in a house at Kampung Belading here. According to state Bomba assistant operations director Tiong Ling Hii, his team carried out the operation after receiving a call at 5.06pm. The firemen arrived at the scene — about 46km away
By DARYLL LAW & ABANG FARID ABANG TAHA KUCHING: A survivor of the deadly blast that claimed three lives at CityONE Megamall here last year is still suffering from the effects of the ordeal. Speaking to New Sarawak Tribune, Mohd Uzai’r Uqbah Abu Bakar said he was still traumatised and
