MIRI: A car driven by a 19-year-old boy rammed into a concrete wall and crashed into the gate of a house along Jalan Jati, Senadin here recently. Miri police chief Alexson Naga Chabu said in a statement on Friday that a police report was received pertaining to an accident that
KUCHING: More efforts must be made to preserve the Melanau language among children of mixed parentage. Women, Childhood and Community Well-being Development Minister, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said this is because the current generation preferred using a language that is understood by both parents. “Children today don’t use Melanau (to
LUNDU: A female driver and her two children narrowly escaped a fiery death after their Proton Savvy caught fire at Kampung Selampit, Jalan Kuching Lundu. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre received a distressed call at 10.53am this morning. A team of five firefighters from Lundu fire station
KUCHING: The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) hosted the ‘Ngetas Ranyai’ ceremony to mark the closing of the Gawai Dayak celebration. “Today, we not only celebrate the end of the harvest season but also the beginning of a new year full of promise and potential. “It is a time to
LIMBANG: A soldier was reported missing while on duty here with the Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia (JUPEM) Sarawak. According to a statement from the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) yesterday evening (June 22), Private Muhammad Syafiq Hilmi Abd Halim went missing while on escort duty in ‘Op Ukur’ operations
KUCHING: Police are actively pursuing three additional suspects in connection with the assault on a school security guard at Batu Lintang Secondary School. Kuching district police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said police had received a report regarding the incident and managed to arrest two suspects involved in less than 24
KUCHING: Relationship between the police and the community is key to tackling crime in the capital city and district. Kuching district police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said that it is the responsibility of the police to have a close relationship with the community. “As close ties between the police and
TANJUNG MANIS: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA)) here has detained a local fishing boat and four crew members for violating the terms of their license conditions on today (June 21). MMEA Tanjung Manis director Commander Gilbert Tinggak Numpang said MMEA was monitoring the Muara Paloh waters around Muara Paloh,
KUCHING: Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Sri Fadillah Yusof has donated cattle to the Kuching District Police headquarters (IPD) for its Hari Raya Aidiladha event held at the Tabuan Jaya police station compound here on Thursday. Kuching district police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the ‘Ibadah Korban’ (Islamic Sacrificial Ritual) programme
KUCHING: A 24-year-old lorry attendant was killed when the vehicle he was in crashed into another lorry carrying oil palm fruits near the Spaoh junction on the Pan Borneo Highway. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Operations Centre received a distress call at 11.44 pm on Thursday and despatched a