Friday, 27 March 2026

Author: Gabriel Lihan

Morning crash kills septuagenarian driver

SRI AMAN: A septuagenarian died after the Proton Saga he was driving collided with a Honda Jazz near the U-turn junction at Nanga Klassen on the Sri Aman – Betong road earlier this morning. The State Fire and Rescue Operations Centre (Bomba) said in a statement that they received an

Duo trapped in cement mixer truck after crash

KUCHING: Bomba personnel were summoned to free two men who were trapped in a cement mixer truck that they were in crashed into the highway divider at the Sri Aman flyover. The vehicle was heading towards Betong. A spokesman for the State Fire and Rescue Operations Centre said a team

Trio arrested for beating up suspected thief

KUCHING: Three suspects were arrested yesterday (Oct 8) in connection with a recent case of a suspected thief being beaten and threatened in front of a premises at Jalan Stephen Yong here. Padawan district police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said a video went viral showing the suspected

Culture of digitalisation as a norm for civil servants

KUCHING: Civil servants are told to inculcate a culture of digitalisation to emulate Sarawak’s vision of achieving a developed digital economy. Deputy State Secretary, Datuk Hii Chang Kee said civil servants needed to be an important bringer of information to the public in efforts to support Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan

Car plunges, leaving two dead

BETONG: Two women died, while a man and a boy survived when their vehicle went off the road and into a river in Kampung Semueh Baru, Jalan Lubuk Antu here today. The Betong fire station received a distress call about the incident at 11.29 am. Swiftly responding, the fire and

Over RM128 mln worth of drugs seized up till Sept

LUNDU: The Sarawak police have seized a total of RM128,790,159.63 worth of drugs in the first nine months in 2023. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said the police also made 7,557 arrests compared to 6,335 arrests made during the same period in 2022. In addition to that,

Fazzrudin confident of Malaysia Challenge Cup

KUCHING: Kuching City FC chairman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman hopes Kuching City FC’s squad can continue their momentum into their next semi-final match against Kelantan United FC in the Malaysia Challenge Cup. Kuching City FC overcame Kedah Darul Aman FC in a 4-0 aggregate during their Malaysia Challenge Cup quarter final

RM1m sponsorship from Press Metal

KUCHING: Kuching City Football Club has obtained a RM1 million sponsorship from Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad following a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) exchange between the two parties yesterday. This was announced by Kuching City chairman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman in a MOU signing and cheque presentation ceremony at the Baitulmakmur

Missing 63-year-old man found dead in Bau

BAU: A 63-year old man reported missing after failing to return home on Friday (Oct 6) was found dead this morning (Oct 7). The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Operations Centre said the victim, identified as James Tarang Tigong, was found by rescuers at about 7.30am. The victim was

Four injured in 4WD vehicle crash on Jalan Bintulu-Miri

BINTULU: A 4WD vehicle carrying a 39-year-old woman and three children met with a collision at Mile 25 on Jalan Bintulu-Miri yesterday (Oct 6). The accident resulted in critical injuries for both the 39-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy, while the two other children, aged three and seven, sustained minor