BINTULU: SOP Foundation handed over 168 pairs of prescription spectacles to residents of Rumah Buli here following a vision screening programme held earlier on November 22, 2025, under the SOP Foundation’s Vision Care Project. The initiative aims to enhance vision health and provide accessible eye care to local communities. The
BETONG: An elderly woman died while five others were injured after the car they were travelling in crashed along the Pan Borneo Highway between Sri Aman and Saratok on Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred at about 4.44 pm when a Proton Wira vehicle carrying six occupants veered off the road
BAU: Police here have arrested a 32-year-old man suspected of drug possession and abuse during an operation conducted in Kampung Opar today (15 March) afternoon. The suspect was detained by officers from the Bau District Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division during an operation carried out between about 1 pm and 3.30
MIRI: Police here seized 16 motorcycles and issued 50 summonses during an overnight operation targeting illegal street racing and disruptive motorcycle activity in the city. The operation, known as ‘Ops Samseng Jalanan’, was carried out by the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division of the Miri District Police Headquarters late on
KUCHING: A kitchen fire destroyed part of a single-storey terrace house here on Sunday morning (March 15), but no injuries or casualties were reported as the occupants were not at home at the time of the incident. The blaze broke out at a property in Maple Village along Lorong Bunga
MIRI: Close cooperation between schools and parents remains essential in shaping students’ academic performance and character development, said Sarawak’s Transport Minister, Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) at Sekolah Kebangsaan St Joseph Miri on Saturday (Mar 14), Lee said the success
KAPIT: The body of a 25-year-old man who went missing after a wooden boat capsized in the Rajang River was recovered on Sunday morning (March 15), ending a two-day search and rescue (SAR) operation by emergency responders. The victim, identified as Brando Jawi Mamba, was found near the wharf terminal
KUCHING: A 32-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly smashing the window of a police vehicle with a hammer inside the compound of the Bau district police headquarters. The incident occurred shortly before 1 pm on Saturday at the parking area beside the traffic branch office within the Bau district
MIRI: A 28-year-old man was injured after the multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) he was driving crashed into the rear of a lorry trailer in the early hours of Sunday morning here. Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department Operations Centre said the collision occurred along Jalan Krokop Utama at around 1.46 am. Personnel
MIRI: A storage shed was completely destroyed in an early morning fire at Sungai Rait here today (Mar 14), prompting a swift response from the Fire and Rescue Department. The incident occurred along Sungai Rait road, about 17 kilometres from the nearest fire station. Firefighters from the Miri Sentral Fire
