BETONG: Fourteen male workers escaped unharmed after a workers’ quarters near Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Saka here was 85 per cent destroyed in a fire this morning (Feb 13). The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received an emergency call at 10.20 am and deployed a team from Betong station to the
KUCHING: The Road Transport Department (RTD) seized eight vehicles, including three luxury cars, during ‘Ops Luxury’ and ‘Ops Gempur Kenderaan Perdagangan’ on Thursday (Feb 12). The vehicles were impounded for having expired road tax and no valid insurance coverage. RTD said enforcement was carried out through patrols and monitoring around
SARATOK: A 28-year-old local man was arrested for allegedly possessing drugs along Jalan Saratok here last Wednesday (Feb 11). Saratok Police Chief, DSP Mathew Manggie, said the suspect was apprehended at about 10 am by a Task Force team led by Insp. Henry Muji following a check in the area.
SERIAN: The Serian Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA) Community Centre is expected to be opened to the public soon, with its official launch scheduled before Gawai. DBNA’s president, Datuk Ik Pahon Joyik, said the RM5.1-million facility would be open to all communities wishing to utilise its amenities. He said a
KUCHING: A crane operator prompted a late-night rescue response after deciding to spend the night in the cabin following a misunderstanding with his site manager during drizzly weather last night (Feb 12). The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said it received a distress call at 9.16pm from a construction site
SIBU: Eight shoplots collapsed along Jalan Pahlawan, Sungai Merah in the early hours today, but no injuries were reported. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said it received a call at 2.46am and personnel from the Sungai Merah station arrived at the scene six minutes later. Operation commander PBK I
SERIAN: Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay, continued his official working visit to Sarawak with a series of inspections at border control and security facilities in Serian and Padawan today (Feb 12). The visit began at ‘Op Taring Awas Bunan Gega’ Post, where he received a
SERIAN: A Toyota Estima was 50 per cent damaged in a fire along Jalan Bukit Ensuna here today (Feb 12). A Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) spokesperson said they received an emergency call at 1.35 pm, and a team from the Serian station arrived at the scene six minutes later.
SONG: A man was arrested during ‘Ops Dadu’ operations in Song on Wednesday (Feb 11) for allegedly selling illegal public lottery tickets. Song Police Chief, DSP Benedict Faris Jimoy, said the operations was carried out at the five-foot way of a shoplot along Jalan Penghulu Jugah. He said a team
LUBOK ANTU: A local man in his 70s and a foreign national in his late 20s were arrested on Wednesday (Feb 11) for allegedly being involved in migrant smuggling activities in Jalan Batu Kaya here. Lubok Antu police chief DSP Pricha Azin said the two suspects were detained by a