BAU: Police arrested a family of four at Kampung Apar here for alleged drug abuse today. The suspects, comprising three men and a woman aged between 27 and 48, were picked up by a team of narcotics police around 6.30am. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said a bag
KUCHING: A team of social scientists from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) is currently conducting a two-year research on forts and fort heritage in Sarawak. The team, which comprises 13 anthropologists and two political scientists, is led by an Anthropology and Sociology Programme senior lecturer, Dr Elena Chai. Dr Elena, in
KUCHING: Forts are distinctive features of Sarawak’s tangible assets, and the memories shared are the ‘Crème de la crème’ on heritage of Sarawak. What is needed now is for heritage forts to be alive again through social history, aside from their restoration and preservation. Dr Elena Chai, a senior lecturer
MIRI: Police arrested five men suspected to be involved in the abduction of a jobless 28-year-old man Jalan Bintang around 4.30pm here on Tuesday (August 18). Miri District police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah confirmed the arrest of the suspects, aged between 18 and 40, less than 12 hours after
BINTULU: Ninety-six people took part in a blood donation programme organised by Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad (BPHB) at Parkcity Mall here last Saturday (August 15). The programme, themed ‘Share Life, Donate Blood’, was held in collaboration with the Blood Bank Unit of Bintulu Hospital. The campaign was one of the
KUCHING: The Hungry Ghost Festival celebrants this year must comply with the recovery movement control order (RMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs), said Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor, Datuk Wee Hong Seng. The Hungry Ghost Festival is the most important day in the Ghost Month (seventh month of the Chinese
KUCHING: Members of the Sarawak Community Policing Association (SCPA) conducted a crime prevention patrol at Pelita Heights here last weekend. The patrol was led by its chairman, Datuk Dr Lau Pang Heng. According to Lau, SCPA distributed crime prevention leaflets to residents who were very appreciative of the association’s efforts
KUCHING: Police issued 27 compounds to individuals for not wearing face masks in public places. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement, said police would continue to enforce standard operating procedures (SOP) compliance, including the use of face masks in public places. “Kuching recorded the most compounds issued
KUCHING: Ten individuals were each issued with a RM1,000 compound for failing to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) on Wednesday. Kuching district police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said the ten offenders —three of which are premises owners — were issued the compound during inspections conducted around
BINTULU: A 60-year-old man was killed when the motorcycle he rode was hit by a car at Kampung Assyakirin in Bintulu, around 6.45am on Thursday (August 13). Bintulu District deputy police chief, DSP Jame Reis said the deceased was identified as Tudin Mokti from Kampung Assyakirin Phase 3. “The victim
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