Author: Aina Azizah Yeo

Irresponsible business owners using detergent as hand sanitisers

KUCHING: Some business premises here have been found using detergent for sanitising the hands of customers. This was discovered during a joint operation carried out by a team from the Ministry of Health (MoH) to check on recovery movement control order (RMCO) compliance by the business sector, in Gita, Metrocity,

‘Daredevil’ out on good behaviour bond

KUCHING: A teenager who was arrested for illegal racing was freed on a two-year good behaviour bond by a Magistrate’s Court, here yesterday. The magistrate also set a court bail of RM1,000 for his release. State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the 18-year-old suspect was

Fire destroys double-storey house

KUCHING: A family of five managed to escape an inferno that burnt their double-storey house to the ground at Jalan Layang-Layang, Kampung Semerah Padi, here on Wednesday. According to a spokesperson from State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, three distress calls on the incident were received by Malaysia

Illicit fags worth RM124k seized

KUCHING: A total of 87,240 sticks of regular and clove illicit cigarettes worth RM124,296 was seized at a commercial centre in Jalan Penrissen, last Wednesday. Also seized were two vehicles where the contraband cigarettes were found. The vehicles were worth RM80,000 and RM90,000 each respectively.  According to a report, Sarawak

Police: Schools observe strict SOP compliance

KUCHING: Police have observed that all secondary schools here complied with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the Ministry of Education (MoE), when schools reopened nationwide on Wednesday (June 24). Kuching acting OCPD Supt Merbin Lisa said police monitored the situation starting from 6.45am as Form Five and Form

One closed, four compounded

KUCHING: A business premises here was ordered to close while four others were slapped with compounds during an operation to check on the recovery movement control order (RMCO) compliance on Tuesday. Thirty-three premises in the Tabuan Tranquility area — 15 retail outlets, 13 eateries, four barber shops-hair salons and one

Motorcyclists injured in hit-and-run

KUCHING: A man and his son were injured in a hit-and-run accident at Jalan Datuk Marican Salleh, here on Tuesday. The victims were identified as Noran Buang, 46, and his son Mohd Nor Amri, 22. According to State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu, the 1.56pm incident

Extortion gang busted

KUCHING: Police have arrested six members of an extortion gang here.  The suspects, aged between 23 and 52 years, were arrested by a team from Criminal Investigation Department, Kuching IPD between 3pm and 9pm on Tuesday (23 june). The arrests were made after the Kuching district police headquarters received a

Rela keeps villages safe, says rep

KUCHING: The People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) is one of the frontline forces that helps prevent the transmission of Covid-19. Demak Laut assemblyman Dr Hazland Abang Hipni said Rela plays a significant role, especially in maintaining and controlling the safety of villages during the movement control order (MCO), conditional movement control

Sigh of relief for teachers

KUCHING: As schools reopen today, teachers are letting a sigh of relief with the decision, despite the country is still battling with Covid-19 pandemic. It is no doubt teachers had to find alternatives to keep the education of their children moving during the last three months but nothing can rival