BINTULU: Police here picked up a man aged 33 on suspicion of drug abuse. Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit said the suspect was arrested at Kampung Baru on Thursday (June 30) and he had in his possession 0.6g of amphetamine. “We also conducted a urine test on the suspect and
BETONG: A fire broke out in a fast-food outlet early this morning but fortunately, no one was injured. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said it received a distress call regarding the blaze at around 4.05am. Firefighters rushed to the outlet situated in Saratok and reported that “the fire occurred
BAU: A study will be conducted anytime soon to deepen the Sarawak Kanan River to be converted as a riverine transportation and tourist attraction. Transport Deputy Minister Datuk Henry Harry Jinep said an allocation has been prepared for the study to be conducted and the project is under the 12th
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Firemen had to break into a wet market construction site in order to put out the fire at a public toilets building early today. According to the state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operation centre, they received a report of a burning house in Kampung Tambirat Hilir at
KUCHING: A minister applauded the success of the Gawai Bazaar 2022 which provided opportunities to the locals, particularly the natives, to make money. Datuk John Sikie Tayai, the Minister in the Premier’s Department, said the event helped entrepreneurs to make profit and contribute to the economy. “This is very encouraging
KUCHING: The top leadership of Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) has not decided on the position of independent Lubok Antu MP Jugah Mayung who recently applied to rejoin the party. “From what I know, the party has yet to make a decision on Jugah Mayung. We have not held any meeting
SEMATAN: The placement of artificial reefs in the sea will help local fishermen to generate more incomes from their catches as the rocks will home to a number of marine species. “This project has been implemented way back until now and we have seen an improvement to the local fishermen’s
KUCHING: A non-permanent structure was completely destroyed in a blaze. However, no one was harmed or injured in the fire incident. The Operation Centre of the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said in a stament that the incident reportedly occurred at 12.49pm today. It said a fire engulfed a
MIRI: A local elderly man went missing from a hospital and the district police are on the lookout for the man. Miri district police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu in a statement yesterday said that a police report was lodged regarding the 63-year-old man who went missing at 1.36pm on
BINTULU: Eleven local men were apprehended by the district police on Tuesday (June 21) for alleged drug abuse activities. Bintulu police in their Facebook post on Wednesday (June 22) stated that the arrests were made during raids under operation codenamed Ops Tapis-Khas that were held at Jalan Abang Galau and
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