Author: Clement Erik Wong

Contraband beer worth over RM38k seized

KUCHING: The Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 seized 250 crates of beer with unpaid tax and Customs duties during an operation on Tuesday (Jan 19). Its commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said his men came across a suspicious lorry in Kota Sentosa at 2.15pm while conducting Ops Landai patrolling activities. He

Motorcyclist killed in accident

KUCHING: A 30-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle accident at KM60, Kuching-Sri Aman Road, Serian on Tuesday. Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the victim, identified as Mohammad Eldi Hanani, from Kampung Hilir, Serian, was riding alone from Serian town towards Sri Aman at

Form Five student falls off school building

KUCHING: What was supposed to be a happy ‘back-to-school’ day for a Form Five student turned tragic today (Jan 20) when he allegedly fell from the third floor of a school building at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Petra Jaya. Kuching district police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani in confirming

Repair roads cut off by landslides, Mambong rep urges JKR

KUCHING: Datuk Dr Jerip Susil has called on relevant agencies and the Public Works Department (JKR) to repair roads cut off by landslides in his constituency. The Mambong assemblyman said 37 houses and three road shoulders were affected by the natural disaster. “The Mambong constituency is a hilly area and

Sleepless nights for granny due to landslide

KUCHING: Nona Budis has been experiencing sleepless nights ever since the walls of her home at Kampung Garung here collapsed due to a landslide. The walls were twice hit by landslides, namely the first happened in August last year and the recent incident was last Tuesday (Jan 12). Recounting the

Work hand in hand with government

KUCHING: Sarawakians have been told to do their part and give their full cooperation, to overcome the Covid-19 situation in the state that has worsened over the past two weeks. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the public needed to work together with the

Beluru district turns red

KUCHING: Beluru District was declared a Covid-19 red zone today (Jan 18) after recording 42 locally transmitted cases in the past 14 days. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said there were 27 positive cases involving the Pasai Cluster reported in the district today (Jan

Firefighters free driver trapped in tanker

KUCHING: A tanker collided with a lorry in Jalan Bako here on Monday, trapping the driver of the tanker inside. He was freed later by firefighters, who responded to an emergency call at 9.06am. “Eleven firefighters from the Tabuan Jaya Fire and Rescue Station were despatched to the location. The

3 compounded, 1 arrested at massage centre

KUCHING: Three men were compounded and a foreign woman was arrested after a late-night karaoke session at a reflexology massage centre at Bandar Baru Batu Kawa on Sunday (Jan 17) night. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said a raid, dubbed Ops Covid-19, was conducted by a team of

Miri, Sibu record fatal cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two deaths in a span of four days due to Covid-19. One was recorded on July 14 and the other today. The previous reported death was on July 26 last year when a 63-year-old woman passed away at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC)