KUCHING: A 62-year-old man, infected with rabies, is in a critical condition at the isolation ward of the Sarawak General Hospital. This latest rabies victim was bitten by a dog in the Pending area near his house. He was treated but failed to get better. He was sent to the
KUCHING: According to the World Health Organisation, at least 59 countries have decriminalised suicide, said Kuching MP Dr Kevin Yii yesterday. “Attempted suicide is decriminalised in North America, all of Europe, most of South America and some parts of Asia. “Even United Kingdom, of which the British Common Law formed
KUCHING: The villagers will be repairing potholes in three gravel lanes at Kampung Beradau near Siburan on a “gotong royong” basis soon. The village head Davinson Davis recently received a cheque for RM2,000 from Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Deputy Minister Chong Chieng Jen to buy gravels to repair the
KUCHING: A woman, believed to be a Chinese national, jumped from a building at Stutong yesterday at about 5.30am. Kuching police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Dani confirmed that police were informed of a woman lying on the ground floor of a building. She was sent to the Sarawak General
KUCHING: A freak accident caused a man to lose his life after he tried to repair his own car. The accident happened at about 7 pm yesterday when the man aged 62, could not start his car at his own house in Three Hills Park. He then jacked up his car
KUCHING: The state Democratic Action Party (DAP) did not sack Voon Lee Shan, party organising secretary Violet Yong. “There was no sacking at all, so I can say he is not truthful,” she said, adding that the state DAP would be sending a show cause letter to Voon, now the
KUCHING: Pending Assemblywoman Violet Yong and Special Assistant to Kota Sentosa assemblyman Chong Chieng Jen, Sim Kiat Leng donated a total of RM15,000 to Hng Nam Siang Tng yesterday morning. Yong said the money from allocation of Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumerism Affairs, Chong Chieng Jen was meant
KUCHING: Padawan police arrested a 48-year-old man in his house at Taman Palma Indah, Matang here at 11.30am on Monday. The police team led by Inspector Nicodemus Branking searched the house and found syabu weighting 5.62 gms with a street value of RM1,052. The suspect was tested positive for drugs
KUCHING: A 86-year-old man has died – two days after being discharged from the Sibu Hospital. Mail Gambung was admitted to the hospital on the night of May 28 after being beaten by his stepson, 61, in their longhouse at Ganja Putus Paku, Spaoh, Betong. Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID)
KUCHING: Lundu police chief DSP Wong Chee Keong is appealing to members of the public to stop the spread of misleading and fake information on the security and safety of Lundu district. According to Wong, a video is being circulated depicting the influx of illegal Indonesians with the message that
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