Author: Connie Chieng

Drivers slightly hurt in collision

KUCHING: A lorry landed on its side after it collided with a car at a roundabout in MJC Batu Kawa near here at about 11.30am, yesterday. Fortunately, both drivers sustained only minor injuries. The front of the car was however badly damaged. After the collision passers-by helped the lorry driver

Traffic summons discount draws huge crowds

KUCHING: Most Sarawakians love to do things at the last minute, including paying their traffic summonses. On Wednesday, both the Simpang Tiga police and the Kubah Ria station traffic counters were opened to late payers of summonses, offering a 50 per cent discount, held in conjunction with Ops Selamat Hari

Biker injured in collision

KUCHING: A motorcyclist sustained a deep cut on his left knee and face after a lorry collided with his motorcycle at Mile 13, Kuching-Serian Road, yesterday. The motorcyclist in his 20s was making an illegal U-turn when a lorry ferrying goods crashed into him after the driver failed to slam

Suicide attempt: Cops open investigation paper

KUCHING: Kuching district police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said police have opened an investigation paper of a case involving a 25-year-old man who attempted suicide by drinking weedkiller yesterday. On Wednesay night at about 8.30pm, the man had returned back home angry and grumpy. His family members were

Bomb joke not funny in airports

KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii has called on parents to advise their children not to mention bombs in security areas as public safety and security is a sensitive subject and of paramount importance at all times. Yii when contacted by New Sarawak Tribune said a passenger’s joke about

Jail reduced for woman with mental issues

KUCHING: A woman’s jail sentence was cut short after her father appealed to have her not charged a second time in a drug case as she is facing mental issues. The woman is serving a jail sentence for the first offence. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Public Complaints Bureau chief,

Airport bomb joke lands man in lockup

KUCHING: A 27-year-old man en route to Kuala Lumpur ended up in a police cell instead on Tuesday afternoon. The man, who was on a 1pm flight to the federal capital, was checking in at the Kuching International Airport (KIA) counter when a security guard asked him about the content

Engineer, mechanic late for work after crossing path

KUCHING: An engineer and a mechanic were both late for work yesterday after their paths crossed at about 7.45am. The engineer was coming out of a lane at Tabuan Laru heading to Demak Laut when he collided with the mechanic, who was speeding to get past the green traffic light.

Making soap bars for a worthy social cause

KUCHING: Mick Nah Wai Murn has successfully started a mini soap-making studio to sustain the running of a social cause that she has so passionately pursued. Starting a year ago, the Singaporean, who is married to a local, said the profits from her projects had gone towards assisting single mothers and the

Man dies on way to hospital

KUCHING: A self-employed man died after collapsing at a coffee shop in Batu Kawa New Township on Monday night. The deceased has been identified as Yee Chin Chao from Taman Peony, Matang. Yee was drinking with his friends at the coffee shop when he collapsed and fell. His friends then