Author: Connie Chieng

Asthmatic noodle seller dies en route to hospital

KUCHING: A noodle stall hawker at Jalan Pending here was believed to have died of asthma in her husband’s car on the way to Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). Phiong Hui Li, 34, from Semarax Garden at Jalan Dato Mohd Musa in Samarahan was working at her stall when at about

Illegal gambling blamed for high drug abuse cases

KUCHING: Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang was very unhappy with the fact that Padawan has been identified as one of the districts with the highest drug abuse cases in the state. He blamed illegal gambling as the cause of the high inflow of drugs into the district. “It was

Robbery makes couple RM60,000 poorer

KUCHING: A computer technician and his wife from Senggi Park in Siniawan, Bau   were robbed of a car and other valuables worth a total of RM60,000 at 3am this morning. The victim said he and his wife were sleeping when five robbers entered their house through the rear kitchen window.

Driver escapes drowning in waterlogged monsoon drain

KUCHING: A driver thanked his lucky stars that he escaped with his life after his car went down a deep monsoon drain along Jalan Ling Kai Cheng in Sibu yesterday. The 33-year-old driver from Kampung Hilir was driving alone when his car went out of control and it went into

Suspect in fatal hit-and-run accident wanted by police

KUCHING: Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle, possibly a four-wheel drive vehicle, involved in last Tuesday night’s hit-and-run accident which took the life of a motorcyclist. The accident happened about 9pm near Kpg Jampari, Jln Lundu-Sematan. The body Bong Nyong Poh, 45, from Kampung Sebriris in Lundu

Yap’s assistance sought to settle road access dispute

KUCHING: For the past 30 years, the only access to the wooden house of Tan, a resident at Mile 14, Kuching-Serian Road, is a road built on an adjacent piece of land belonging to a company. Now, Tan and his family are worried the road will be blocked because the

Boarders get RM3,000 for sleeping comfy

KUCHING: The Primary Six students of SK St Raymond in Mujat, Serian will no longer sleep on the wooden floor as the school has been given a grant to purchase proper sleeping items. The grant worth RM3,000, which was contributed by Deputy Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Chong Chieng

MPP chairman asked to answer a few questions

KUCHING: Special Assistant to Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Deputy Minister Chong Chieng Jen, Abdul Aziz Isa, has hit back at Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang concerning a RM800,000 new hawker centre. In a press statement, Aziz claimed that Lo has smeared his reputation by giving false

Motorcycle shop destroyed in fire

KUCHING: A shop selling motorcycles and tyres at Batu Kawa here was destroyed in an early morning fire yesterday with huge losses to the proprietor. Many tyres and 50 motorcycles were also burnt in the fire which destroyed 70 per cent of the shop. Members of the public who spotted

Drug peddler and woman in stolen car arrested after hitting lamp post

KUCHING: A couple who fled from the police was arrested at Matang after their stolen car hit a lamp post at about 1.15am yesterday. The suspects – a 53-year-old man from Kpg Sungai Duuh, Mile 17, Kuching-Serian Road and a 33-year-old woman from Jalan Matang – were acting suspiciously in