Author: Daryll Law

Manhunt for teenager

SERIAN: Police have launched a manhunt for a teenager accused of raping his 24-year-old disabled neighbour. District police chief DSP Aswandy Anis said the incident came to light when the victim delivered a baby boy on July 18 this year, at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH), prompting the victim’s mother

Cycle Cops hit the streets

KUCHING: Fifteen cops took to the streets of the city last Friday as part of a community policing, initiative and engagement programme organised by the Central Police Station. Headed by its officer-in-charge ASP Ahmad Abang, he said cyclists comprising an officer and 14 personnel patrolled eight locations, namely Jalan Gambier,

Drivers’ day of freak accidents

KUCHING: A driver accidentally stepped on the accelerator pedal instead of the brakes, and the result was, to say the least, bad. His four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle rammed into a stationery car in front, causing both vehicles to crash through the glass wall of a convenience store at a petrol station

Death of Indonesian man is by asphyxiation

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The cause of death of an Indonesian man who was found in a ditch with his hands tied behind his back was asphyxiation, due to drowning compounded by blunt trauma to head. The body was found nearby the Sarawak Tropical Peat Research Institute (Tropi), at the Kuching-Samarahan Expressway.

Body in suitcase: Woman nabbed

KUCHING: Police have arrested a second suspect to facilitate investigation into the murder of a man, whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase floating in a river at Kampung Pangkalan Baik in Bau last Friday. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the suspect, a 56-year-old woman would

Man found hanged in commercial block

KUCHING: A 39-year-old businessman was found hanged at a commercial block in Jalan Pending here yesterday. District police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said the man was found by his employee around 10.16am before the police was notified. “Paramedics pronounced the victim dead and that body was brought to

Man found dead in front of temple

BAU: A man was found dead in front of a temple in Siniawan yesterday. Sources said the victim, who was an avid temple goer, would normally participate in the temple’s events and performances such as karaoke. Witnesses said People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) members were on duty at the multi-purpose hall

Man remanded over dead body in the bag

BAU: A 28-year-old man here has been arrested and placed on seven-day remand to facilitate investigation into the discovery of a dead body inside a locked luggage found afloat in a river at Kampung Pangkalan Baik on Friday night. Court Registrar Aida Montong granted the police investigation officer’s application to

Bullying in schools must stop

KUCHING: Bullying is an arduous issue to be eliminated from schools. Parents are concerned because it could lead to fights, causing serious injuries or even deaths. Equally concerned is Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences senior medical lecturer Dr Ang Ai Ling (pic) who said many

Many new faces in list of councillors: Uggah

KUCHING: There will be many new faces in the list of councillors appointed to sit in local authorities across the state. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, in confirming this said councillor positions previously held by Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) will be replaced with appointees from Gabungan Parti Sarawak