SIBU, March 12 — A 12-foot-long stray python weighing six kilograms was safely captured by the Sibu Jaya Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) in Taman Kristal Phase 2 here this afternoon. Sibu Zone 4 Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief Andy Alie said a two-member team from the Sibu Jaya station was dispatched to the […]
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SIBU, Feb 6 — Two business owners remanded yesterday to assist with the investigation of alleged bribery for monopolising all projects awarded by government departments for two districts in Sarawak were released on Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) bail here today. Both men represented by defence counsels Boston Ho, Alexander Ling, Clement Hii, and Darren Ling
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SIBU, Jan 15 — The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Air Unit on Monday transported a critically-ill child patient from Sibu Hospital to Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) in Kuching for further treatment. Bomba Sibu chief Andy Alie said their helicopter departed Sibu Hospital at 10.30am and landed at Bomba Sarawak Headquarters in Kuching an hour
KANOWIT, Jan 13 — A couple and their four-month-old baby girl were rescued today after their vehicle became trapped in floodwaters along Jalan Lukut Penyulau here. According to the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), two firefighters from the Kanowit fire station were despatched to the location following a call received at 6.15am. “Upon arrival, firefighters
Sibu: Seramai 28 orang termasuk pemandu berdepan detik cemas apabila bas ekspres dinaiki mereka, dalam perjalanan dari Kapit menuju ke Sibu, terbalik akibat kemalangan kendiri di Simpang Pangkalan Majau, Jalan Kapit/Song, dekat Kanowit, petang tadi. Ketua Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM) Zon Sibu Andy Alie berkata 12 lelaki dan enam wanita yang mengalami cedera
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SIBU, Jan 3 — The Magistrates’ Court here today fined a lorry driver RM4,000 in default two months’ jail for threatening singer Nor Ashima Ramli, also known as Baby Shima, on social media. Mel Maxpherson Munded, 35, who did not have legal counsel, was released after settling the fine. He was convicted on his own
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SIBU, Dec 28 — A multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) still under repairs was completely destroyed after it caught on fire in a residential area at Lorong Ulu Sungai Merah here late Thursday night. According to the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), they received a distress call around 12.10am before dispatching a team of 12 firemen
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — Police are investigating the motive behind a shooting incident targeting a house on Jalan Lada, Sibu, early yesterday morning. The incident, which occurred around 1.50am, left bullet marks on a vehicle and the upper part of the house, according to a report published in Buletin TV3 today. Sibu district police
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SIBU, Nov 16 — A local woman in her 30s fell victim to a love scam, losing RM86,841, after meeting a Korean man through the Tinder app in June. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the private sector worker reported to the police on Thursday that the suspect had promised to meet her on
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Sibu: Polis sedang giat mengesan suspek yang menembak seorang lelaki dalam kejadian di Lorong Wong King Huo 21 di sini petang semalam. Ketua Polis Daerah Sibu ACP Zulkipli Suhaili berkata suspek yang belum dikenal pasti itu melepaskan tembakan terhadap mangsa berusia 46 tahun menyebabkan kecederaan pada bahu kanan dalam kejadian pada kira-kira 2.20 petang. “Hanya
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SIBU, Oct 23 — The Magistrates’ Court here today sentenced a 46-year-old man to three years in prison for voluntarily causing hurt to his own father. Nazri Yakup pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 324 of the Penal Code read together with Section 326A of the same Code. Section 324 provides for up to
SIBU, Oct 6 — The federal government has spent RM268 million for the Sibu Flood Mitigation Project (RTB), which comprises three phases in total, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. He said the project began with the implementation of Phase 1 and 2, which had a combined contract cost of RM183 million and
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