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Miri knifepoint carjacking: One arrested, accomplice hunted as SUV recovered
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (265+ words) MIRI (May 19): Police have arrested a man and recovered a sports utility vehicle (SUV) following an armed carjacking in the Miri Times Square area on Sunday. Miri police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said the incident took place around…...
Four rescued after vehicle trapped in Niah floodwaters
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (107+ words) MIRI (Dec 9): Four individuals were rescued after their vehicle became trapped in rising floodwaters at Jalan Penerangan, Sepupok, Niah on Tuesday morning. The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba Sarawak) operations centre said it received a distress call at 9. 09am. "A…...
Worker dies in freak accident after being trapped in stone grinder
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (128+ words) Rescuers carrying the victim's body after it was successfully extricated from the machine. KUCHING (Oct 7): A 37-year-old worker was killed after he was pinned to a stone grinder machine at a factory along Jalan Expressway here this morning. The Sarawak…...
Contractor dies after being buried in landslide at UMS
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (123+ words) Fire and rescue personnel removing the victim's body from the landslide at the UMS construction site. KOTA KINABALU (Sept 6): A contractor was killed after being buried in a landslide at a construction site in Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) on Saturday....
Contractor fined after three workers electrocuted
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (129+ words) The Kota Kinabalu Court Complex. E. Royston Tan, 36, pleaded guilty before judge Hurman Hussain to a charge under Sub-Section 55(1) of the Electricity Supply Enactment 2024, punishable under Sub-Section 55(2) of the same Enactment. The charge carries a maximum fine of RM300, 000 or imprisonment of…...
When going viral becomes fatal
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (877+ words) She may be too young to read comments, but not too young to be watched by thousands. Is this consent, or coercion in cute disguise? IN chasing for more clicks, shares, likes, gifts and monetary returns of their social media…...