The tumour grew to over 1kg in weight for eight years before it was finally removed.

Lahad Datu hospital removes 1.03kg growth from woman’s face

KOTA KINABALU: A tumour that has been growing on the cheek of a woman here for the past eight years has finally been removed. The woman, Nur Patma Jimlani, said she was diagnosed eight years ago with pleomorphic adenoma – a non-cancerous tumour that develops on the salivary glands. She said it started as a small bean-like...

A map showing the affected roads that will be closed or diverted for the street parade proper on August 5.

Several roads in Kuching closed to traffic on Aug 3, 4 for street parade rehearsal, Aug 5 for proper event

KUCHING (Aug 2): Several roads here will be closed to traffic to make way for a street parade rehearsal to commemorate Sarawak’s 60th Independence on August 3 and 4. Kuching district police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah in a statement said the affected roads are Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman/Jalan Main Bazaar; Jalan Borneo/Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman; and...

Winners from Sarawak, Selangor and Johor share RM12 mln jackpot

A renovation contractor from Sarawak, who bought an i-System 12 ticket, won RM1.5 million from the jackpot. – AFP photo KUCHING (Aug 1): Lucky winners from Sarawak, Selangor and Johor shared the RM12 million Toto 4D Jackpot 1 on July 19. A renovation contractor from Sarawak, who bought an i-System 12 ticket, won RM1.5 million from the...

Body in suitcase: Husband, wife sentenced to death

Cheung and Seow being led from the court after sentencing. SIBU (July 31): A couple from the Klang Valley was sentenced to death by the High Court here today for the murder of a 38-year-old woman in 2020, whose body was found in a suitcase dumped by the roadside. Judge Datuk Christopher Chin pronounced the sentence against...

Clerk loses over RM1mil in love scam

SIBU: A 56-year-old female clerk here was cheated of RM1.06mil in a love scam, says Sarawak deputy commissioner of police Datuk Mancha Ata. He said Sibu police had on Monday (July 31) received a report from the 56-year-old woman claiming that she was conned by a man she met on social media. "The victim said she met...

Enhance use of UAVs to strengthen Esscom’s role in maintaining security, says Hajiji

KOTA KINABALU: It is time for Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) to enhance the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) as part of their assets to maintain security at the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (Esszone). Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor (pic) who is Esszone committee chairman said adoption of newer technologies like UAV drones would...

MO at Likas hospital in the soup over rudeness to emergency patient

KOTA KINABALU: A medical officer at the Women and Children’s Hospital in Likas near here is in hot water for allegedly being rude to a patient waiting at the emergency unit last week. The officer, identified only as Azlinah, was said to have scolded and spoke in rude tones to a patient who asked about the...

‘Mr Fixer’ syndicate busted in Sabah

KOTA KINABALU: A syndicate that purportedly promised it could close graft cases being investigated by the authorities has been busted by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Six men and a woman, who posed as MACC and Home Ministry personnel, are believed to have cheated victims of hundreds of thousands of ringgit by offering to “settle” cases. “They...

Hunting a man-eating croc

KOTA KINABALU: A process of “deduction and elimination” helped wildlife rangers pick out and kill a man-eating crocodile in Tawau. Sabah Wildlife Department director Augustine Tuuga said the rangers were surveying the crocodile-infested area around Kg Sungai Mas Mas for a while and zoomed in on the largest reptile in the area. The rangers shot the crocodile...

Kuching to test smart tram

PETALING JAYA: The world’s first hydrogen-powered tram, developed in China, is on its way from its production site in Hunan province to Malaysia where it will be a prototype for Kuching’s urban transport system. It will be shipped from Shanghai to be used as part of Kuching’s autonomous rapid transit (ART) system, China Global Television Network...