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- Harrowing crash for teacher in swampy land
- Man dies, his son injured when car flipped over
- Four motorcycle theft ring suspects nabbed
- Temple guard kayoed and housewife robbed walking home
- ‘Normal to have differences in political parties’
- DAP’s ‘Impian Sarawak’ merely a political agenda, says Abdullah Saidol
| Harrowing crash for teacher in swampy land Posted: 17 Apr 2014 12:57 PM PDT MIRI: A teacher in his 50's was lucky to survive a single vehicle accident on Wednesday night, when his 4WD went out of control before turning turtle in mushy undergrowth by the roadside along the Miri by-pass. His four-wheel-drive toppled over in the bushes after it skidded off the road, leaving the driver pinned in the driver's seat. The victim was heading towards the airport from Pujut area before the mishap occurred around 9pm. He was travelling alone in the vehicle. One fire engine from Lopeng Fire Station dashed to the scene, which was located at about some 200 metres from the station. It took firemen about 15 minutes to extricate the victim from the vehicle. The injured driver was sent to Miri Hospital.  We encourage commenting on our stories to give readers a chance to express their opinions; please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. While the comments here reflect the views of the readers, they are not necessarily that of Borneo Post Online. Borneo Post Online reserves the right not to publish or to remove comments that are offensive or volatile. Please read the Commenting Rules.  |
| Man dies, his son injured when car flipped over Posted: 17 Apr 2014 12:56 PM PDT SIBU: A man died on the spot while his son was seriously injured when the car they were in flipped over on the way from Sibu to Daro around noon yesterday. They were passing by Tanjung Manis when a punctured tyre caused them to lost control of the car, which flipped over several times. Yu Jun Nang, a 60-year-old from Lada Road, fractured his right shoulder, injured his head, waist and chest and passed on. His son suffered injuries to his head, stomach and ribs, and was semi-conscious when he was sent to the Sibu Hospital, arriving at 2pm. We encourage commenting on our stories to give readers a chance to express their opinions; please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. While the comments here reflect the views of the readers, they are not necessarily that of Borneo Post Online. Borneo Post Online reserves the right not to publish or to remove comments that are offensive or volatile. Please read the Commenting Rules. |
| Four motorcycle theft ring suspects nabbed Posted: 17 Apr 2014 12:55 PM PDT KUCHING: Four members of a motorcycle theft ring were arrested by police within hours of stealing a bike at Tabuan Jaya on Wednesday night. The suspects, all local men, were nabbed by a task force team from district police headquarters at a house in Petra Jaya around 10pm, some two hours after they allegedly committed the crime. Police were able to recover the stolen machine at the house and detained the four men in lock-up pending further investigation. A source disclosed that one of the arrested suspects, a 38-year-old, is believed to be the mastermind of the group who possesses prior arrest records for motorcycle theft and house breaking. In a separate case, an insurance broker lodged a police report after his Toyota Landcruiser was stolen from the carpark of Sarawak General Hospital on Wednesday. The 53-year-old discovered the theft around 1.30pm when he returned to the carpark and saw it was no longer where he had parked it. Apart from losing his vehicle, the broker also lost some valuables in the form of wristwatches, branded shoes, some cash and a number of personal documents. Police are investigating. |
| Temple guard kayoed and housewife robbed walking home Posted: 17 Apr 2014 12:53 PM PDT KUCHING: A temple security guard was assaulted and robbed by two men after he initially tried to stop them from stealing batteries from a lorry along Jalan Tabuan early yesterday. The 46-year-old victim was patrolling the temple premises around 4am when he saw two men trying to dismantle the batteries of a lorry parked across the road at Chonglin Park commercial centre. He immediately dashed towards the pair and shouted at them to stop, but ended up being knocked out cold after one of the men struck his head with a metal pipe. When he came to several minutes later, he found a nasty gash on his head and was relieved of his wallet and mobile phone by the robbers who were long gone. Meanwhile, a housewife from Indonesia lodged a police report after she was robbed of her handbag at the same commercial centre at about the same time yesterday morning. The 33-year-old woman said she was walking back home around 4.15am when a man suddenly appeared and pointed a sharp object at her. He then grabbed her handbag, which contained about RM800 and her passport, before escaping in a Proton Saga car. The victim, who was unsure if there was anyone else inside the car, managed to record the vehicle's plate number and forwarded the information to police for investigation. We encourage commenting on our stories to give readers a chance to express their opinions; please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. While the comments here reflect the views of the readers, they are not necessarily that of Borneo Post Online. Borneo Post Online reserves the right not to publish or to remove comments that are offensive or volatile. Please read the Commenting Rules. |
| ‘Normal to have differences in political parties’ Posted: 17 Apr 2014 12:52 PM PDT by Geryl Ogilvy Ruekeith, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on April 18, 2014, Friday KUCHING: Dissatisfied SPDP members should conduct themselves in a mature and professional manner in public and stop airing their grouses through the media. Its president Tan Sri William Mawan advised members not to take pride in spilling their dissatisfaction all over in trying to prove who's right and who's wrong. While it was deemed healthy and democratic for members to make known their opinions in public, he said there was a limit to what one could do when addressing party problems through the press. He said now was the time for the party to discuss the right steps and actions to take, rather than having everyone pointing fingers at each other. Mawan advised disgruntled individuals to utilise all available venues and forums to discuss their predicaments. He said he would initiate some kind of meeting where everybody could voice out their opinions if this could calm everybody and end all disputes. He added that apart from SPDP's next triennial general assembly which is only a year away, the party has various forums and avenues to discuss its problems. "It is human nature that when one argues, one always wants to come out on top. One wants to be looked as the better person, being right all along. I want these things to stop. Try to use other available avenues to address party problems and grouses. "I am sure everybody will come to their senses and will talk," he told a press conference at Kuching International Airport VIP lounge here yesterday. Mawan went on to say that it was important for all party members to act with caution, have restraint and be more responsible when airing their opinions in public. The internal party feud started following disapproval of some party members over the reinstatement of SPDP former elected representatives namely Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Peter Nansian, Datuk Sylvester Entri (Marudi), Rosey Yunus (Bekenu) and Paulus Palu Gumbang (Batu Danau). They were part of a Group of Five (G5), which included former Mas Gading MP Datuk Dr Tiki Lafe, sacked by SPDP between November 2011 and January 2012 for gross insubordination. "Internal bickering and disagreements are normal in all political parties be it the BN or the opposition. It is something we cannot avoid as differences are necessary for any political party to get through from one point or another. "I'm sure this thing will die down soon. Meanwhile, we will try to contain the matter so that it would not spill over and affect the government and BN as a whole," On the party's future amid the ongoing internal dispute, Mawan believed that SPDP had strong acquaintances and supporters who would come around to help its members see the clearer picture. "We will get through this. We will be alright, I can feel it," he added, |
| DAP’s ‘Impian Sarawak’ merely a political agenda, says Abdullah Saidol Posted: 17 Apr 2014 12:51 PM PDT SIBU: BN's policies have always been about the people's interest, doesn't matter which political party they are alliance to, chief political secretary to the Chief Minister Abdullah Saidol said yesterday. He said BN Sarawak had consistently delivered the necessary development, including the rural area. "And, we don't shout loud about it, unlike what DAP has done about its 'Impian Sarawak'. "Impian Sarawak is merely a political agenda of the DAP," he suggested. Added Abdullah: "DAP makes so much noise and publicity about its so-called small rural project, which is deemed not sincere. Nobody believes that DAP truly care about rural affairs. "As for us, we are ever willing to admit that we need to improve our delivery system and method due to the vast areas that need to be covered. "Proper planning is definitely essential and crucial, so that funds are not put to waste," Abdullah, who is Semop assemblyman, pointed out. He was commenting on news report that Pujut assemblyman Fong Pau Teck had not discounted the possibility of joining BN. Fong, who was shown the door by DAP, reportedly said he could consider joining one of the BN's component parties in Sarawak if the coalition's policies were fair to the people, particularly when it came to Chinese-medium schools. Abdullah said he believed that Fong wanted to serve the people better and he could not do that on DAP platform. "Perhaps, few others in DAP have the same sentiment, similar to YB Pujut, but not dare to show it yet." "There is too much politics in the opposition. They concentrate too much effort on acquiring political power that their so-called caring for the people is glaringly artificial," Abdullah claimed. |
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