The year 2021 began in Sarawak on a tragic note as nine people drowned after the four-wheel-drive they were in plunged into Sungai Batang Lupar from the Triso ferry jetty in Sri Aman this afternoon.

According to information obtained from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre (PGO), all nine victims, comprising five males and four females, were pulled out of the river by members of the public...