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Burglars’ close brush with cops

KUCHING: Two burglars abandoned their motorcycle at Jalan Airport Road after being chased by police yesterday. Detectives from Kuching were patrolling King Centre at about 1.30pm when they saw a man breaking into a car parked there. One of the burglars had managed to open the car door and was inside

Caught red-handed selling illegal lottery tickets

KUCHING: A man was arrested for selling illegal lottery tickets in a grocery shop in Kampung Stenggang, Bau on Wednesday afternoon. The suspect, 43, was caught red-handed when Bau police went around town during “Ops Dadu” at about 4pm. Bau police chief DSP Poge Nyaon confirmed that his men had

Tip-off leads to log seizure

SIBU: A public tip-off led to the seizure of 90 illegally-fell timber logs worth RM282,500 by an enforcement led by the 10th Battalion General Operations Force (GOF) here on Wednesday. The other agencies involved in the operation included two officers each from the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) and the Security

Report lodged against Facebooker

MIRI: A group of people, who call themselves “The Dayak Activists”, has lodged a police report yesterday morning against a Facebook user who allegedly insulted the Dayaks on social media. The group of five, led by Jeffry Unggat, 47, arrived at the Miri Central Police Station (CPS) at 10.20am. Jeffry

Over 80 percent trust police

KUCHING: How much do Malaysians trust the police? According to a survey conducted by a PhD candidate here recently, the trust level is 80.9 percent. The survey which covered 500 respondents was based on eight criteria, said Sarawak Community Policing Association (SCPA) in a media statement released yesterday. The assessments were

Gawai-Raya luncheon features Sarawakian delicacies

KUCHING: Local company Socoe Sdn Bhd yesterday hosted a Gawai-Raya luncheon which featured famous Sarawakian delicacies as well as Western food at its office in Bangunan Opulent here. Socoe is the system provider for the recent eWanita-JWKS Platform; a social community programme which aimed to help Sarawakian women bring their

Miri travel fair is back

MIRI: The fourth edition of Miri Matta Travel Fair is here again, offering a wide range of exciting travel packages and opportunities. To be held at E-Mart Riam shopping mall from this coming June 28 to 30, a total of 40 booths have been fully-booked for the event organised by

STA spends quarter million on coming expo

KUCHING: Sarawak Timber Association (STA) has so far spent about RM250,000 in preparation for the coming Sarawak Timber SMEs Expo 2019 which will take place at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) from June 27 to June 30. This was revealed by STA senior manager Annie Ting during an exclusive interview

Money cause of most non-Muslim divorces

KUCHING: Malaysia recorded a total of 6,901 divorce cases among non-Muslims last year, with 43 percent or 2,971 cases caused by financial stress. The majority of the divorces involved people aged between 30 and 34 years. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Children Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, who

Civil servant among 15 drug arrests

KUCHING: A civil servant was among 15 people arrested by police in an operation on Wednesday. Sarawak Head of Narcotics Supt Sahar Abdul Latif said the arrest came following months of intelligence work. He said police raided a detached kampung house, which was apparently a drug den, in Marip Atas, Engkilili,