Sunday, 3 August 2025

Author: Allan Jay

Food importer fined RM21,000 over use of banned preservatives

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined a food importing company RM21,000 after it pleaded guilty to seven counts of illegally adding a banned non-nutritive artificial sweetener to preserve food products. The case was heard before two magistrates yesterday (Jun 23). Three charges were read before Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan, while

Man arrested for having syabu, pills worth RM600

BAU: Narcotics police arrested a local man for allegedly possessing various drugs worth RM600 in an operation codenamed ‘Op Tapis’ yesterday (Jun 23). Bau police chief DSP Dr Daram Ruer said the 27-year-old suspect was stopped for inspection at around 10 am by the roadside in Kampung Sibuluh. “Further checks

Two killed after lorries collide, overturn down slope

BINTULU: A lorry driver and his passenger were killed in a tragic two-vehicle collision near the Sungai Asap junction yesterday (June 23). The victims, identified as Ling Kwan Hian and Nicholas Sigo, both aged 40, were travelling in a three-tonne lorry when it collided with a five-tonne lorry laden with

Strong border teamwork vital to curb subsidy misuse

TEBEDU: Close cooperation among enforcement agencies is crucial to curb the smuggling and misappropriation of subsidised goods, particularly along Malaysia’s porous border areas. In this respect Deputy Minister for Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Senator Dr Fuziah Salleh commended the joint efforts of multiple agencies including the General

Operation nets nine motorcycles, 36 summonses issued

MIRI: Traffic police have issued a total of 36 summonses and seized nine motorcycles during an integrated ‘Op Samseng Jalanan’ here over the weekend. Miri police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said the operation, which took place from around 11pm on June 21 until 3am the following morning, was

29 foreigners rounded up in immigration sting

MIRI: The Sarawak Immigration Department has arrested 29 individuals of various nationalities following a raid at an entertainment centre in Niah yesterday (June 22). Acting on intelligence, the department’s Special Task Force (PTK) launched the operation codenamed Ops Gegar on the premises suspected of employing undocumented foreign workers. The team

Escaped detainee re-arrested after two-day manhunt

SIBU: A foreign detainee who escaped from lawful custody last Saturday, has been recaptured earlier today. The 25-year-old Indonesian, who was under remand for a rape case, was tracked down and arrested along Jalan Terap around midnight following a two-day manhunt. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili confirmed the arrest

Factory ERT team contain sawdust fire

BINTULU: A sawdust storage plant at Jepak Industrial Estate here caught fire early yesterday morning (June 22), but quick action by the factory’s emergency response team (ERT) prevented it from spreading. The blaze, which occurred at 3.52 am, was extinguished by nine ERT personnel using three fire extinguishers before firefighters

Quick-thinking owner puts out fire with tap water

SIBU: Swift actions by a coffee shop owner prevented major fire damage to her premises at Lorong 2, Jalan Maludan this morning (June 22). The 46-year-old woman managed to put out a fire at her premises using tap water during the 2.59 am incident. It was reported that the fire

Manhunt underway as detainee under rape probe escapes in cuffs

SIBU: Police have launched a manhunt for a foreign detainee who escaped from lawful custody at the Central Police Station yesterday (June 21). District police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement, confirmed that the escape was discovered around 4 pm. This led to the immediate activation of ‘Op Kesan’