LUBOK ANTU: Police arrested a local man yesterday (Oct 7) for allegedly acting as a money mule in an online fraud case. The suspect, in his early 40s, is believed to be invovled in the case reported in Negeri Sembilan and incurred losses of around RM1,250. The arrest was made
KAPIT: Police have arrested a local man wanted in connection with a 2017 housebreaking case during an operation codenamed ‘Ops Kesan’ on Tuesday (Oct 6). Kapit police chief DSP Rohana Nanu said the 24-year-old suspect was picked up by the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) at around 1.18 pm in Sibu
MUKAH: Police here have urged businesses to be on high alert against Business Email Compromise (BEC), a stealthy cyber scam that quietly exploits routine corporate email to siphon funds and harvest sensitive information. Mukah district police headquarters (IPD) said BEC is a cyberattack in which criminals impersonate a trusted individual
BETONG: A local man was injured in a two-vehicle collision at a P-turn section along the Pan Borneo Highway yesterday (Oct 7). The accident happened at around 5.50 pm when a Perodua Alza driven by the victim, collided with a military truck. The impact left the victim trapped inside the
KUCHING: An elderly man narrowly escaped unharmed after a fire razed his two-storey semi-permanent house at Jalan Datuk Ajibah Abol, Kampung No 5 here last night (Oct 7). The 62-year-old victim, who also holds a person with disability card, managed to get out safely before first responders arrived. The Fire
MIRI: A businessman’s casual reply to a wrong WhatsApp message about a car repair ended in disaster when he was cheated of RM165,750 in an online investment scam. The incident happened on Sept 23 when the victim, in his early 40s, received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number asking
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A 19-year-old motorcyclist was killed while seven others were injured in a multi-vehicle crash along Jalan Samarahan Road Bypass, Stutong Baru this morning (Oct 7). The accident which occurred at around 9.24 am, involved two motorcycles and two vehicles — a Perodua Alza and a Toyota Avanza, travelling
KUCHING: A local man was killed after being trapped in a stone crusher machine at a premix processing plant along Ibraco Jalan Expressway this morning (Oct 7). The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the victim has been identified as Syahmizi Abu Bakar, 37. Firefighters from Kota Sentosa station were
SARATOK: Police crippled a cross-state online scam network with the arrest of three locals — two women and a man — believed to have acted as bank account mules for scam syndicates. The suspects, aged 23, 25 and 33, were nabbed during ‘Ops Kesan’ by the Commercial Crime Investigation Division
MUKAH: Police have arrested an e-hailing driver for allegedly issuing threats while brandishing a machete in a Facebook live session that later went viral. The 2.16-minute video showed the 36-year-old suspect uttering threatening words in the Melanau dialect while holding a sharp weapon. Following the live session, a 34-year-old man,
