KUCHING: Narcotics police struck twice in Jalan Durian Burung last Friday (Jan 23), rounding up six suspects and seizing drug-laced vape cartridges and ketamine valued at almost RM30,000. The back-to-back raids were carried out at around 10.30 pm following sustained intelligence-gathering and public tip-offs on drug activities in the area.
KUCHING: A Telegram message promising lucrative investment returns cost a local woman RM91,000 after the scheme was later exposed as non-existent. The unfortunate ordeal happened on Jan 11 when the 35-year-old received a message from an unknown individual offering an opportunity to participate in a so-called ‘MGM investment’. Believing the
SIBU: A housewife lost nearly a quarter of a million ringgit after an online lucky draw scam drained more than RM240,000 from her savings. The incident happened on Dec 24 last year when the victim, in her 40s, received a phone call from an unknown individual claiming she had won
KUCHING: A man was sentenced to eight years’ jail and two strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here today for robbing a cafe in Kota Sentosa last Monday (Jan 19). Nur Muhamaad Zaitul Ikhmal Reki, 28, a father of two from Samariang, pleaded guilty to a charge under
ENGKILILI: A search and rescue (SAR) operation has been launched to locate an elderly woman feared missing after she left her longhouse at Rumah Alow, Kampung Bua, here early Wednesday morning (Jan 21) and failed to return home. The victim, identified as Melaya Brayun, 75, was reported to have left
KUCHING: A fire ripped through two adjoining shophouses used as a car workshop along Jalan Kwong Lee Bank, damaging both units and destroying several vehicles last night (Jan 21). Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the 7.27 pm incident. The fire involved two permanent-structure premises with one unit
KUCHING: A coordinated operation across the city led to the detention of 52 foreigners after immigration officers acted on suspicions that they were being employed or sheltered illegally. The two-day sweep, carried out from Jan 20 to 21, saw 31 officers moving in on 16 locations to verify the immigration
BAU: Public trust and frontline accountability took centre stage as Bau police leadership laid down clear expectations for officers, warning that any lapse in integrity, especially at the public-facing counters, will not be tolerated. Bau police chief Supt Mohd Haide A. Rahman said officers are duty-bound to accept and act
SARATOK: Police have arrested 116 suspects for various drug-related offences throughout 2025, while overall crime in the district recorded a decline of 17 cases or 24 per cent compared with the previous year. Saratok police chief DSP Mathew Manggie said more than half of those arrested for drug offences were
KABONG: A local man with a long trail of past offences was arrested for alleged involvement in substance abuse yesterday (Jan 20). The arrest was made by a team from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID), following intelligence gathered on a suspected drug user. Led