Thursday, 15 January 2026

Author: Allan Jay

Single mom held for sale of illegal lottery

PADAWAN: A single mother was arrested for allegedly selling illegal lottery yesterday (Feb 15). Padawan police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the ‘Ops Dadu’ arrest at a shop in Mile 17, Jalan Kuching-Serian here, was carried out around 3.15pm by a Criminal Investigation Division (CID) team. “They

Ops Lejang bust four locals for trespass, theft

KUCHING: Police picked up four men in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Lejang’ for trespass and theft last week. Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the first arrest involved three locals who were in the midst of trespassing on an automobile workshop at Jalan Datuk Bandar Mustapha here. Two vehicles

Nine food stalls destroyed in afternoon blaze in Sibu

SIBU: A fire destroyed nine food stalls at the Taman Muhibbah temporary hawker centre, Jalan Tapang Timur 2 on Wednesday (Feb 15). Sungai Merah fire station chief Abdul Mutalif Ja’afar said they received a distress call at 1pm. Firefighters were promptly deployed to the scene, some 3km from the station,

SAR op launched in Sematan for missing toddler

SEMATAN: A mother’s worst nightmare came true after her two-year-old child went missing at Jalan Kampung Perigi on Wednesday (Feb 15). It was believed that the incident happened in the afternoon when the toddler’s mother was waiting for her husband to come back from work at the Perigi quarry hut.

Man succumbs to fatal two-vehicle collision

MUKAH: A collision between a lorry and a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) along KM118, Jalan Sibu-Bintulu, has resulted in the death of a local man today (Feb 15). Mukah police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias in a statement, said the accident happened around 8 am when both vehicles were travelling in

Man beaten up, slashed with knife over debt

PADAWAN: A local man who allegedly refused to pay off a RM500 debt was attacked by three men with a machete and a hammer last night (Feb 14). The 8.30pm at a house in RPR Jalan Arang involving the 35-year-old victim left him with head and hand injuries. Padawan police

Wee-hour fire destroys car, another slightly damaged

KOTA SAMARAHAN: A car parked at a house in Kampung Sejiram here was destroyed in a wee-hour fire this morning (Feb 15). The 2.40am blaze also damaged the rear left tyre of another vehicle that was parked nearby. Fortunately, the homeowner managed to extinguish the blaze with two home extinguishers.

Seven busted for drug abuse

PADAWAN: Narcotics police arrested seven local men for alleged substance abuse and seized over RM3,000 worth of various drugs in a raid yesterday (Feb 14). Padawan police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the raid was conducted around 12.30pm in front of a house at Jalan Sin San

Trio arrested on suspicion of gang robbery in Sibu

SIBU: Police here arrested three people, including a woman, to facilitate investigations into a gang robbery, on Monday (Feb 13). Sibu OCPD ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said they received a report around 6.20pm from a 44-year-old man claiming that he was robbed of his belongings by two unidentified men. The incident

Technician loses over RM200k to investment scam

PADAWAN: A technician fell victim to an online investment scheme, losing a total of RM226,948. Padawan OCPD Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad confirmed that they received a report from the 59-year-old man on Monday (Feb 13). Some time in June last year, the victim was introduced to an investment