KUCHING: A total of 750 police officers and personnel from various departments and branches in Sarawak contingent police headquarters (IPK), will be deployed to enforce the 10-day ‘Op Selamat’ in conjunction with the Chinese New Year 2023. The state-wide operation commencing from Wednesday (Jan 18) until Jan 27, aims at
BINTULU: Narcotics police here arrested two foreign men suspected of being drug dealers after they had in their possession drugs believed to be syabu on Tuesday (Jan 17). Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit said the arrests were part of the operation codenamed ‘Op Tapis’ carried out around the Kidurong Industrial
KUCHING: Police arrested two local men for allegedly stealing electricity cables along Jalan Laksamana Cheng Ho on Tuesday. Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah in a statement yesterday, said the incident was realised by a technician from Sarawak Energy Berhad who was carrying out inspections at Lorong 2L SL 5
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A woman suffered from shortness of breath and sustained burns on her palms and arms escaping a fire in Kampung Sungai Empit on Tuesday (Jan 17). First aid was administered to the victim before she was taken to Sarawak Heart Centre for further treatment. The extent of her
KUCHING: Traffic congestion near the Jalan Satok flyover early today (Jan 18) was due to a car catching fire. In the 8am incident, a 36-year-old woman managed to get out after the car she was driving suddenly caught fire in Jalan Kulas. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department
KUCHING: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) arrested a local man for allegedly possessing 13,000 litres of subsidised diesel without a permit this morning (Jan 18). KPDN Sarawak director Matthew Dominic Barin said a raid was conducted on an unnumbered storehouse near Lorong Sabor, here around
LUNDU: The kitchen and store of a single-storey house in Kampung Jangkar here was damaged in an early morning fire, today (Jan 18). Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the 3.45am incident after the nine tenants managed to escape in time. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue
SIBU: The district’s total amount of losses incurred from scam cases last year has dropped by 36.03 per cent compared to 2021. Sibu OCPD ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said losses incurred from scam cases last year and the previous year showed a decrease of RM4.20mil. “Last year, the district recorded losses
SIBU: Police here arrested a local man for allegedly causing damages to the screens of an automated teller machine (ATM) and cash deposit machine (CDM) of a bank along Jalan Kampung Nyabor, here. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement, said they received a police report pertaining to
KUCHING: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is expected to be in Sarawak for a two-day official visit this week. This will be his first visit to Sarawak as the 10th prime minister since he was sworn in on Nov 24 last year. According to reliable sources, Anwar will be
