LUNDU: Soldiers from the Third Infantry Brigade managed to foil an illegal entry bid by a total of 32 undocumented immigrants at an oil palm plantation here yesterday. The immigrants comprised 20 men, nine women aged between 17 and 56, and three children aged between nine months and three years,
KUCHING: An attempt to steal electricity via underground bypass cables at a light industrial premises was uncovered in an operation at Rock Road here recently. Sarawak Energy Berhad said the operation was conducted together with the Ministry of Utilities and Telecommunication and the police. It disclosed that suspicion of electricity
LAWAS: The body of a 12-year-old boy feared drowned while bathing in Sungai Sundar at Kampung Tanjong Katong here last Sunday (Aug 7), was found early Today (Aug 9). A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the boy, identified as Nabil Suhaili, was found by rescuers around
BAU: Police here arrested a woman on suspicion of selling online gambling top-ups at Jalan Jambusan yesterday. Bau police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the ‘Op Dadu Khas’ arrest was carried out by the district’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) at a premise around 6.30pm. “The team detained the suspect as
KAPIT: The body of a 10-year-old boy reported missing last Friday (Aug 5), was found on Today (Aug 8). Off-duty firefighters who were fishing near Kampung Bedil in Kanowit, found the body belonging to Jenggut Antas floating in the river. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department said the
SIMUNJAN: A septuagenarian died while two others sustained injuries after the car they were travelling in crashed into a tree near Kampung Sungai Ladong here, yesterday. According to a spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), as soon as they learned about the accident, which happened at around 5.30pm,
SRI AMAN: An Indonesian man, who pleaded guilty to possessing another individual’s identity card to get medical treatment, was sentenced to five months in jail last Friday. The 28-year-old accused from Kampung Rasau Ketungau Ulu Kabupaten Sintang Kachamatan Senaning, was charged under Regulation 25(1)(e) of the National Registration Regulations 1990
KUCHING: A three-day statewide narcotics operation codenamed ‘Ops Tapis Khas’ resulted in the arrests of 358 individuals and the seizure of drugs worth over RM65,000. The operation launched by Sarawak Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID), was conducted together with the National Anti-Drug Agency (NADA) and Road Transport Department (RTD) from
KUCHING: Bukit Aman will decide on the best form of action against the nine police officers who are currently under probe for allegedly extorting a businessman in Gombak, Selangor, said Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri. Newspapers recently reported Selangor deputy police chief Datuk S. Sasikala Devi as
BETONG: A septuagenarian who was reported missing in a forest near Sungai Pengerit in Layar, here was found safe but in a weak state today. Betong fire chief Vincent Baling said in a statement the female victim, Singar Dunggou, 75, who was conscious but in a weak state, was found
