BINTULU: Five motorists, including a woman, were arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol in an operation codenamed ‘Op Mabuk’, recently. The operation by the Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) and Bintulu JSPT was carried out from 9.30 pm (on June 5) to 2 am (on
JULAU: Police arrested two men, including a foreigner, on suspicion of molesting and raping a teenage girl with disability recently. Julau OCPD DSP Andam Sulin Brayun said the suspects were detained last Sunday (June 5) after the victim’s mother lodged a police report. The complainant claimed that the victim’s stepfather
PADAWAN: Several pieces of a human skeleton found in the stomach of a 15-foot-long bull crocodile in Kampung Nyabut, Trombol, will take some time before it can be identified. Padawan district police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad when contacted said laboratory tests must be done first to identify the
KUCHING: A policeman from the Kuching mobile patrol vehicle (MPV) unit suffered severe injuries following an alleged hit-and-run by a motorcycle yesterday. It was reported that the accident happened around 1.30am at Jalan Tun Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Rahman Yakub. Kuching deputy police chief Supt Merbin Lisa in a statement said the
KUCHING: An air rifle that had been abandoned in a bush in Telok Melano, Lundu, was seized by the General Operations Force (GOF) last Saturday. Brigade commander SAC Dr Che Ghazali Che Awang in a statement said a team from the 11th Battalion was was patrolling around the border when they
LAWAS: The General Operations Force (GOF) successfully thwarted an attempt by two locals to smuggle in over 10,000 turtle eggs from Kota Kinabalu, last Saturday. Brigade commander SAC Dr Che Ghazali Che Awang, who confirmed the case, said the operation codenamed ‘Op Bersepadu Khazanah’, was carried out by the GOF 12th
KUCHING: A 300kg bull crocodile with human remains in its belly was found dead in the waters of Kampung Nyabut, Trombol today. The Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) in a statement, said the reptile with a broken jaw was believed to have been dead for the past three days. Its swift
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A woman died on the spot after she fell into the oncoming lane from her motorcycle while trying to avoid a bus that stopped in the middle of the road along KM13, Jalan Kota Samarahan-Mambong today (June 5). Kota Samarahan police chief DSP Sudirman Kram in a statement,
BINTULU: Narcotic police here, in recent separates raids, arrested three men including a foreigner on suspicion of engaging in substance abuse. Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit in a statement, said the arrests took place at Jalan Sungai Ngiyu on Friday (June 3) and at Jalan Tun Hussein Onn yesterday (June
MIRI: A man who was working in a farm at Taman Da Shing 5, Jalan Taman Tungku, here had a slithering visit from a one-metre-long King Cobra yesterday morning. Civil Defence Force (APM) Miri officer Captain (PA) Usman Harto in a statement, said they received a distress call at 7.48am
