KUCHING: Police here arrested four individuals on suspicion of engaging in online gambling and substance abuse in an integrated crime prevention operation last Thursday (May 26). Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah in a statement, said the operation in conjunction with Gawai Dayak and the school holiday season, was held from
KUCHING: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for missing seven-year-old Mohammad Adami Moktar, who was snatched away by a crocodile last Saturday (May 21), was called off after no new leads were found in the seven-day operation. Petra Jaya fire chief Latif Iring, in a statement, said the decision was
KAPIT: The body of a man who was reported missing after a fishing trip turned tragic on Wednesday (May 25), was found in the river at Nanga Merirai today. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said the victim identified as Julius Melina, 36, was found
BINTULU: Narcotic police here arrested seven locals including a 16-year-old teenager for alleged involvement in substance abuse activities yesterday. Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit in a statement, said the arrests were made around Tanjung Kidurong and Jalan Tun Hussien Onn. “Seven men aged between 16 and 39, were detained on
SERIAN: An attempt to smuggle in illicit cigarettes and alcoholic drinks worth more than RM300,000, was thwarted by the police in Serian market yesterday. The operation carried out by Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID), took place around 4.40am when the team spotted a suspiciously parked vehicle behind a shop. Serian
PADAWAN: A local man suspected to be a drug dealer, was arrested for allegedly possessing various drugs worth more than RM12,000 on May 23. Sarawak Narcotic Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) chief ACP Mustafa Kamal Gani Abdullah disclosed that the arrest carried out by his men, took place around 6pm after
MIRI: Police here have arrested a mechanic who lodged a false report to claim insurance. He falsely reported that his motorcycle had been stolen. The 27-year-old suspect lodged the police report around 11 am at the central police station on Thursday (May 26). However, after the police realised that he
KUCHING: A man died on the spot after the car he was driving crashed and landed on its side at Jalan Sultan Tengah today. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said firemen from Petra Jaya station were despatched to the scene after receiving a distress
KUCHING: An evening fire that broke out in the server room at Wisma Bapa Malaysia was successfully extinguished by the Fire and Rescue Department yesterday. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the 7.10pm incident as all of the occupants evacuated the government building safely. A spokesman from the
MIRI: Police here arrested a man who had allegedly caused damages to household items and threatened to hit his mother after she refused his request for money today. It was reported that the incident happened around 10.30am in a house at Kampung Usaha Jaya, Mile 8, Lambir. Prior to the
