PUSA: Swift action by a resident of Munggu Ruan longhouse in Muton managed to prevent the longhouse from being burnt down in an evening fire. The incident happened around 8.45 pm last Saturday (May 28) and firemen from Betong and Saratok stations were despatched to the scene, about 45 km from
BINTULU: Police here arrested a local man for suspected involvement in substance abuse yesterday. OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit in a statement, said the 31-year-old suspect was detained for inspection at the Wharf Penambang, Taman Sri Dagang. “The suspect will be investigated under Section 12(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952
SIBU: Police arrested two motorists for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Mabuk’ here recently. The operation was held in conjunction with Gawai Dayak celebration. Both drivers are believed to be intoxicated with the alcohol concentration exceeding the prescribed limit. They were taken to
PADAWAN: The community should be able to differentiate between cyber-crimes and burglary as the two are separate cases involving different breeds of suspect. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri explained that these two crimes are not the same because for burglary cases, the police know that the suspect
LUBOK ANTU: The army successfully thwarted an illegal entry attempt into Sarawak by nine immigrants via an illegal route today. The First Infantry Division in a statement, said all the detained Indonesians aged between 18 and 45, had since been deported to their country of origin after a police report
BINTULU: Narcotic police here arrested two men in separate locations on suspicion of being involved in substance abuse yesterday. Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit in a statement, said the suspects aged 22 and 29, were arrested around Kampung Baru and Jalan Tun Hussein Onn. “One of them will be investigated
BAU: A jobless man, who was resting in his room, was shocked to find Bau narcotic police coming to raid his house. This happened yesterday and it was carried out as he was being suspected to be involved in substance abuse. Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon in a statement, said
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
