Author: Allan Jay

Four given RM16k compounds for dine-in ban violation

KUCHING: Four errant individuals were issued compounds amounting to RM16,000 after police caught them dining in a café and bistro premises at Jalan Song last Saturday. Acting Kuching police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said the compounds were issued to the flouters after a compliance monitoring team raided the premises around

Fire renders five homeless

SIMUNJAN: A family of five was rendered homeless after their house in Kampung Pantong Melayu here was gutted by a fire on Saturday (May 22). A spokesperson from the state Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said an emergency call on the incident was received at 4.25 pm. Upon firemen’s

Halt dine-in vehicle service or be compounded

KUCHING: Eateries that provide dine in vehicle services with in-house utensils are advised to discontinue doing so as it is against the standard operating procedures (SOPs). Eateries that continue to provide such services will be compounded for violating the regulations under the conditional movement control order (CMCO). Sarawak Police Commissioner

Datuk Aidi Ismail

No abuse of power, actions

KUCHING: Police have clarified and denied any abuse of power as alleged by Senator Alan Ling last Saturday (May 22), following the issuing of RM6,500 compounds to two stall operators in Miri for violating the standard operating procedures (SOPs). Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail explained that the action taken

14 compounds issued on Friday

KUCHING: The authorities have issued compounds to five persons after they were caught dining in an eatery here, on Friday. They were among 14 individuals compounded for violating the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the conditional movement control order (CMCO). Kuching recorded the most compounds with six, followed by four

Chicken breeder arrested for drugs

BAU: A chicken breeder was arrested for possessing drugs in a house at Kampung Stass on Friday. Police raided the house around 3.30pm and found a man acting in a suspicious manner. They detained him for body and house inspections. Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon said that it led to

Alleged trespasser caught

MIRI: Police arrested a man on suspicion of trespassing into a house at Jalan Berembang 1 Pujut 7B on May 17. The trespassing incident was noticed by the house owner’s neighbour around 1.20pm, where the neighbour saw two unknown men arriving on a motorcycle and climbed over the fence to

Distribution of Palestine flag; no criminal offence but…

KUCHING: There is no criminal offence if the Palestine flags are only distributed around to the public. However, legal actions will be taken if such act disrupts traffic flow or causes a provocative act. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail explained that if it was just the distribution of flags

Car burglars arrested 48 hours after crime

MIRI: Two men suspected to have broken into a parked car and carted away its valuables inside, were arrested in two separate locations on Wednesday. The alleged burglary incident happened in front of a house at Taman Raja on Monday. It was reported that several items inside the car, had

Woman nabbed for stealing from beau

MIRI: Police arrested a woman who was suspected to have stolen her boyfriend’s money and belongings, yesterday (May 20). The district’s CID team, upon receiving information, raided the Miri Airport waiting area and nabbed the suspect at the sidewalk. It was made to understand that the 32-year-old suspect had stolen