Author: Allan Jay

Trio arrested after house break-in

MIRI: Police have arrested three men for allegedly breaking into a house that was being renovated at Jalan Tanjung Batu here last Thursday (Apr 29). District police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said the break-in incident was realised by the complainant’s worker around 8.30am. After being alerted, the complainant, 34, rushed

Caught again for drugs

KUCHING: A civil servant, who had been arrested a couple of times for drug offences, has obviously not learnt his lesson. He and a jobless man were arrested for possessing 1.92g of drugs believed to be syabu last Thursday (Apr 29). Padawan deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong, said

One killed, five injured in collision

MUKAH: A lorry-car collision that occurred at KM69, Jalan Mukah-Selangau today left a man dead and five family members injured. Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu who confirmed the case, said the incident happened around 6am when both vehicles were travelling in opposite directions. “Investigations found that the

Six junkies nabbed in ‘Ops Cegah’ raid

KUCHING: National Anti-Drug Agency (Nada) officers detained six junkies in an operation dubbed ‘Ops Cegah’ along Jalan Haji Taha here last Thursday. The agency said the raid was conducted in an empty building which has been identified as a hotbed for drug abuse activities following numerous raids in the vicinity.

Crash leaves doctor with broken arm

BAU: A doctor suffered from a broken right arm following a lorry-car collision at Jalan Stenggang-Lundu on Thursday. Bau fire chief Tawang Lingem said his station received a distress call at 5.22pm and despatched his men to the scene. Upon arriving, the team found an injured man trapped in his

Medical duo injured in ambulance crash

KUCHING: Two staff from Timberland Medical Centre sustained injuries in an accident involving an ambulance and two cars in Jalan Song here. The incident happened around 8.19am, this morning, when the ambulance with three persons (driver, nurse and medical assistant) onboard, were heading to the Tabuan Nursing Home to pick

11 persons arrested for SOP and gambling violations

SIBU: A ‘mahjong’ game ended with 11 individuals slapped with a total compound of RM22,000 for violating the pandemic enhanced standard operating procedures (SOPs) on Monday (Apr 26). In the operations ‘Ops Dadu Khas’, a CID team raided a premises at Lorong Dr Wong Soon Kai around 1.50pm. Sibu police

Forest guards find illegal logs buried at three places

KANOWIT: Sibu regional forest enforcement unit recovered 226 various types and sizes of illegal logs that were buried in the ground at three different locations around Sungai Lipus here. Sarawak Forestry Department (SFD) director Datuk Hamden Mohamad stated that the logs were recovered around 12pm on April 19 and 20.

Youth arrested for allegedly raping disabled woman

PADAWAN: A youth has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman with learning disabilities in a house at Mile 19, Jalan Kuching-Serian. The alleged incident occurred last Thursday (April 22) when a male relative of the victim—her cousin—saw her leaving his house in a hurry to go to her house

Man succumbs to injuries after crash

SIBU: A man succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment after he was involved in a car-lorry accident at Jalan Lanang here on Sunday (Apr 25). State Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the accident took place around 4.30pm when both vehicles were travelling in opposite directions. “The