Author: Allan Jay

Automotive mechanic held for drugs

BAU: A temporary automotive mechanic was arrested for possessing drugs in a car workshop last Monday (Apr 19). The district’s narcotics police raided the premises at Kampung Pengkalan around 2.35pm and detained a suspicious looking man for inspection. Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon said the team found a plastic packet containing

Errant individuals in bistro fined RM10k each

KUCHING: Six individuals were each slapped with a RM10,000 compound for violating conditional movement control order standard operating procedures (SOPs) on Sunday (April 18). The Ops Covid Compliance task force conducted a raid on an entertainment centre in Jalan Setia Raja here around 11.45 pm. It was operating way past

16 arrested in week-long gambling operations

KUCHING: Police have arrested 16 individuals for being allegedly involved in three types of gambling activities after a week-long operations to eradicate illegal activities was carried out in the district. The operations dubbed ‘Ops Bersepadu’ took place from April 12 to 18 and saw a total of 14 raids being

Sibu Customs arrests two men, seizes contraband cigarettes

SIBU: Customs officials arrested two men for allegedly transporting nearly 4.5 million sticks of contraband cigarette in a truck. Sarawak Customs director Herman Shah Abdullah said the operations was carried out around 9.55am in front of Camp Oya on April 15. Customs personnel stopped a suspicious looking truck for inspection

Search for missing diver continues

KUCHING: The search and rescue (SAR) operations for a 31-year-old woman feared drowned during a diving activity in Pulau Satang waters, entered day two on Monday (Apr 19). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director First Admiral (Maritime) Zin Azman Md Yunus said the search sector today covered an area

Motorcycle crash lands man in hospital

BAU: A 41-year-old biker got injured after his motorcycle went out of control and crashed along Jalan Bau-Serikin last Sunday (Apr 18). Bau fire chief Tawang Lingem said his station received a distress call about the accident around 5.45pm. “On arrival at the spot, our team immediately gave basic treatment

Woman diver feared drowned off Pulau Satang

KUCHING: A diving activity about 23 nautical miles north of Pulau Satang last Saturday, turned tragic when a 31-year-old woman is feared drowned. The incident happened around 4pm when the victim, identified as Chong Su Sian, an experienced diver, went on a diving trip with eight other divers. Chong reportedly

Attempts by 38 illegal immigrants to enter Sarawak foiled

KUCHING: The Malaysian Armed Forces have thwarted attempts by thirty-eight illegal immigrants to enter Sarawak since Apr 8. A spokesman for the First Infantry Division said all the illegal immigrants have since been deported to their country of origin. He revealed that around 5pm last Friday, a patrol team in

Two injured in collision

KUCHING: Two men sustained injuries after their cars were involved in a collision at Jalan Demak here today. A spokesman from the State Fire Department operations centre said the accident happened around 11.10am and firefighters from Petra Jaya were despatched to the scene. Upon arriving, the team found that one

Septuagenarian dies in road accident

SERIAN: An elderly motorist was killed when a car he was driving collided with a four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle at km4, Jalan Serian-Tebedu last Friday. Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the accident happened around 6.20pm when both vehicles were travelling in opposite directions. Investigations found that the