Wednesday, 6 August 2025

Author: Allan Jay

Couple held for intimidating neighbour

MIRI: A man and a woman in Lopeng were arrested for allegedly threatening to beat their neighbour over a water pipe issue on Friday. The suspects were taken to the police station at 2.25pm to facilitate investigation into the case. It is understood that the suspects and the victim are

Top cops exchange order involves three

KUCHING: Three of Sarawak’s top police officers are involved in the senior police officers exchange order next month. They are Sarawak deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Datuk Fisol Salleh, Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) Brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata and Sarawak Management Department chief SAC Abdul Ghani Ahmad. In a

Elderly woman found dead at home

MUKAH: An elderly woman was found dead in her house at Kampung Jebungan here today. The victim, 67, was found hanging in front of the bathroom, by her nephew at around 9am. A police team was deployed to the scene after receiving an emergency call pertaining to the incident. District

Carpenter compounded for intruding into EMCO area

KOTA SAMARAHAN: It was a costly intrusion for a carpenter when he was compounded for trespassing into Kampung Tanjung Bundong, an area placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) on Thursday. The incident happened at 4.35pm when a team manning a roadblock at the village’s civic centre, spotted the

Tekongs nabbed for smuggling in illegals

SERIAN: Police thwarted an attempt by two locals to smuggle three illegal immigrants into Sarawak on Thursday. The incident happened around 11am when a team carrying out ‘Ops Benteng’ at Jalan Serian-Tebedu spotted a suspicious vehicle. Serian OCPD DSP Aswandy Anis revealed that police then followed the vehicle to the

No police permit needed for essential services’ workers

KUCHING: Only workers in the essential services sector during the movement control order (MCO), are exempted from needing police permit to travel between districts for work. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail who confirmed this, said this exemption is for them to commute from their home to workplace and ease

Two separate SOP violators fined

SARATOK: Two men were each slapped with compounds after police caught them violating the movement control order (MCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs) on Thursday. District police chief DSP Mordani Tanin disclosed that the two men aged 52 and 30, were issued compounds at different times and locations. Both compounds were

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EMCO enforced in 10 new areas

KUCHING: The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) will be enforced in 10 new localities in the state. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that two villages – Kampung Sindang Baru, Kota Samarahan and Kampung Tanjung Kelaso, Asajaya – will undergo EMCO from May 28 to June 10. Meanwhile, EMCO

Six Covid-19 fatalities, including 27-yr-old the youngest

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded six new Covid-19 fatalities today (June 1), bringing the state’s death toll to 300. The youngest among the six fatalities is a 27-year-old local woman (300th death and Case 46,629), who received treatment in a private hospital in Sibu after experiencing cough and breathing difficulties. Sarawak Disaster

Police chief satisfied with SOP compliance level

KUCHING: The standard operating procedure (SOP) compliance level among Sarawakians is at 98 percent. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail revealed that a total of 400 monitoring teams have been formed to conduct inspections at public places and businesses. “Yesterday (May 31), the teams conducted 3,132 inspections and the compliance