MIRI: The local police have arrested a man who allegedly assaulted his wife in a house at Kampung Lusut Jaya. Initial investigations found that the cause of the 9.30pm violence on Saturday (Sept 25) was jealousy. The suspect in his early 30s is believed to have hit and kicked his
BAU: Local police arrested a man for alleged involvement in illegal lottery sales in Kampung Peninjau Lama, Siniawan on Saturday (Sept 25). The arrest during ‘Ops Dadu’ was done by the district police around 6.30pm at a parking lot in the village. Bau police chief DSP Poge Nyaon, who confirmed
SARATOK: A welder died and another suffered minor injuries after the vehicle they were in crashed at KM30, Jalan Betong-Sarikei. Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu, who confirmed the case, said the four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle crashed around 3pm last Friday (Sept 24). The driver identified as Mohd
BAU: Three jobless men were arrested for drug possession valued at RM3,100 in a wooden hut at Kampung Nowang Mile 5 on Saturday (Sept 25). Acting on public information, a narcotic police team led by Sub-Inspector Mapi Sipie, raided the hut around 10.15am. District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon, who
KANOWIT: An army veteran died on the spot after his bike collided head-on with a four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle at KM18, Jalan Kanowit-Durin last Friday (Sept 24). Francis Among Bundak, 42, from Mukah, was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics from Kanowit Hospital. Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson
PADAWAN: Police here arrested three locals for allegedly operating an illegal online gambling call centre in an apartment last Friday (Sept 24). A team of personnel from Sarawak Police Contingent Headquarters (IPK) and the district’s police headquarters raided the premises at Jalan Stapok Utama around 10.05pm. District police chief Supt
MIRI: Police have remanded eight men to facilitate investigations into a fight in Piasau Jaya last Thursday. Magistrate Leona Dominic Mojiliu meted out the remand order via Zoom online conference at Miri central police station today (Sept 24). The eight comprised seven suspects aged between 31 and late 40s, including
SIBU: A retired hospital staff member lost RM10,000 to a scam syndicate over numerous illogical offences. On Wednesday (Sept 22), the 62-year-old woman received a call from a man who identified himself as Zulkifli Mohd Adli purportedly from Telekom Malaysia headquarters. He told her that she had overdue phone bills
BETONG: An elderly man who was reported to have gone missing since Wednesday (Sept 22) while fishing at Batu Lintang, Layar has returned home safe and sound. A spokesman for the State Fire Department operations centre said the 61-year-old man reached home around 8pm on Thursday (Sept 23) while rescuers
KUCHING: An online gambling syndicate, reportedly reaping profits of about RM360,000 since operating for the past six months, was crippled with the arrest of nine individuals on Monday (Sept 20). Acting on information gathered, a Kuching police team along with Sarawak NCID officers raided a bungalow house at Taman Stutong