JULAU: Three locals were arrested on Sunday (Sept 19) for taking part in an illegal cockfight. They were picked up by the police at an oil palm plantation in Jalan Sungai Pakan here around 2pm. District police chief DSP Andam Sulin said five roosters, a weighing scale, a piece of
SIBU: A plantation worker died while three others were injured in a collision between two motorcycles in Jalan Ladang Rantau here on Sunday (Sept 19). Sarawak traffic police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the victim was identified as Atina, 41, from Indonesia. Investigations found that the accident occurred around
SIBU: A father panicked after his 15-month-old son was trapped inside a locked car in front of a shop at Sibu Jaya last Saturday afternoon (Sept 18). A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire Department operations centre sent a team to the scene after receiving a distress call around 4.50pm. They
SIBU: The Sibu Marine Police have arrested four individuals for possessing swiftlet nests worth over RM130,000 in a joint operation with Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) Sibu recently. Acting on public information, a team comprising two from the Marine Police and 10 SFC enforcement personnel raided a house near Blacksmith Road.
PADAWAN: A 30-year-old man was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol at Mile 16, Jalan Kuching-Serian last Friday (Sept 17). The motorist was nabbed at a roadblock conducted under ‘Ops Mabuk’ from 8pm to 10.30pm, carried out by traffic police alongside ‘Ops Covid-19’ roadblock personnel. Padawan deputy
BAU: An unemployed man was arrested for possessing drugs in Kampung Pisa, Krokong this morning (Sept 18). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon, said a police team acting on public information, raided a house in the village around 10am. The team detained the 33-year-old suspect inside his bedroom and upon
PADAWAN: Two teenagers performing dangerous ‘superman’ stunts while riding recklessly at Jalan FAC Matang, were arrested in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Samseng Jalanan’ on Sept 16. District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan, who confirmed the case, said the operation led by ASP Kenny Charles Juta, took place from 5pm to
PADAWAN: The public should pay heed to the advice from Padawan deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong regarding transaction authorisation code (TAC) or one-time password (OTP) scams and how to be smart when encountering scammers. First of all, TAC is a six-digit number sent to users’ phone numbers registered
PADAWAN: An elderly man in Taman Matang Jaya near here lost RM48,340 after falling prey to a transaction authorisation code (TAC) scam. On Sept 6, the 60-year-old victim received a text message from a foreign number stating that he had made a RM2,639.10 payment with Shopee using a Maybank Master
BAU: An early morning fire razed an uninhabited house at Jalan Krokong here, this morning (Sept 18). Firemen from Bau station were deployed to the scene after receiving a distress call around 1.25am. Upon arriving, the house was already burned down and the firemen only extinguished the embers to prevent