Saturday, 17 January 2026

Author: Allan Jay

33 arrested in month-long Ops Dadu Khas

KUCHING: The district police have arrested 33 individuals for engaging in online gambling activities in a month-long operations codenamed Ops Dadu Khas. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said that from Aug 1 to 31, his men have launched a total of 18 raids around Kuching involving online gambling offenses

Bid to smuggle in 7,000 litres of diesel fails

BINTANGOR: A bid to smuggle in 7,000 litres of diesel with a tanker truck was foiled by Sarikei Marine Police along Jalan Utama Bintangor on Sept 2. Region 5 Marine Police commander ACP Zulfikar Mohd Ghazali, who confirmed the case, said the team noticed a tanker truck heading towards Bintangor

Police on the lookout for snatch thief

KUCHING: Police are on the hunt for a snatch thief who stole a necklace from a woman here last Friday (Sept 3). The snatching incident which was captured on a motorist’s dashboard camera, took place in Hui Sing area when the victim was sitting in the driver seat of her

Online gambling agents nabbed

KUCHING: Police arrested two men and a woman at separate locations for operating as online gambling top-up agents last Friday (Sept 3). The first arrest involving a 19-year-old woman, took place around 5.50pm in a coffee shop at Jalan Matang-Batu Kawa. “During questioning, the suspect from Kampung Bobak, Bau, had

No flood evacuation centres opened

MIRI: No flood evacuation centres were opened despite several areas in the northern parts of Sarawak being inundated by floodwaters today (Sept 3). A spokesperson from the State Fire Department operations centre informed that the flood situation is still under control as some areas are experiencing receding waters and some

Online gambling top up agent nabbed

KUCHING: Police arrested a woman for operating as an online gambling top up agent, in a coffee shop at Jalan Batu Kawa last Thursday (Sept 2). Padawan police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan, who confirmed the case, said the 29-year-old woman was detained by the district police’s task force around 5.45pm.

Marine Police foil bid to smuggle diesel

MIRI: An attempt to smuggle in 8,000 litres of diesel with a tanker truck was foiled by Miri Marine Police along Jalan Miri-Bintulu last Saturday. Region 5 Marine Police commander ACP Zulfikar Mohd Ghazali, who confirmed the case, said the truck driver was also arrested. In the operation codenamed ‘Ops

Attempts by 12 illegals to enter state thwarted

KUCHING: Twelve illegal immigrants were caught by the Malaysian Armed Forces last Sunday (Aug 29). A spokesman for the First Infantry Division said all the detained immigrants have since been deported to their country of origin. The first case took place around 2pm when an ambush team caught three Indonesian

Ambulance collides with car

KUCHING: An ambulance collided with a Honda Prelude late Sunday evening at the Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce-Jalan Green traffic light intersection. At around 6.20pm, the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) ambulance was en route to pick up a Covid-19 patient at Stadium Perpaduan, Petra Jaya and collided with the Prelude

No convoy activities tomorrow

KUCHING: The public, especially those from the motoring clubs or groups, are advised to refrain from holding any convoy activities in conjunction with the National Day celebration tomorrow (Aug 31). Sarawak Police Commissioner, Datuk Aidi Ismail said this in view of the current Covid-19 pandemic situation in Sarawak, particularly in