KUCHING: Unclear of what to do and what not to do when receiving an unknown call believed to be from scammers, pay heed to this advice from Sarawak Commercial Criminal Investigation Department (CCID) chief Supt Maria Rasid. The public should remain calm and not panic if they received a phone
KUCHING: A civil servant in Bau near here fell prey to a Macau scam syndicate, losing RM160,000. Sarawak Commercial Criminal Investigation Department (CCID) chief Supt Maria Rasid said the victim, a man in his 30s, received a call from an unknown woman who claimed to be from the Inland Revenue
PADAWAN: Three women were among five people arrested for their involvement in illegal online gambling and unlicensed lottery sales on Sunday (July 25). District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said personnel from the Padawan Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Kota Sentosa police station carried out ‘Ops Dadu’ raids at three
MUKAH: Police seized contraband cigarettes worth RM17,800 in a store at Selangau town during a raid last Sunday (July 25). Mukah district police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said the police carried out an integrated crime prevention operations at 11.30am and detained a 71-year-old man believed to be the owner
BAU: An unemployed man was arrested for drug possession at Kampung Segubang here on Monday (July 26). Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the police conducted a raid on a house in the village at 5.45am. “The police found a plastic packet containing crystalline lumps believed to be
BAU: Police arrested two men for allegedly carrying out online gambling activities in Kampung Podam last Saturday (July 24). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the two were nabbed during an operation codenamed ‘Ops Dadu Khas’ conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), at two locations in the village.
SIBU: Fire destroyed a farm house at Jalan Quarry on Sunday afternoon (July 25). A spokesperson from the State Fire Department operations centre said no casualties or injuries in the incident. Firemen from Sibu station were despatched to the scene after receiving a distress call around 1.10pm. At the scene
KUCHING: Sarawak police have not received any reports on people being vaccinated with empty syringes or that the Covid-19 vaccine was not inserted into their body. “To date, we have yet to receive any police report pertaining to the issue here in Sarawak,” said Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail. He
PADAWAN: Police have arrested two men for assaulting a hardware store owner and vandalised his shop at Duranda Emas, Siburan last Friday (July 23). District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the 49-year-old victim suffered injuries to his head and body during the assault which happened around 12.30pm. “The suspects
PADAWAN: Police here recorded fewer online fraud cases in the first seven months of this year as compared to last year’s figure. District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan revealed that the district’s Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) recorded a total of 93 cases involving losses estimated at RM875,000, between January