PADAWAN: After a five-day search, the last two fugitives from the Puncak Borneo Prison at Jalan Puncak Borneo here were successfully captured yesterday (July 5). Helicopter, drones and a canine (K9) unit were also deployed to help in the hunt until they were cornered and later led to their capture
KUCHING: An 11-foot crocodile named ‘Bujang Satok’ was captured by the Sarawak Forestry Corporation’s (SFC) Swift Wildlife Action Team (SWAT) on Monday (July 5). A spokesman from the corporation said the reptile was caught at the banks of Sarawak River in Satok. “The crocodile was baited with food and entered
KUCHING: There are records of illegal immigrants re-entering Sarawak via different routes following their deportation. Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) commander SAC Saini Bongkek revealed this to the media on Monday (July 5). “This happens when we deport them at a certain route and later, they enter (the state again)
SARATOK: A man was detained for committing mischief by setting fire to his house at Kampung Empelam here on Sunday (July 4). The incident happened at 10.20am, and the fire had destroyed the 28-year-old suspect’s home and damaged three nearby houses. However, no casualties or injuries were reported. District police
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) Sarawak recorded more arrests, deportations of immigrants and contraband goods seizures worth RM27.27 million in the first six months of this year compared to the same period last year. GOF commander SAC Saini Bongkek revealed that from January to June, the brigade carried out
KUCHING: Police fined 42 people for violating the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the movement control order (MCO) on Sunday (July 4). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Kuching recorded the most compounds with 25, followed by Miri (five), Sibu (five), Bintulu (four), Serian (one), Padawan (one) and Lawas
PADAWAN: The Puncak Borneo Prison will be enhancing its security measures to prevent future jailbreaks like the recent one involving four inmates. Puncak Borneo Prison Director Assistant Commissioner Hamdan Salleh Majin said, “This reception transit centre has been upgraded and gazetted as a prison and it is equipped with grilles,
KUCHING: Police have launched an investigation into a viral video of two men believed to be aiming their weapons at an individual in Tabuan Dayak on Sunday (July 4). District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah confirmed that they have received the five-second video showing the men armed with weapons. In
KABONG: Fire razed a double-storey house and partially damaged three other houses nearby at Kampung Empelam here on Sunday (July 4). A spokesman for the State Fire Department operations centre said there were no casualties or injuries reported during the incident. Firemen from Saratok, the police and Sarawak Electricity (Sesco)
BAU: A 54-year-old farmer in Kampung Serasot, Bau faces a RM10,000 fine or imprisonment up to seven years for possessing firearm without a licence under the Arms Act 1960. He was detained after police raided his house and found a shotgun in his possession last Saturday. District police chief DSP
