Monday, 12 January 2026

Author: Allan Jay

Alleged trespasser caught

MIRI: Police arrested a man on suspicion of trespassing into a house at Jalan Berembang 1 Pujut 7B on May 17. The trespassing incident was noticed by the house owner’s neighbour around 1.20pm, where the neighbour saw two unknown men arriving on a motorcycle and climbed over the fence to

Distribution of Palestine flag; no criminal offence but…

KUCHING: There is no criminal offence if the Palestine flags are only distributed around to the public. However, legal actions will be taken if such act disrupts traffic flow or causes a provocative act. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail explained that if it was just the distribution of flags

Car burglars arrested 48 hours after crime

MIRI: Two men suspected to have broken into a parked car and carted away its valuables inside, were arrested in two separate locations on Wednesday. The alleged burglary incident happened in front of a house at Taman Raja on Monday. It was reported that several items inside the car, had

Woman nabbed for stealing from beau

MIRI: Police arrested a woman who was suspected to have stolen her boyfriend’s money and belongings, yesterday (May 20). The district’s CID team, upon receiving information, raided the Miri Airport waiting area and nabbed the suspect at the sidewalk. It was made to understand that the 32-year-old suspect had stolen

Motorcyclist dies while receiving treatment

KOTA SAMARAHAN: A motorcyclist succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment following a crash along KM15, Jalan Kota Samarahan-Sadong Jaya this morning (May 21). Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the accident involving a motorcycle and a car happened around 11am when both vehicles were travelling from

Supt Alexson Naga Chabu

Over 3,000 summonses issued during Ops Rentas

KUCHING: The seven-day statewide operation codenamed Ops Rentas from May 10 to 16 resulted in a total of 3,470 summonses issued to motorists for various traffic offenses. Apart from that, the police also confiscated 28 motorcycles under Section 64 of the Road Transport Act 1987 for exhaust modifications and other

Married couple arrested, RM500 drugs seized

KUCHING: Police on Tuesday (May 18) arrested a married couple for possessing drugs worth more than RM500 in a house at Jalan Stutong.  Acting Kuching police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said a narcotics team was deployed to the scene following a public tip-off.  The man and woman, aged 24 and

Police probe man’s death in car

KUCHING: Police are investigating the death of a man who was found in a parked car with an unconscious woman in the Batu Kawa New Township on Monday (May 17). Padawan deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong, when contacted, said the car was parked in front of a convenience

Ten SOP violators compounded

KUCHING: Police have compounded ten errant individuals for failing to comply with the conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs) on Sunday (May 16). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Kuching recorded the most compounds with five, followed by Padawan (three) and Miri (two). “The violations included