Friday, 19 December 2025

Author: Allan Jay

Night fire destroys unoccupied house

KUCHING: An uninhabited double-storey house at Lorong Kedandi 4, Tabuan Jaya here, has been gutted by a fire. The incident happened around 10.38pm last Friday. Firemen from Tabuan Jaya, Batu Lintang and Padungan who were despatched to the scene confirmed that the semi-detached house was indeed empty. As such no

Illegal logs, excavators seized

SRI AMAN: The General Operations Force (GOF) successfully thwarted two illegal logging activities at separate locations here last Thursday. In the incident, GOF 10th Battalion personnel spotted an illegal logging activity around Serpau Lingga riverbanks around 3pm. When the team approached the scene, the workers immediately fled after noticing the

Fishing boats held for breach of licence

TANJUNG MANIS: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Tanjung Manis Zone detained two local Class C fishing boats on suspicion of violating the legal conditions of their licences last Thursday. Tanjung Manis Zone maritime commander Mohd Ariz Md Kassim said the arrest took place around 4.30pm; about seven nautical miles

Police nabs 28-year-old druggie

BAU: An unemployed man was arrested for possessing drugs in Kampung Bobak here last Friday. District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said an NCID team spotted the 28-year-old man in a suspicious manner near a house in the village around 11.30am. The team proceeded to inspect the man and found

Body of missing worker found

SIBU: The body of a foreign worker reported to have gone missing in Sungai Bidut after he fell from Jalan Tanjung Maling jetty last Thursday, was found this afternoon. The State Fire Department operations centre disclosed that the body of Kyam Min from Myanmar, was discovered by the public around

Police to rope in vehicles with modified exhaust

KUCHING: Sarawak Traffic Police are set to launch a two-week statewide operation against road users who have modified their vehicle’s exhaust to cause loud noises. Its department chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the operation dubbed Ops Ubah Suai Ekzos (Ops Modified Exhaust) will be enforced from Mar 1 to

Fish maw worth over RM350k seized at Sibu Airport

SIBU: Customs officials seized a box of prohibited fish maw worth more than RM350,000 at Sibu Airport last Tuesday (Feb 23). The incident happened around 11.40am at the MAS Cargo Inspection Centre here when Customs enforcement team along with an air cargo unit officer stopped a man for inspection over

Lorry, diesel seized in Ops Landai

MIRI: A lorry transporting diesel worth more than RM30,000 was detained by Marine Police here today (Feb 26). Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said a marine police team carrying out ‘Ops Landai’ at Jalan Bekenu around 8am noticed the vehicle and stopped it by the roadside

Man busted for drugs, infected with virus

KUCHING: A male suspect detained in Padawan police headquarters (IPD) for possessing drugs, was confirmed positive for Covid-19. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail when contacted earlier confirmed the case and the suspect has been handed over to the Health Ministry (MoH) for further actions. “Padawan police is currently dealing

Six slapped with compounds

PADAWAN: Six persons, including two women, were each slapped with a RM1,000 fine for failing to comply with the Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) today (Feb 23). Enforcement teams from Padawan police headquarters carried out patrols from 10.25am to 12.10pm in six premises comprising eateries, food court, printing shop and