Tuesday, 16 December 2025

Author: Allan Jay

Bukit Aman to appoint disciplinary board

KUCHING: A disciplinary board will be appointed by Bukit Aman to determine disciplinary actions against the 11 police officers in connection with a rape case at Miri Central Police Station (CPS) lock-up last month. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail, who confirmed this to New Sarawak Tribune, said the officers, aged

GOF arrests four illegals

SRI AMAN: Four illegal immigrants were caught by the General Operations Force (GOF) for entering Sarawak via an illegal route. The incident happened yesterday (15 Feb) around 11am when a team from the Lachau post was carrying out patrols around Jalan Ladang Sawit, Kampung Rapak Baru near the Malaysia-Indonesia border.

Nine held for fighting with weapons

KUCHING: Police arrested nine men who were involved in a fight on Valentine’s Day. The fight happened around 5pm in front of Chonglin Plaza, here. It was believed to be due to a woman and dissatisfaction among both parties. District police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani who confirmed the

17 arrested in Siburan for cockfighting

KUCHING: Seventeen men were arrested for taking part in a cockfighting session at a vegetable farm on Sunday (Feb 14). In the operation dubbed ‘Ops Limau’, a Padawan CID team assisted by personnel from Kota Samarahan CID and Kota Sentosa police station, carried out a raid on a hut in

SUV, motorcycle destroyed in fire

KUCHING: A car and a motorcycle were destroyed in a fire while another was damaged Monday morning (Feb 15). The incident happened at Taman Seng Goon Garden at 2.07am and firefighters from Batu Lintang and Tabuan Jaya were deployed to the scene. Upon arrival, the team confirmed that the fire

Man injured in collision

KUCHING: A man sustained severe injuries following a car collision at Jalan Batu Kawa in front of Paragon on Monday (Feb 15). The collision which involved two cars happened around 12.30pm and firefighters from Batu Lintang were immediately deployed to the scene. Upon arrival, they discovered that one of drivers

Motorcyclist killed in crash

SRI AMAN: A man was killed in an accident involving a motorcycle and a four-wheel drive (4WD) at KM72, Sri Aman-Kuching Road on Sunday (Feb 14). The accident occurred around 7.30pm when both the motorcycle and 4WD were travelling in opposite directions. State Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu

Women among four gamblers nabbed in Ops Limau

BAU: Four persons including two women were arrested for playing blackjack in a market here, last Saturday (Feb 13). In a late-night operation codenamed Ops Limau, a Bau CID team carried out a raid on a chicken market at Jalan Temenggong, around 10.30pm District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon, who

Firemen foils suicide attempt by woman

KUCHING: Firemen managed to persuade a woman in her 40s from attempting suicide at Jalan Simen Raya Bridge, Tabuan Jaya yesterday. Passers-by who spotted a woman standing outside the bridge barrier in a suspicious manner around 10.40am, reported the incident to the Tabuan Jaya fire station. A team deployed to

Body of victim who jumped into river recovered

SIMUNJAN: The body of a 30-year-old man who jumped into Sungai Buloh last Thursday, was recovered this afternoon (Feb 13). Simunjan fire chief Mat Undik said the body was found in a fishing net around 12.50pm by villagers. Firefighters retrieved the body and brought it to the Sungai Buloh ferry