KUCHING: A single phone call was all it took to wipe out nearly RM500,000 — after a local woman was terrified into believing her name had been dragged into a criminal case. The 38-year-old fell victim to a well-rehearsed phone scam on Dec 5 last year, after receiving a phone
BAU: Nine local men were hauled up for alleged involvement in drug activities during an early morning narcotics operation in Kampung Bobak Singai near here today. The arrests were made under ‘Ops Tapis Khas’ by the Narcotics Crime Investigation Division (NCID) together with Bau District Police Headquarters (IPD) from 5.30
KUCHING: A routine patrol turned into a tense roadside chase after two local men attempted to flee police, only for officers to uncover suspected burglary and vehicle theft tools hidden inside their car. The incident occurred at around 12.15 am on Saturday (Jan 24) when the district police’s Counter Aggressive
SARIKEI: A three-day sweep has laid bare the scale of methamphetamine abuse in central Sarawak, with 35 people caught testing positive across Sarikei, Pakan and Meradong. The operation, codenamed ‘Ops Perdana’, was carried out by the Sarawak National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) together with Sarikei AADK from Jan 21 to 23.
KUCHING: Narcotics police struck twice in Jalan Durian Burung last Friday (Jan 23), rounding up six suspects and seizing drug-laced vape cartridges and ketamine valued at almost RM30,000. The back-to-back raids were carried out at around 10.30 pm following sustained intelligence-gathering and public tip-offs on drug activities in the area.
KUCHING: A Telegram message promising lucrative investment returns cost a local woman RM91,000 after the scheme was later exposed as non-existent. The unfortunate ordeal happened on Jan 11 when the 35-year-old received a message from an unknown individual offering an opportunity to participate in a so-called ‘MGM investment’. Believing the
SIBU: A housewife lost nearly a quarter of a million ringgit after an online lucky draw scam drained more than RM240,000 from her savings. The incident happened on Dec 24 last year when the victim, in her 40s, received a phone call from an unknown individual claiming she had won
KUCHING: A man was sentenced to eight years’ jail and two strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here today for robbing a cafe in Kota Sentosa last Monday (Jan 19). Nur Muhamaad Zaitul Ikhmal Reki, 28, a father of two from Samariang, pleaded guilty to a charge under
ENGKILILI: A search and rescue (SAR) operation has been launched to locate an elderly woman feared missing after she left her longhouse at Rumah Alow, Kampung Bua, here early Wednesday morning (Jan 21) and failed to return home. The victim, identified as Melaya Brayun, 75, was reported to have left
KUCHING: A fire ripped through two adjoining shophouses used as a car workshop along Jalan Kwong Lee Bank, damaging both units and destroying several vehicles last night (Jan 21). Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the 7.27 pm incident. The fire involved two permanent-structure premises with one unit