SPAOH: Police have arrested a local man on Tuesday after he allegedly ran amok armed with a long sickle and threatened a victim in what is believed to be over an old grudge. Betong Police chief DSP Rejali Angong said the incident happened at 5:49 pm in Kampung Hulu Spaoh,
BAU: A search and rescue (SAR) operation was launched to locate an elderly man who was reported missing after failing to return home at Kampung Krian, Tasik Biru, here since last Monday (August 11). Bau District Police Headquarters (IPD) said the missing person is identified as Liew Kim Ted, 73.
BINTULU: A predawn immigration raid exposed a suspected human trafficking network yesterday (Aug 12), leading to the arrest of 17 foreigners — among them a one-month-old baby. The operation, codenamed ‘Ops Sapu’, was conducted by the Sarawak Immigration Department’s Security and Enforcement Monitoring Unit (UPKP) between 6 am and 3
SIBU: Three local men believed to be linked with multiple cable thefts in the district, were busted by a police patrol team along Jalan Salim last Saturday (Aug 9). The suspects, aged between 28 and 34, were caught red-handed pulling cables from a concrete drain at around 6.15 pm. Sibu
KUCHING: Two teenagers were arrested for allegedly riding their motorcycles dangerously during an operation codenamed ‘Op Samseng Jalanan’ at Masja here last Sunday (Aug 10). Kuching police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said the four-hour operation, from 4 pm to 8pm by the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division, was aimed
SERIAN: A local man escaped with minor injuries after his car crashed and burst into flames near Simpang Baki, Sungai Mamat this morning. The accident happened at around 9.20 am when a Perodua Myvi he was driving veered out of control and crashed by the roadside. The driver, whose identity
SIBU: Police are seeking the next of kin of an elderly man who was found dead along the pedestrian lane of Jalan Tukang Besi last Saturday (Aug 9). Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the deceased, believed to be of Iban ethnicity, was identified as Uching Besi in his
SARATOK: A Myanmar national who fell into Sungai Krian from a docked ship last Friday (Aug 8), was found dead with only the lower half of his body recovered today (Aug 11). The victim, identified as Thu Htoo Aung, 20, was a crew member of the Moi Soon 2, which
KUCHING: A local man believed to be harbouring undocumented foreigners was among 11 people arrested during a raid near Penrissen Camp today (Aug 11). The 46-year-old was picked up by the Kuching Immigration Enforcement Division following public complaints and intelligence surveillance. In the operation dubbed ‘Ops Serkap’, immigration officers descended
KUCHING: It is time to defederalise the Sarawak Labour Ordinance and devolve labour law powers back to Sarawak under Article 76A of the Federal Constitution, said Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap. Citing the recent debate over equal minimum wage and a 2 per cent Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contribution for
