MIRI: A private retiree has lost more than RM330,000 of her savings after falling victim to a phone scam in which culprits posed as officers from the government and police. The victim, a 64-year-old local woman, had received a phone call from an individual claiming to be from the National
MUKAH: A search and rescue (SAR) operation has been launched to locate an elderly woman who was reported missing from her home in Kampung Bunut. The victim has been identified as Muhaini Jubaidi, 75. Based on police information, Muhaini’s sister-in-law came to deliver breakfast around 7 am yesterday (Sept 11)
MIRI: Thirty-eight foreigners of various nationalities were rounded up in a major immigration sweep across the city on Wednesday (Sept 10). Acting on a string of public tip-offs, the Sarawak Immigration Department mounted five coordinated operations codenamed ‘Ops Sapu’, ‘Ops Selera’, ‘Ops Belanja’, ‘Ops Mahir’, and ‘Ops Gegar’. The joint
KUCHING: Police are investigating the case of a car that plunged into Sarawak River on Wednesday under the Road Transport Act 1987, after the driver was believed to be under the influence of drugs. Kuching Police chief, ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, said the incident happened at around 6:40 pm when
MIRI: A businesswoman lost her life savings of RM588,000 after being duped by a phone scam syndicate posing as officers from the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) and the police. The 61-year-old victim had received a call from an unknown number, where the caller introduced himself as an NSRC officer,
KOTA SAMARAHAN: An administrative clerk from a private company has lost RM300,000 after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme known as “AresMFC”. The incident happened in June this year when the woman in her late 50s came across an investment advertisement while browsing Facebook at her workplace. She clicked
PADAWAN: Police are seeking public assistance to locate a local man who was reported missing since earlier this month. The missing individual was identified as Michael Donny Joll Johney, 24. Padawan Police chief, Supt Mohd Irwan Hafiz Md Radzi, said the victim was last seen at Taman Yen Yen at
SIBU: A man has been reported missing after the express boat he was operating sank following a collision with a cargo vessel near Sanyan Plywood, Tanjung Kunyit last Tuesday. He has been identified as Hui Chye Mee, 64, and was believed to have been transporting goods to longhouses along the
KUCHING: Police here recorded three separate sudden death cases in the district on Wednesday (Sept 10), involving two local men and a foreign national. Kuching Police Chief, ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, said the first case was reported around 11:24 am when a decomposed body of a local man, in his
KABONG: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for a fisherman, who went missing with his father after their boat capsized off Kabong waters, has been officially called off after seven days of intensive search. Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Tanjung Manis’ Director Cmdr Mahkos Juing, said the operation ended on