Wednesday, 14 January 2026

Author: Allan Jay

Two men with long rap sheets picked up over salon robbery

SIBU: Police arrested two local men with multiple prior records in connection with an armed robbery at a hair salon along Jalan Chambers late Monday night (Aug 18). The incident occurred at around 11 pm when one of the suspects, armed with an object resembling a pistol, threatened the complainant

Cops seek help to locate missing woman

PADAWAN: Police are intensifying efforts to trace a local woman who has been reported missing after leaving her home on Tuesday (Aug 19) and failing to return. The woman is identified as Nur Najwa Natasha Johari, 24. Padawan police chief Supt Mohd Irwan Hafiz Md Radzi said the woman was

Woman badly hurt, two sustain minor injuries

SELANGAU: Another trailer crash along Jalan Pan Borneo Sibu-Selangau left a woman seriously injured while a man and a child escaped with minor injuries today (Aug 20). Passers-by who witnessed the accident quickly came to the victims’ aid, helping them out of the wrecked vehicle before the arrival of first

Driver seriously injured after trailer crashed

SELANGAU: A local man sustained severe injuries after the trailer he was driving skidded and crashed along Batu 40, Jalan Sungai Kua here today (Aug 20). The accident happened at around 9.45 am when the trailer swerved out of control and rammed into a road divider. Fortunately, the 34-year-old victim

Warehouse owner nabbed in RM11.88-mil cigarette smuggling case

KUCHING: The Sarawak Customs Department has seized 12 million sticks of contraband cigarettes from a warehouse in Demak Laut Industrial Park late last month. The cigarettes, worth RM3.6 million, carried unpaid duties and taxes amounting to RM8.28 million, bringing the estimated total value of the seizure to RM11.88 million. Sarawak

Driver seriously injured after trailer crash

SELANGAU: A local man sustained severe injuries after the trailer he was driving skidded and crashed along Batu 40, Jalan Sungai Kua, here this morning. The accident happened at around 9:45 am when the trailer swerved out of control and rammed into a road divider. Fortunately, the 34-year-old victim was

Clever stunt gone wrong, migrant nabbed in wardrobe

LUNDU: Thinking he could outsmart authorities, a foreign man hid himself inside a wardrobe when immigration officers stormed a residential quarters at a plantation estate in Kampung Pasir Hilir. However, his efforts were in vain when officers from Kuching Immigration Enforcement Division uncovered his hiding spot during a thorough search

Online job scam costs elderly man over RM91,000

KUCHING: An elderly local man was left RM91,720.76 poorer after falling victim to an online part-time job scam. Kuching Police Chief, ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, said the incident began on July 16 when the 69-year-old victim logged into a website – https://pro-urdcareer.top/login – to start the supposed job. “He had

GOF foils smuggling attempts, seizes controlled goods

KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) thwarted three separate smuggling attempts this month, seizing controlled goods worth over RM640,000. Sarawak GOF Brigade Commander SAC Lim Bak Phai said the operations were conducted by the GOF 11th and 10th Battalions in Biawak, Bau and Sri Aman. The first case was on