KUCHING: Police here arrested 12 individuals on suspicion of operating an illegal call centre for online gambling activities at Jalan Batu Kawa last Sunday (Oct 18). Sarawak Crime Investigation Department (CID) chief SAC Denis Leong stated that a D7 police team from the Sarawak Contingent Police Headquarters (IPK) arrested the
KUCHING: Illegal crossings through rat trails (jalan tikus) and security threats at the Sarawak-Indonesia border are expected to increase when the movement control order (MCO) is lifted. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, who gave the warning, said, “This is due to Malaysia’s ability to
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) conducted four successful Ops Benteng Covid operations, leading to the arrest of illegal immigrants who entered the state in the past four days (Oct 16 to 19). Sarawak GOF commander SAC Mancha Ata said the first operation took place last Friday (Oct 16) around
SEBUYAU: The king tide caused areas around Sebuyau town to be severely flooded last Sunday (Oct 18). However, according to a spokesperson from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, no temporary flood evacuation centre had been opened yet. “Currently, the department has instructed all fire and rescue stations,
KUCHING: An unoccupied house at Jalan Foochow 2B here caught fire last Saturday (Oct 17). According to the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, a call on the incident was received at 10.13pm, and a team of firefighters of Padungan and Tabuan Jaya fire stations was deployed to the
BAU: The police here remain serious and committed to enforce and tighten the standard operating procedures (SOPs) during the recovery movement control order (RMCO). Last Saturday, Bau police along with other enforcement agencies carried out an SOP compliance operation from 9am to 5pm in the town. “We will never stop
SIBU: Police are on the hunt for a man suspected of severely injuring another person last Saturday. The 53-year-old victim was allegedly attacked by the suspect in his 30s who is believed to be mentally unstable, with a hoe in the victim’s house at Lorong Arau 6 here. District police
LUNDU: The Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) nabbed nine Indonesians for entering the state illegally last Saturday. In a statement issued, a team from the GOF 11th Battalion carried out an operations dubbed Ops Benteng Covid at 7.45am. Based on information received, the team inspected an eatery near the Biawak
KUCHING: Police have issued 34 compounds to errant individuals for failing to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in public places. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the police will continue to carry out operations to enforce the SOPs in public places and those who are found to
KUCHING: Road users are assured that the Kenyalang flyover at Kenyalang roundabout near BDC is safe as there is no structural crack underneath it. Federal Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof explained that the diagonal line seen overlapping the concrete is normal in concreting due to formwork. “The investigation by
