MIRI: The owner of a car wash premises and a friend have been remanded for two days to facilitate investigations in connection with their attempt to bribe Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Miri personnel with a sum of RM2,000 to avoid legal actions being taken against them for allegedly employing foreign
Police arrest duo who refused to be quarantined MIRI: Police here on Monday afternoon (Aug 10) arrested two male contractors who flew in from Kuala Lumpur but refused to be quarantined and disobeyed directives from the relevant authorities. District police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said the men arrived at
BAU: The power supply to a coffee shop at Siniawan Village here was cut off today by police on suspicion of being an online gambling den. District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon in a statement said that the operation was carried out by a team of personnel of Bau Criminal
KUCHING: An unemployed man was arrested for theft of a motorcycle rim and tyre in front of Everrise, Jalan Matang last Sunday. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhasaan said that they received a police report from the complainant at around 6pm on Sunday. The complainant found that his motorcycle
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Two men believed to be actively involved in car thefts and break-ins here were arrested yesterday (Aug 10). District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said the police mobile patrol vehicle (MPV) unit came across a suspicious vehicle in front of a supermarket near Jalan Medan Universiti here during
SIMANGGANG: Datuk Francis Harden Hollis said Simanggang folk should not take the risk of choosing a new face as their people’s representative in the coming state election. Harden, the current Simanggang assemblyman, added that the existing reps were still excellent and eager to serve the constituents. “There are records of
KUCHING: The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) is on the alert for any open burning during the dry spell in Sarawak. Its director PKPjB Khirudin Drahman said Bomba recorded a total of 32 open burning cases as of Aug 1. “We are constantly monitoring for any increase in cases of
KUCHING: Police have issued 11 compounds to individuals in the state on Sunday (Aug 9) for failing to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in public places. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said the police will continue to enforce the SOPs including the use of face
MIRI: A car was destroyed after it caught fire at Jalan Kuala Baram-Lopeng here on Monday (Aug 10). The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) in a statement said a team of firefighters of Lopeng Fire and Rescue Station were deployed to the scene after an emergency call on the
BAU: A self-employed man was arrested for drug possession in a house at Jalan Bau-Kuching, Kampung Kranji on Monday (Aug 10). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon told that a narcotic police team raided the unnumbered house around 9.30am and was greeted at the door by the 31-year-old man. “The
