Author: Allan Jay

Biker killed in collision

BAU: A motorcyclist was killed when his bike collided with a car at KM13, Jalan Bau-Batu Kawa yesterday (May 24). State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the mishap happened around 5.30pm. Both the motorcyclist and motorist were travelling in the opposite directions. The victim, identified as

Compounded for travelling without permit

KUCHING: A man and a woman, who attempted inter-district travel without a permit, were told by police to go home at a roadblock at Mile18, Kuching-Serian Road on May 22. Padawan district deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong, who led the special operation, said both offenders were also compounded

18 nabbed in police raid

MIRI: Miri police arrested 18 people including three foreigners yesterday in an operation to monitor the enforcement and compliance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) under the conditional movement control order (CMCO). Miri district police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said the individuals were rounded up around 12.05am during a

No compromise during Raya

KUCHING: Snap checks and patrols will still be intact during Hari Raya to ensure that the conditional movement control order (CMCO) and standard operating procedures (SOPs) are adhered to. Kuching district police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said police will still follow their usual routine to enforce the order

Soldier among two injured in collision

KUCHING: A soldier was among two motorcyclists who were injured in a road collision at Jalan Lapangan Terbang on Friday (May 22). State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the accident, which occurred at 1.45pm, involved a truck and two motorcycles. “The truck was heading towards

Many take away spilled food items from lorry

SARATOK: Villagers and road users took advantage of a road accident involving a lorry carrying raw food items near Bukit Perabun, Jalan Roban, by taking away spilled items such as fish, chicken and beef yesterday. Saratok district police chief DSP Mordani Tanin said when police arrived at the scene, they

Cancel inter-district travel plans, advises CP

KUCHING: Those planning to attempt inter-district travel to go back to their village during this Hari Raya Aidilfitri festive celebration should cancel their intentions to do so. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said police would not just arrest those who tried but those caught doing so would be issued

Two severely injured in lorry collision

SARATOK: Two men were severely injured while three others sustained light injuries in a road collision involving two lorries near Bukit Perabun, Jalan Roban yesterday. In the 9.23am accident today, the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received a distress call pertaining an accident involving two lorries. Following the call,

Logs worth over RM627K seized

KUCHING: Sarawak Forest Department confiscated 4,825.6 cubic metres of logs of various sizes and species worth RM627,328 in its enforcement operations since April 13. Its director Datuk Hamden Mohammad said the operations which involved air monitoring, land and water enforcement, were able to detect and break down a series of

Shop loses RM35K worth of fishing equipment

KUCHING: A fishing tackle shop at Kota Sentosa Commercial Centre has lost RM35,000 worth of fishing equipment to burglars. Padawan district police chief, Supt Aidil Bolhassan, said that the thieves entered the shop through a hole that they made in an adjoining connecting wall separating a stairwell and the shop.