BINTULU: Two food outlets have been temporarily padlocked for two weeks after inspectors found shocking hygiene conditions, including rat droppings and live rodents roaming inside the premises. Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) said the closures were ordered following inspections by its Public Health and Environment (PHE) Section on Monday (Jan 19),
KUCHING: Three separate fires involving vehicles and heavy machinery were reported in two districts within a span of several hours, keeping firefighters busy late Monday night and early this morning. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the incidents occurred in Kuching and Bintulu, with no injuries or casualties reported.
BAU: Police will intensify coordination with the GABMA Serikin Post Border Regiment to clamp down on cross-border crime, following a courtesy visit at the district police headquarters (IPD) yesterday (Jan 19). The visit saw GABMA Serikin Post commanding officer Lt Col Shahrul Rizal Samsudin calling on Bau district police chief
KUCHING: A phone call claiming to be from the police cost an elderly woman more than RM400,000 after being convinced that she was linked to a criminal case. The incident occurred on Sept 17 last year when the 69-year-old victim received a call from an individual claiming to be a
SIBU: A raging fire razed seven workers’ quarters at Kemuyang landfill site here, leaving the entire cluster of makeshift dwellings completely destroyed yesterday (Jan 19). Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the 12.29 pm incident as 14 occupants managed to evacuate to safety. Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba)
SARIKEI: A late-afternoon patrol on Sunday (Jan 18) along Jalan Sungai Kesa here ended with police making a drug arrest after a man was allegedly found in possession suspected methamphetamine, The arrest was made at around 5pm when the Narcotics Crime Investigation Division (NCID) spotted a motorcycle ridden by the
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Narcotics police arrested a burger stall operator for allegedly possessing suspected cannabis at Oxford Park Avenue here last night (Jan 18). The 41-year-old, originally from Johor, was detained during a stop-and-check operation outside a burger stall at around 7.20 pm after police suspected him of being involved in
SARIKEI: A local woman was killed after a fire ripped through a rented room in a shophouse behind RHB Bank, Jalan Repok here yesterday (Jan 18). The victim, identified as 31-year-old Priscilla Ida Francis, was found unconscious in the bathroom on the fourth floor of the building. She was confirmed
SIBU: Quick action by firefighters helped avert a potentially serious situation after a fire erupted at an asphalt mixing plant in SEDC Premix, Jalan Ulu Oya here on Sunday, involving storage tanks containing highly flammable materials. Fortunately, the fire was quickly extinguished by the plant’s workers at around 11 am
LAWAS: A public tip-off led to a late-night enforcement operation that resulted in the arrest of five foreign men for suspected immigration offences. The operation, dubbed ‘Ops Sapu’, was carried out by the Lawas Immigration Enforcement Division at an unnumbered shared house in Kampung Long Sebangang Asal at around 11.30pm