DALAT: Police have arrested a local man with prior drug-related offenses in connection with a housebreaking and theft case involving losses of around RM2,800. According to Dalat district police headquarters (IPD), the incident took place on Wednesday (July 2) at a rented house along Jalan Oya-Dalat. The victim, who was
KUCHING: Twenty-six foreigners, including six women, were arrested in a two-day immigration enforcement operation held across the city earlier this week. Based on gathered intelligence, the Kuching Immigration Enforcement Unit launched three operations codenamed ‘Ops Belanja’, ‘Ops Selera’, and ‘Ops Sapu’ on Tuesday and Wednesday, targeting eateries, shared residences and
MIRI: A man, who was recently released from prison, was arrested after staging a nearly four-hour knife standoff on the roof of a house at Taman Bumiko early this morning. The incident happened at around 2:10 am when members of the public reported a man behaving aggressively while armed with
KUCHING: The Sarawak Government is taking steps to curb vape use among students following growing concerns about its rise in schools, particularly after recent data was highlighted in Parliament. Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, said the matter was raised during a recent One-Stop
KUCHING: The Sarawak Government is stepping up efforts to plug loopholes in courier service screening systems following discoveries that drug syndicates are using the services to bring narcotics into the state as a transit hub. Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, said such issues
KUCHING: The authorities are planning to tighten standard operating procedures (SOPs) for courier services nationwide to curb drug trafficking syndicates. The move is necessary as drug rings are increasingly using parcel deliveries to smuggle narcotics. Acting Director of Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID), DCP Datuk Mat Zani @
KUCHING: Narcotics police arrested two local men and seized 75.60 grammes (g) of suspected syabu in separate locations last Monday. Kuching Police Chief, ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, said the raids took place in Tabuan Dusun at 12:20 pm and in Stampin Baru at 8:10 pm. “In the first raid, the
MIRI: A retired private sector employee has become another victim of an investment scheme promoted via Facebook when he was left RM500,000 poorer. The incident happened in mid-May when the victim, a man in his 60s, came across the investment advertisement posted by an unknown woman, who posed as a
SIBU: A retiree’s hopes of growing his savings were dashed after falling for a fake stock investment scam that cost him RM200,000. The victim, a man in his 70s, came across a Facebook advertisement on June 25 promoting an investment company called Point Hope G Trading Sdn Bhd. Drawn in
SIBU: A pet shop owner’s attempt to purchase fruits online took a bitter turn when scammers siphoned RM110,747.62 from her account through a phishing link. The incident happened on July 5 when the victim, a woman in her 40s, came across a fruit sale advertisement on Facebook and clicked the