SARATOK: Police are searching for a licensed prisoner who disappeared after violating the terms of his release under the Licensed Prisoner Release Programme (PBSL). Saratok police chief DSP Mathew Manggie said the man, identified as Mohamad Hamizul Mohd Kiprawi, 30, had been placed under supervised release by the Kuching Parole
TEBEDU: A migrant smuggling syndicate operating near the Malaysia-Indonesia border was crippled after immigration officers arrested 11 Indonesians near the Tebedu land border checkpoint early yesterday morning (Jun 11). The Sarawak Immigration Department said the arrests, carried out under ‘Ops Serkap’ and ‘Ops Kutip’, took place around 4 am. It
PADAWAN: A routine patrol turned into a bust for the General Operations Force (GOF) when a luxury SUV flagged down was found to be linked to a vehicle fraud case last week. Sarawak GOF Brigade deputy commander ACP Rosdi Inai said the GOF 11th Battalion intercepted a Toyota Harrier for
BAU: The General Operations Force (GOF) arrested two locals and seized 15 tonnes of rattan worth over RM600,000 last Sunday (Jun 8). Sarawak GOF Brigade deputy commander ACP Rosdi Inai said the operation, codenamed ‘Op Taring Awas/Batas’, was carried out at around 9.30 pm in the district. The GOF 11th
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) arrested four men and seized over RM10 million worth of untaxed cigarettes, beers and liquors in two separate operations. Sarawak GOF Brigade deputy commander ACP Rosdi Inai said the operations, codenamed ‘Op Taring Alpha’ and ‘Op Taring Awas/Batas’, were carried out on Jun 10
SIBU: Twenty-four people were jolted awake in the wee hours today when a fire ripped through their homes at Jalan Bunga Raya, leaving them homeless. In the 1.53 am incident, a local woman sustained burns to her arm and was given preliminary treatment at the scene by the emergency medical
BELAGA: Twenty-three residents lost their homes and belongings when a morning fire gutted a 19-door workers’ quarters at a plantation estate in Murum, leaving them with only the clothes on their backs. The blaze, which broke out around 10am yesterday (Jun 10), destroyed the wooden structure completely. Fortunately, no injuries
MUKAH: A man with prior criminal records has been arrested for attempting to steal a transformer belonging to Sesco Berhad at Jalan Kuala Balingian on Monday (June 9). Mukah police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said the incident came to light when a report was lodged by a Sesco technician
LUNDU: The body of an elderly man who fell into Batang Kayan near Kampung Sileng, has been recovered yesterday (June 10), a day after he went missing while out fishing alone. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the victim, identified as 74-year-old Awang Bosman Awang Jibi, was discovered floating
SARIKEI: An outing to Wong Ruan Waterfall turned tragic yesterday (Jun 9) when a young woman was found drowned while swimming with her teenage friend. The victim, identified as Nur Afiqah Jemat, 20, had gone to the popular waterfall in Ulu Sarikei with a 14-year-old companion when tragedy struck. According