KUCHING: A protest or an assembly is the public’s right to express concerns to the government to solve certain issues, however, it should adhere to the guidelines to avoid clashes with authorities. A statement from Inspector General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani has warned the public
KUCHING: Two burglars were finally apprehended by police in relation to two break-in cases, namely one in June and the recent case this month. The Kuching district police on last Wednesday (July 13) arrested the duo aged 23 and 25 for the house breaking cases that took place in Stutong
SAMARAHAN: Boxes of untaxed cigarettes worth around RM826,476 were seized by police in a raid yesterday. Kota Samarahan district police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said a team from the General Operation Force (GOF) conducted the raid on that day at around 11am. “The raid took place at Taman Midway Crescent
JULAU: The Sarikei Sessions Court on Thursday sentenced two men to jail and ordered them to be whipped for raping an underage girl with disability on June 4. Judge Stella Augustine Druce sentenced the first accused, a foreigner, to a total of 28 years in jail and ordered him to
KUCHING: The General Operation Force (GOF) seized boxes containing various brands of contraband cigarettes and alcoholic beverages in Ops Kontraban yesterday. Kuching OCPD ASP Ashmon Bajah said during the operation at 9.30am, the team was able to seize the items and arrested one suspect. “The GOF managed to confiscate 30 boxes
KUCHING: Do not make this as racial issue as it will disrupt the peace among our people who come from various racial backgrounds, said a historian. Former Sarawak Museum Department director cum historian Datuk Dr Sanib Said has made a police report regarding a statement from Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak
BINTULU: Police here yesterday caught a foreign man who was suspected to be involved in distributing and abusing drugs. Bintulu district police chief Supt Batholomew Umpit confirmed that a 44-year-old male foreigner was arrested in the vicinity of Jalan Keppel, here. “Upon his arrest, police found out that the man
BAU: A suspect who was caught red-handed for gambling online using a smartphone was immediately arrested by police. The arrest of the 24-year-old man took place at a fresh market at Taman Malihah Belatok while police were on patrol during ‘Ops Dadu Khas’ on Thursday (July 14). According to Bau
KUCHING: Both Sarawak and Indonesia will receive economic gains with the latter’s move to relocate its capital city to Nusantara in West Kalimantan. Indonesia Consulate General in Kuching Raden Sigit Watjaksono said his country is looking forward to collaborating in various potential fields with Sarawak with the relocation. “The distance
KUCHING: A total of 1,900 children of registered Indonesian workers benefited from education provided through plantation community learning centres (CLCs) in Sarawak. Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said they were from 16 centres set up in Miri, Bintulu, Mukah and Simunjan. “Nevertheless, there are