Tuesday, 21 April 2026

Author: Connie Chieng

63 arrested in 25 illegal gambling raids

KUCHING: The police operations against illegal gambling in Sarawak continued last week with raids conducted in 15 districts, said Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief, SAC Dato’ Dev Kumar. He said from the 29 January to 4 February this year the state CID conducted 29 successful gambling raids that resulted

Indonesian found dead at toilet

KUCHING : An indonesian was found dead yesterday at about 7am. Sujono had been working at the temple for a few years already, said a source. Yesterday morning his friend visited him and found him dead in the toilet. He was believed to have died a few hours earlier. Police who

Calling for speedy approvals of PR in Sarawak

KUCHING : SUPP Women Central Chairman, Kho Teck Wan calls for speedy approval of permanent residency and citizenship application in Sarawak as there is a high rate of stateless children born without birth certificate due to adoption and unmarried parent in rural areas. “I had helped with few adoption applications

Four suspects arrested, two cars seized

KUCHING: Four suspects comprising three men and a woman were arrested in front of a motel at Batu Kawa at 4.30am yesterday. Two vehicles they were in with dangerous weapons inside were also seized. Police on patrol stopped two cars after they saw the occupants behaving suspiciously. During a check

Two drug peddling suspects arrested

KUCHING: Two men were arrested in a house at Matang near here for peddling drugs at midnight yesterday. Following a tip-off, police from Padawan raided a house in Matang and found the two men with a few packets of drugs. The two aged 27 and 35 were found with six

Boy in stable condition after suicide attempt

  KUCHING: A 20-year-old boy from Kapit attempted to commit suicide in his hostel at Kota Samarahan near here last Tuesday afternoon by stabbing his abdomen with a knife. According to a housemate when she heard noises outside her door she opened the door and was shocked to see the

Federal Court’s judgment lauded

KUCHING: Chairman of Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Youth Central, Michael Tiang lauded the Federal Court’s judgment on Indira Gandhi’s case as a beacon in the murky waters on unilateral child’s conversion to Islam without consent from both parents. It was an uplifting moment to see the highest court in

Six motorbike theft suspects arrested

KUCHING: Police in Padawan, near here, believe that they had smashed a motorcycle theft syndicate with the arrest of five men and a woman after midnight on Monday. After receiving information, police raided a house in the Matang area and arrested the six, aged between 22 and 41. Seized from

Four-vehicle pile-up takes one life

KUCHING: Four vehicles were involved in an accident at Jalan Pentanak on Thursday morning resulting in one death. According to Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Head, Supt. Alexson Naga Chabu, a Toyota reversed and hit a Perodua Axia causing the Axia to be pushed into a Viva and a Kenari.

Four nabbed in illegal lottery raids

KUCHING: Police raided four locations in the city on Wednesday for selling illegal lotteries. Kuching district police chief, ACP Abang Ahmad Julai said a woman was arrested at a retail shop at Gold Jade Road at about 1.50 pm. Seized from her were a handphone, stationery and RM33. In the