Thursday, 3 July 2025

Author: Gabriel Lihan

Duo arrested, diesel and cargo ship seized

SIBU: Marine police arrested two men and seized a cargo ship with 17,000 litres of diesel on board during the ‘Ops Kontraban’ operation. Sibu district police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said that the marine police spotted the suspicious cargo ship sailing in the Kerto Island waters. In a statement today,

Unity Government gives greenlight to renovate police headquarters

KUCHING: The Unity Government has approved allocations to renovate the Sarawak Contingent Police Headquarters (IPK). On his official visit to the Sarawak IPK today (Jan 28), Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof announced that a revamping of the building and its surrounding areas will be made. Therefore, the approved

Repairs to Sarawak, Sabah police stations, quarters crucial to police service

KUCHING: The police in Sarawak and Sabah would have better facilities in police stations and quarters, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. He made the announcement during an official work visit to the Sarawak Police Contingent Police Headquarters (IPK) in Jalan Badruddin today. According to him, he would

Six motorcycles seized in JPJ operation

KUCHING: A total of six motorcycles were seized by the Sarawak Road Transport Department (JPJ) yesterday (Jan 27) during its Ops Khas Motosikal, which was held in conjunction with Chinese New Year. Apart from that, 124 summonses were also issued to motorcyclists for various offences at the operation. Among the

Men in blue get second COVID-19 vaccine booster shots

KUCHING: Some 202 Kuching district police officers received their second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose at the Kuching IPK today (Jan 27). District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said as an enforcement agency the force fully supports the government’s initiative to curb and control the spread of the virus. “As frontliners,

Jalan Stutong eatery heist solved with arrest of second suspect

KUCHING: Another suspect involved in the recent armed robbery at an eatery in Jalan Stutong here, was arrested on Thursday (Jan 26) evening. The suspect was arrested around 7.30 pm by a special task force formed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Sarawak Contingent Police. Kuching police chief

Longhouse in Betong flooded

BETONG: Heavy downpour affected 96 residents when their 12-door longhouse, Rh Garit, here was flooded with the water rising to knee level. A spokesperson for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the water level was one and a half feet deep high. “The water began to rise at around

Another milestone for Sarawak Energy as Murum-Samalaju line powers up

KUCHING: Sarawak Energy recently achieved a key milestone with the successful commissioning of the 166km Murum to Samalaju B 275kV Transmission Line. In a press statement by Sarawak Energy, it stated that the milestone further strengthened the reliability of Sarawak’s overall power system by enhancing transmission security and capacity for

Taib, wife visit Dr Chan, JC Fong, Steve Ng on first day of CNY

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and his wife Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Raghad Kurdi Taib made their rounds of Chinese New Year visits to prominent Chinese leaders in Kuching today (Jan 22). Their first visit was to the Sarawak Legal Counsel Datuk Seri JC Fong,

Lo has high hopes for PM Anwar

KUCHING: High hopes are directed towards Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to fulfil and restore the rights of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang has pointed out that Sarawak has been working well with the federal government, and currently the situation has been really