KUCHING: Commercial crime cases showed an increase of 187 cases or 14.63 per cent in the first six months this year compared to the same period in 2022. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said from January to June this year, 1465 cases were recorded compared to 1278
KUCHING: More assets linked to drug trafficking have been seized this year as police ramp up efforts to crush drug syndicates in the state. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Sapri said drug syndicate assets worth RM3.7 million had been seized up to June 2023 compared to RM1.7 million over
KUCHING: A total of 2,354 mule bank accounts have been identified by Sarawak police from January to June this year. Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Sapri said these accounts were involved in online purchase and part-time job offer scams, and other scams amounting to more than RM40 million in losses.
KUCHING: Police are hot on the trail of the 31-year old Indonesian suspect identified as ‘Bony’ who escaped from the Tapah police station lockup on June 12. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Sapri said the search has entered day 31. “Patrols to locate Bony have been organised and the
KUCHING: A woman in her late 30s who works as a manager at a private company in Miri reportedly lost RM84,800 to scammers recently. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said the victim received a phone call from an unknown number on July 7 and the caller claimed
KUCHING: A 50-year old man lost RM11,530.00 to a scam after purchasing for three tickets to the Taylor Swift concert on the Carousell website on July 6. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said the victim, who works as an engineer, had gone to a bank here to
KUCHING: A woman’s hopes of supplementing her income through a parttime job were dashed when she ended up losing more than RM50,000 instead to an online job scam. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said the mid-20s woman, who works as a clerk at a medical supply company
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) leaders are not likely to dwell on issues taking place in the peninsula should they decide to help their coalition partners in campaigning ahead of the Aug 12 elections in six states there. According to Deputy Minister of Utilities and Telecommunication Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman
BELAGA: Firefighters, with assistance from Bintulu fire station, the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM), and the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM), have successfully rescued the deceased individuals who were trapped in an excavator that fell into a ravine in Uma Kahei. After three days of intense efforts, the firefighters used specialized
BATU NIAH: Two vehicles that collided into each other along Jalan Bekelit Ulu, Ladang 3, in Batu Niah, suddenly caught fire at 11.21am today (July 8). A spokesman for the state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said in a statement that eight firemen from Batu Niah station were deployed to the