MIRI: Police have broken up a cable theft operation responsible for an electricity supply disruption in the Kuala Baram area, following the arrest of three local suspects in a coordinated enforcement operation. Two men were detained by officers from the Criminal Investigation Department, working with Sarawak Energy’s auxiliary police, after
MIRI: A man in his early 30s lost almost RM234,000 after falling victim to a non-existent online share investment scheme, police here have confirmed. The Miri District Police Chief, ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah, said the Commercial Crime Investigation Division (BSJKD) received a report on Saturday regarding the alleged scam
MIRI: Creative industries rooted in indigenous heritage must be positioned at the centre of Malaysia’s tourism push ahead of Visit Malaysia 2026, said Deputy Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister, Chiew Choon Man, on Saturday night. Speaking at the Sarawak Ethnic Contemporary Design Showcase dinner at the Eastwood Valley Golf and
MIRI: Police have arrested a local man believed to be behind the theft of a motorcycle in Tudan, dealing a swift blow to vehicle-related crime in the district. The suspect was picked up at about 11.40 am in the Tudan Desaras area following operations led by Miri Police Station chief,
MIRI: Miri police seized 14 motorcycles and issued 62 summonses during overnight operations targeting illegal street racing and antisocial riding, authorities said on Friday. The district police chief, ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah, said the operations, codenamed ‘Ops Samseng Jalanan’, was carried out between 10 pm on February 20 and
MIRI: Property developer Imasa Dinasti Sdn Bhd stressed its commitment to education and community building by contributing RM50,000 towards academic excellence during its inaugural large-scale Chinese New Year open house in northern Sarawak on Thursday (Feb 19). The contribution, channelled through the Teo Teng Huan Academic Excellence Education Fund, was
MIRI: Police picked up a 37-year-old local man suspected of involvement in drug distribution following a hotel raid on Sunday afternoon. Officers from the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division of IPD Miri detained the suspect at about 2pm after conducting checks at a hotel in the Miri district. A search of
MIRI: Police arrested a 20-year-old local man suspected of operating an online gambling top-up service, in a crackdown on illegal betting activities in the city. The suspect was detained at about 7.40pm following a raid by the Criminal Investigation Department of the Miri district police headquarters on a business premises
MIRI: Police in Miri arrested a 53-year old local man in connection with a theft at a grocery shop in Bandar Baru Permyjaya, recovering items believed to belong to the complainant. The suspect was detained following intelligence-led operations by the Criminal Investigation Division of the Miri district police headquarters. He
MIRI: Police in northern Sarawak have stepped up enforcement against illegal online gambling, carrying out a series of pre-dawn raids over the past three weeks to disrupt sales networks linked to online betting platforms. In the latest operations at about 2.20 am on Monday, officers from the Criminal Investigation Department