Friday, 2 January 2026

Author: Ma Chee Seng

Police nab a drug criminal in Serikin

KUCHING: A 52-year-old male was successfully apprehended by the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) along the Serikin village in Bau for drug related activities today. Bau police chief, DSP Jawai Francis said during the operation, law enforcement officers seized a sling bag from the suspect, which contained two packets of

Bombardier CL-415 aircraft deployed to douse forest fires

MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has deployed its Bombardier CL-415 aircraft to aid in extinguishing forest fires alongside the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) at Sungai Adong, near here, since Wednesday. Director of the Miri Maritime Zone Captain Maritime Mohd Shafie Paing announced that the firefighting operation, initiated

Blaze razes grocery store and house

BETONG: A morning blaze destroys a grocery store and an adjoining residential house at the Nanga Tiga Layar here today. According to a report, the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) responded swiftly to a distress call at 10.33 am on the fire incident. “Upon arrival they found the fire had

Ramadan bazaars slapped with 75 violations

BINTULU: A total of 75 various offence notices have been issued to seven Ramadan bazaars by both the Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) and the Bintulu Divisional Health Office yesterday. “Among the offences committed are failure to produce food handler documents, food handlers not wearing appropriate attire, food handlers wearing accessories,

Woman driver injured in collision

KOTA SAMARAHAN: A woman was injured in a collision between a Perodua Bezza and a Perodua Kelisa outside Bank Islam Desa Ilmu, Jalan Dato Mohd Musa here, last night (Mar 27). According to the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received a call at 8.27 pm and dispatched a team of

Customs seizes 24,400gm of drugs worth RM872,000

KUCHING: The Narcotics Branch of the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) in Sarawak has intercepted an attempt to smuggle 24,400 grams of methamphetamine, valued at RM872,000 into the city. Sarawak Customs director Norizan Yahya said JKDM seized two parcels suspected of containing dangerous drugs sent via courier services. These parcels,

Youth loses RM120K in online job scam

BINTULU: A man in his early 30s fell victim to a bogus online job scam, losing approximately RM120,000 of his savings. Sarawak Police Commissioner, Datuk Mancha Ata said that in early March the private sector employee was browsing Instagram and had received a message from a person identified as Remembey_Lee.

Raid in Kuching uncovers counterfeit goods worth RM442,977

KUCHING: A raid by the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) on a warehouse in Demak Laut Industrial Park here led to the confiscation of counterfeit goods valued at RM442,977. According to Sarawak KPDN director Matthew Dominic Barin, Tuesday’s (March 26) raid was conducted by officers alongside

KPDN seizes illegal diesel worth over RM289,600

KUCHING: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDN) recently confiscated five vehicles with approximately 12,569 litres of diesel oil, totaling an estimated seizure value of RM289,623.30 at Jalan Tan Sri Datuk Amar Wee Boon Ping. The ongoing investigation case has been referred to the General Operations Force (PGA)

Lorry and driver detained for diesel spill incident

KUCHING: The Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) at the Kuching District Police Headquarters has detained a lorry believed to be responsible for the diesel spill on Jalan Kulas yesterday (Mar 26). Reports indicate that the culprit received three summonses for various offences related to the incident. Subsequently, both