Thursday, 19 March 2026

Author: Nura V Lorna

Man arrested for online gambling

MUKAH: A 27-year-old local man was arrested for allegedly involvement in online gambling activities during a police raid on a business premises here, on Saturday (Feb 21). Mukah police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said the suspect was detained at about 4.30pm during an operation by the Criminal Investigation Division.

Three vehicles seized in RTD ops, foreign driver among offenders

KUCHING: A Perodua Kenari was seized after its foreign driver was found without a valid driving license during a special enforcement operation conducted by the Road Transport Department (RTD) here in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration. Sarawak RTD said the vehicle was impounded during several operations around the

Elderly man found dead behind house in Bau

BAU: A 78-year-old man was found dead behind his house here on Sunday evening (Feb 22) in a case classified as sudden death. Bau police chief DSP Mohd Haide A. Rahman said the man was discovered at about 7.10pm by family members who had gone searching for him after he

Three picked up in anti-drug raids

KUCHING: A 19-year-old foreign woman was among three individuals arrested in separate anti-drug raids conducted around the city within less than two hours on Saturday (Feb 21). Kuching police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said the first arrest was made at about 12.45pm at a house in Jalan Nanas Barat,

68 flood victims sheltering at Masjid Darul Istiqlaal

KUCHING: The number of flood evacuees in Kuching has increased as of 6.30 pm today (Feb 21), with 68 victims from 18 families now sheltered at the temporary relief centre (PPS) at Masjid Darul Istiqlaal, Kampung Sungai Maong. The Sarawak Civil Defence Force (APM) reported that the displacement trend is

Drug-positive young man arrested during ‘Ops Tapis’

MERADONG: A 20-year-old man was arrested during ‘Ops Tapis’ in Bintangor on Friday (Feb 20) and he was later tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine. Meradong police chief, DSP Tansli Mering, said the suspect was detained at about 3.25 pm by the Meradong police district headquarters (IPD) task force team

Search operations for 84-year-old man to be continued tomorrow

ENGKILILI: The search and rescue (SAR) operations to locate missing 84-year-old Igoh Sengaling entered its second day today (Feb 21), with teams combing up to six kilometres along Ulu Sungai Skrang. Igoh was last seen on Feb 18 at about 7 am after leaving his longhouse at Rumah Richard Tawan,

Search dog Bella joins SAR efforts to locate boy feared drown

KUCHING: Search dog Bella joined the second day of search and rescue (SAR) operations today to locate a 16-year-old boy feared drowned at Kampung Kolong Sungai Tengah here. The victim, identified as Fahrell Zaquan Hasbullah, was reported missing on Friday (Feb 20) after he was believed to have fallen into

Two arrested on drug-related offences in crime prevention operations

KUCHING: Two local men were arrested on drug-related offences during integrated crime prevention operations conducted by the district police on Feb 19 and 20. Kuching police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said the operations was carried out from 10 pm to 2 am within the Tabuan Jaya and Sekama police

RTD cracks down on extensively modified motorcycle

KUCHING: The Road Transport Department (RTD) has taken firm action against a motorcycle found to have been modified in an extreme manner during Ops TBC 2026 here on Friday (Feb 20). In a statement, the department said inspections on the motorcycle uncovered multiple offences, including the failure to display a