Quarantine shirkers on bail
Police arrest duo who refused to be quarantined MIRI: Police here on Monday afternoon (Aug 10) arrested two male contractors who flew in from Kuala Lumpur but refused to be quarantined and disobeyed directives from the relevant authorities. District police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said the men arrived at Miri Airport at 2.40pm on […]
Jobless man held for theft
KUCHING: An unemployed man was arrested for theft of a motorcycle rim and tyre in front of Everrise, Jalan Matang last Sunday. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhasaan said that they received a police report from the complainant at around 6pm on Sunday. The complainant found that his motorcycle parked in front of Everrise […]
Two caught for theft, burglary
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Two men believed to be actively involved in car thefts and break-ins here were arrested yesterday (Aug 10). District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said the police mobile patrol vehicle (MPV) unit came across a suspicious vehicle in front of a supermarket near Jalan Medan Universiti here during their patrol at 6.50pm. The […]
Teen among three druggies arrested
MUKAH: Police arrested three males including an underaged boy who were involved in drugs activity here on Thursday. Mukah district police chief DSP Jimmy Panyau said in the first arrest, a 28-year-old lorry driver was detained near a bistro & café at Jalan Pasar Baharu. “From body check on the suspect, police seized a box […]
Man held for online gambling
KABONG: A local man was arrested on suspicion of being actively involved in selling online top-ups for illegal gambling activities. Saratok district police chief DSP Mordani Tanin said an operation codenamed ‘Ops Dadu’ was carried out by a team from Saratok Crime Investigation Division (CID) around 3.50pm on Friday. The team received information on the […]
Jobless man remanded for drugs
BAU: An unemployed man was arrested for possessing drugs in a house at Jalan Krokong, Kampung Blimbin on Friday (Aug 7). Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said a team from Bau Narcotics Crime Investigation Division (NCID) raided the unnumbered house around 10.10am and was greeted at the door by a 32-year-old man. “The […]
Guan Eng arrested, to be charged tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng in connection with the RM6.3 billion Penang undersea tunnel project. MACC sources, when contacted by Bernama, confirmed that Lim was arrested at about 9.30pm today (Thursday) after having his statement taken regarding the case at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya. […]
Accused to undergo mental evaluation
SIBU: A 21-year-old youth today appeared in the Sessions Court here on charges of sexually assaulting two minors. The accused faces two charges under Section 14 (a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 and is punishable under Section 14 of the same Act. The Section provides for imprisonment not exceeding 20 years and […]
Man arrested for allegedly raping stepdaughter
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A man was arrested for allegedly raping his 11-year-old stepdaughter. According to Kota Samarahan District Police Chief, DSP Sudirman Kram said the suspect was nabbed at a factory where he worked last Wednesday following a police report lodged by the victim’s aunt a day earlier. “The victim had confided to her aunt that […]
Man receives 8 stitches after attack
MIRI: A 25-year-old farmer from a longhouse in Sungai Malang Bakong received eight stitches on his back after being attacked by a machete-wielding man near the Bekenu junction on Tuesday night. According to Miri Police chief, ACP Lim Meng Seah, the victim was on his way back after shopping for some grocery items at the […]