Four successful Ops Benteng Covid operations
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) conducted four successful Ops Benteng Covid operations, leading to the arrest of illegal immigrants who entered the state in the past four days (Oct 16 to 19). Sarawak GOF commander SAC Mancha Ata said the first operation took place last Friday (Oct 16) around 4pm at Kampung Padang Pan, […]
Contraband cigarettes worth RM359K seized
BAU: The Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) nabbed a local man and seized contraband cigarettes worth RM359,462.80 in an operation called Ops Libas last Saturday. Sarawak GOF Brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata said that the raid took place at 11.30am in a house in the city. It was believed that the premises was used as […]
JKKK secretaries welcome appointments
BAU: Forty-nine people were appointed as Village Security and Development Committee (JKKK) secretaries for the Tasik Biru Constituency while eight were appointed as JKKK secretaries for the Opar Constituency. They received their appointment letters during the presentation of appointment letters to the secretaries of JKKK Bau District at Bau Civic Centre on Saturday (Oct 10). […]
GPS to ensure continued development
BAU: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) must continue to lead the state to ensure that development plans in store for Bau area would be implemented. Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep said many infrastructure projects were being planned and would be implemented to develop Bau on par with other districts in the state. “We have […]
Fire destroys vehicles
BAU: Two vehicles were destroyed in a fire at Kampung Segong on Monday (Sept 28). The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre received a distress call at 12.09am and deployed firefighters from Bau fire station to the scene. Upon arrival, the team found two burning vehicles — a four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle and a […]
Work on gold mine museum soon
BY JAY WATSON BAU: The construction of a gold mine museum here is expected to begin as early as next year, said Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep. According to him, currently, a consultant company has been appointed by the state government to study the construction of the museum, which will display various items […]
Singai landowners account for over half of recipients
BAU: A total of 2,466 native customary rights (NCR) land titles issued under Section 18 of the Sarawak Land Code have been distributed to Tasik Biru constituents throughout Datuk Henry Harry Jinep’s first term as its assemblyman. Henry said most of the land titles were issued to residents of Singai with 1,296 issued as of […]
Missing man found dead
BAU: An elderly man, reported missing on Sept 9, was found by villagers on Monday (Sept 14). According to the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), the remains of Kuan Joon Ted, 77, was found by villagers within a 600-metre radius from his house at around 10.06am. The body has been handed over to the […]
Man arrested for illegal online gambling
BAU: A man was arrested during an anti-gambling operation dubbed Ops Dadu last Saturday (Sept 12). Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the suspect, aged 29, was arrested at Ong Guan Cheng Bypass here around 3.30pm. “An Oppo cellphone and RM70 were seized from the man who admitted that he was involved in […]
Youth to lead Sarawak
BAU: Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah hopes that today’s youth will become competent leaders in the future, especially when it comes to running the state. According to him, 43 percent of the population in Sarawak are made up of youth. “Therefore, I would like to see more youth with high leadership […]