Two suspects arrested for illegal online gambling
PADAWAN: Two suspects were nabbed for online gambling activities in an anti-gambling operation (Ops Dadu) on Tuesday (June 30). According to Padawan OCPD Supt Aidil Bolhassan, the two suspects were arrested in two different locations. The first suspect－a 20-year-old female－was arrested at a shoplot in a commercial centre in Jalan Matang, around 5.30pm. “A cellphone […]
‘Watch it! You’re breaking the law’
TAMPERED QR-CODED WRISTBANDS KUCHING: Any technology, including QR-coded wristbands, can be being tampered with, but what is required is a concerted effort from the public and enforcement agencies to curb the spread of Covid-19. Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) general manager Dr Zaidi Razak said that individuals undergoing quarantine who tampered with their QR-coded wristbands were […]
Do not buy or sell face masks with PDRM/MAF logo
KUALA LUMPUR: The police yesterday warned people against getting involved in selling, purchasing or using any face mask or T-shirt with the security forces emblem. Bukit Aman CID director Datuk Huzir Mohamed said this was because there were certain individuals who were found to be selling the items bearing the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) logos in the social […]
NGO urges government to improve existing environment policies
KUALA LUMPUR: The decision by the Environment Ministry under the leadership of minister Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man to continue the initiatives implemented by the previous government is welcomed by non-governmental organisations. Director of non-governmental organisation Treat Every Environment Special (TrEES), Leela Panikkar, said existing policies, especially the repatriation of all illegal plastic waste to their home country, […]
11 men nabbed in online gambling operation
KUCHING: Police arrested 11 men believed to be involved in online gambling in an operation yesterday morning. According to State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief SAC Denis Leong Soon Kuai, the suspects aged 19 to 38 years old, were arrested around 9am. Acting on information gathered, the raiding team proceeded to conduct the operation at […]
Indonesian held for transporting illegal logs
SIBU: An Indonesian was arrested by the Marine Police for transporting 50 illegal timber logs of various species worth RM152,400 at Mile 40, Jalan Sibu-Selangau, yesterday. Sarawak Marine Police Region Five (PPMW5) commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said about 11.15pm last Monday, a team of enforcement officers from the department stopped a lorry which was laden […]
Enforcement suspended for three days
Illegal farms KUANTAN: Enforcement against illegal farming activities in the Kuala Terla water catchment area in Sungai Ichat, Cameron Highlands has been suspended for three days effective today, announced Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail. “We have agreed that there will be no enforcement until Sunday because we have received requests from […]
Illegal gambling machine seized
KUCHING: Sarawak Customs Department seized a gambling machine valued at RM20,000 with unpaid taxes amounting to RM8,000. Its director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Taha said on Dec 12, its enforcement team carried out a thorough inspection on a container at the Senari Port for violating the Customs Act 1967. “During inspection, the enforcement team found four […]
