Vital to establish permanent CIQS complex in Telok Melano
A NEW permanent Customs, Immigration, Quarantine and Security (CIQS) complex in Telok Melano is pertinent for a more regulated border movement between Sarawak and Kalimantan-Indonesia. With the completion of the Sematan-Telok Melano highway, Azizul Annuar Adenan (GPS-Tanjong Datu) pointed out that opportunities were ripe for border intrusion both by land and sea, especially through the […]
Authorities thwart attempts to enter Sarawak illegally
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) have thwarted two attempts of illegal entry into the state near the Sarawak-Kalimantan border in Lubok Antu, Sri Aman. The 1st Infantry Division said three individuals were intercepted at an oil palm plantation at around 9.55pm yesterday. “The detainees are three Indonesian men aged between 21 and 30, who […]
Special unit to study impact of new Indonesian capital lauded
KUCHING: The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) welcomes the formation of a special task force by the federal government to study the impact of Indonesia shifting its capital to Kalimantan towards Sarawak and to plan the development of the Sarawak-Kalimantan border. “It is timely for federal government to pay special attention to this new […]
Fatimah wants Sarawak rep in special task force
KUCHING: Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said that the special task force to plan the development of the Sarawak-Kalimantan border must include a representative from Sarawak as well. “The task force must include a representative from Sarawak because it affects us directly. Apart from security issues, issues on […]
14 illegal immigrants ordered to return home
KUCHING: Fourteen Indonesian illegal immigrants were ordered to return to their home country after they were caught entering Sarawak via rat trails in Tebedu and Biawak, Lundu recently. They were caught in three separate incidents on Tuesday and Wednesday by the Malaysian army guarding the Sarawak-West Kalimantan border. A spokesman for the First Infantry Division […]
Illegal immigrants, porous border keep them busy
KUCHING: Border control and illegal entry by immigrants via rat trails (jalan tikus) are challenges for the state’s police force. “These issues become a challenge for us due to the wide-stretch of the border between Sarawak and Kalimantan, Indonesia. “If we want to close off the border entirely (100 percent), it is difficult to do […]
Sufficient vaccine supply needed for early vaccination
KUCHING: Sufficient supply of cost-effective Covid-19 vaccine is as important as arrangements for early vaccination programmes, said Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) publicity secretary Arthur Wong. “This should be the priority and not the proposed Sarawak-Kalimantan border wall which will take more than 10 years to build and it has nothing to do in containing the […]
Intensify security at border hot spots
KUCHING: Sarawak needs to reinforce and intensify security along its border especially at ‘hot spots’ to prevent entry of illegal immigrants and to contain the spread of Covid-19. “We must reinforce security measures at our borders, especially in hot spots like Bau, Lundu, Telok Melano, Biawak and Serikin,” said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk […]
625 foreign workers checked, 58 detained
KUCHING: As of today, 58 illegal foreign workers from Indonesia have been detained in Ops Jala operations. Sarawak Security and Enforcement Unit deputy director Datuk Mohamad Morshidi Mustapha said the detainees were among 668 local and 625 foreign workers from Indonesia, Pakistan, India, the Philippines, China and Myanmar checked. “To date, 22 construction sites and […]
Reactivate Sarawak Rangers to strengthened border security
KUCHING: The Sarawak Community Policing Association (SCPA) is appealing to the federal government to consider reactivating Sarawak Rangers to assist in patrolling the state’s border with Kalimantan, Indonesia. SCPA chairman Datuk Seri Victor Hii said by reviving Sarawak Rangers it would create more employment opportunities for Sarawakians while simultaneously strengthening border security as the locals […]
