SRI AMAN: Police have detained eight students to facilitate investigations into a bullying case involving their schoolmate at a secondary school. Acting Sri Aman police chief DSP Zuriawati Zainal Abidin said they received a police report around 5.10pm on June 25 on the incident. The arrests were made after police
KUCHING: A manhunt codenamed ‘Op Kesan’ to locate Bony, who had escaped from the Tapah police lock-up on June 12, is still underway. However, despite more than two weeks of searching, the whereabouts of the 31-year-old Indonesian are still not known. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said
KUCHING: Two residents were made homeless after their wooden house at Lorong Cenderawasih 4A, Petra Jaya, was engulfed by flames this morning. Fortunately, no injuries were reported among them as they managed to get out to safety in the 9.25am blaze. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department said
BINTULU: Narcotics police here arrested a foreign man suspected to be a drug dealer for possessing 6.2g of syabu drugs on yesterday (June 27). Bintulu police chief Supt Batholomew Umpit said the 29-year-old was arrested for allegedly distributing and abusing drugs at Pasar Lama Bintulu. “The suspect will be investigated
KUCHING: Scammers who claimed to be shamans in a recent fraud case in Sibu did not resort to any form of charm in carrying out their bluff. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said this when asked about the scam which saw a 65-year-old noodle seller losing RM231,792.
KUCHING: Sarawak police have deployed a total of 400 police personnel to ensure the safety of road users during the six-day operation codenamed ‘Ops Lancar’ which coincides with the Hari Raya Aidiladha celebration. Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri told reporters the operation started yesterday (June 27) and will
KUCHING: Eight persons, including two women, were arrested for allegedly trafficking in various drugs worth more than RM197,000 in a joint operation last Sunday (June 25). Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said a team from the Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) and the Sarawak NCID conducted
SIBU: A noodle seller fell victim to a gut-wrenching ‘bomoh’ scam, resulting in an astounding loss of RM231,792 from her savings. The incident was reported by the distraught 65-year-old on June 27, revealing a distressing tale of deception and financial ruin. Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said the
MUKAH: A driver and his attendant managed to escape unscathed after the four rear tyres of their trailer caught fire this morning. The 4.45 am incident happened along Jalan Persisiran Pantai Kuala Tatau, Balingian. The driver, aged 36, and his attendant, 21, managed to pull over by the roadside and
KUCHING: Police arrested 10 persons for suspected substance abuse during a four-day special crime prevention integrated operations recently. Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the main objective was to focus on the prevention and elimination of rising crime cases. Phase One of the operation from June 23 to 26
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