Author: Allan Jay

Bomba well-prepared; sanitisation at polling stations assured

KUCHING: The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) has assured that it is well- prepared for the coming 12th state election.Bomba’s three-phase preparations include patrols and readiness at polling stations as well as ensuring that the vote-counting centres are at a high level of security.Director Datuk Khirudin Drahman told the media

Two friends found in possession of drugs

KUCHING: Two friends found in possession of drugs weighing 7.43g were arrested in a raid at Jalan Kuching Bypass BDC-Stampin on Thursday (Nov 18). District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah, who confirmed the case, said a 30-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were arrested by the district’s narcotic police around

Cops nab village drug pusher

SERIAN: Police nabbed a 24-year-old man before he could distribute syabu in villages here. The local man, who also tested positive for drugs, was stopped for inspection by the roadside near Kampung Tana Buda. District police chief DSP Aswandy Anis, said two plastic packets containing crystalline lumps, believed to be

Woman foils theft by teenager

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Falling objects roused a woman from sleep, just in time to see someone trying to reach for her sling bag which she had hung near her bedroom window. District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said the woman quickly woke her brother and mother and they managed to nab

Four owe debt of gratitude to firemen

KUCHING: Firefighters were on Tuesday (Nov 16) kept busy freeing trapped motorists from their vehicles following two separate crashes here. All four sustained injuries in the mishaps but were brought to safety by the firefighters. In the first incident two men were hurt when the lorry they were in skidded

Labourer killed in motorcycle crash

PADAWAN: A motorcyclist was killed when he lost control of the vehicle he was riding and crashed into the road barrier on Sunday evening (Nov 14). The mishap occurred around 5pm at Mile 9, Jalan Matang, when Abdullah Sadi, 21, was heading towards Matang. Sarawak traffic police chief Supt Alexson

End of the road for gambling ring

KUCHING: An online gambling syndicate’s operation, which had raked in about RM1.26 million, was brought down after seven foreign operators were busted by the police. Acting on information and a three-month intelligence, police raided the syndicate which was operating out of an apartment in Taman Seng Goon here around 3.05pm

Four foreigners get 8 years, whipping for robbery

BINTULU: The Sessions Court here sentenced four foreigners to eight years’ jail with three strokes of the cane each after they pleaded guilty to robbing a TESAI tanker in Bintulu waters in 2018. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Bintulu Zone acting director Maritime Commander Effendy Mohamed Fadil said the accused,

Two suspects arrested for drug possession

KUCHING: Two suspected drug dealers may see the gallows at the end of the line after narcotic police arrested them for possessing more than 50g of drugs on Thursday. The duo, aged 27 and 32, were arrested on suspicion of engaging in substance abuse in a hut at Kampung Midin,

Missing teenager yet to be located

TANJUNG MANIS: A search and rescue (SAR) operation was activated yesterday to locate a teenage boy feared drowned after a hangout with friends turned tragic at Sungai Batang Paloh late Thursday night. The incident is believed to have happened around 10.05pm when 17-year-old Alex Rudy Roy Ali was sitting on