KUCHING: The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department’s three-in-one monsoon training programme involving 37 rescue boats was launched simultaneously in all 36 fire stations in the state yesterday (Oct 2). Director Khirudin Drahman, when met by the media at Kuching Waterfront jetty, said they would be testing the preparedness of all
KUCHING: Eight fishermen, a skipper and a crew are still missing at press time after their fishing vessel capsized this morning (Oct 2). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director, First Maritime Admiral Zin Azman Md Yunus confirmed that the incident happened about two nautical miles off Pulau Satang Besar,
BAU: Police arrested three jobless men for allegedly engaging in drug abuse activities in a house at Kampung Tasik Biru here yesterday (Oct 2). Acting on information, a narcotics police team raided the hut around 10am and detained the men. One of them, a 23-year-old, tried to escape from the
PADAWAN: The Kuching Magistrate’s Court has issued warrants for the arrest of nine persons for failure to be in court to face criminal charges against them. District deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong, who confirmed this, said five men and four women were scheduled to be in court last
KUCHING: The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) has identified 349 flood-risk locations throughout Sarawak. Sarawak Bomba director Khirudin Drahman said the monsoon season, which is expected to begin early December and end early next February, would bring rain to the southern and northern parts of Sarawak. “In a recent meeting
PADAWAN: Four men suspected of being online gambling agents were arrested at separate locations during a police operation codenamed ‘Ops Dadu Khas’. The operation was carried out by the district police task force from 12pm to 3.30pm on Thursday (Sept 30). Padawan police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the team
MIRI: Narcotics police have arrested a couple suspected of being drug distributors and seized from them Ecstasy drugs worth over RM140,000 in a house at Kin Link Garden, Piasau. District deputy police chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol in a press conference on Friday (Oct 1), said a raid on the
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) thwarted two illegal entry attempts involving seven Filipinos and five Indonesians at separate locations on Sunday. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail, who confirmed the case, said the first attempt involving Filipinos took place around 6pm around Kampung Masjid Baru, Merapok in Lawas. A
KUCHING: Police have solved 24 cases related to car theft and house burglary following the arrests of a three-member gang known as ‘Piji’. After a month-long of intelligence gathering, a team conducted ‘Ops Lejang Khas’ and nabbed the suspects — two men and a woman — between Sept 24 and
LIMBANG: An attempt to smuggle in 34,000 litres of diesel was foiled by Limbang Marine Police on Sept 24. Region Five Marine Police commander ACP Zulfikar Mohd Ghazali, who confirmed the case, said a lorry and a tanker were stopped along Logpond Kubong for inspections. “The team conducting ‘Ops Kontraban’
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