Author: Allan Jay

Top-up agent for online gambling syndicate arrested

KUCHING: An online gambling suspect has been arrested by Padawan police during a raid at Mile 7, Jalan Penrissen. The raid led by Batu Kawa police station chief Inspector Syahrulhafizy Ghazali, took place around 2.30pm on Monday (Sept 6). Padawan police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan, who confirmed the case, said

Fire razes 17-door longhouse

SELANGAU: An evening fire nearly burned down a 17-door longhouse at Rumah Una Tutong, Nanga Duat on Sunday (Sept 5). It was reported that only a storehouse and two kitchen areas were damaged in the fiery incident around 6.55pm. After receiving an emergency call, firemen from the Selangau station had

Teen held for being online gambling agent

KUCHING: A teenager was nabbed after he was found to be operating as an online gambling top-up agent in an eatery last Sunday (Sept 5). The arrest was made by a Padawan police task force, led by Batu Kawa police station chief Insp Syahrulhafizy Ghazali, at 6.50pm at Matang Jaya.

454 slapped with compounds

KUCHING: A total of 454 errant individuals were compounded for violating the standard operating procedures (SOPs) from Aug 1 to 30 this year. Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said that the compounds valued at RM820,500, were issued under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342).

33 arrested in month-long Ops Dadu Khas

KUCHING: The district police have arrested 33 individuals for engaging in online gambling activities in a month-long operations codenamed Ops Dadu Khas. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said that from Aug 1 to 31, his men have launched a total of 18 raids around Kuching involving online gambling offenses

Bid to smuggle in 7,000 litres of diesel fails

BINTANGOR: A bid to smuggle in 7,000 litres of diesel with a tanker truck was foiled by Sarikei Marine Police along Jalan Utama Bintangor on Sept 2. Region 5 Marine Police commander ACP Zulfikar Mohd Ghazali, who confirmed the case, said the team noticed a tanker truck heading towards Bintangor

Police on the lookout for snatch thief

KUCHING: Police are on the hunt for a snatch thief who stole a necklace from a woman here last Friday (Sept 3). The snatching incident which was captured on a motorist’s dashboard camera, took place in Hui Sing area when the victim was sitting in the driver seat of her

Online gambling agents nabbed

KUCHING: Police arrested two men and a woman at separate locations for operating as online gambling top-up agents last Friday (Sept 3). The first arrest involving a 19-year-old woman, took place around 5.50pm in a coffee shop at Jalan Matang-Batu Kawa. “During questioning, the suspect from Kampung Bobak, Bau, had

No flood evacuation centres opened

MIRI: No flood evacuation centres were opened despite several areas in the northern parts of Sarawak being inundated by floodwaters today (Sept 3). A spokesperson from the State Fire Department operations centre informed that the flood situation is still under control as some areas are experiencing receding waters and some

Online gambling top up agent nabbed

KUCHING: Police arrested a woman for operating as an online gambling top up agent, in a coffee shop at Jalan Batu Kawa last Thursday (Sept 2). Padawan police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan, who confirmed the case, said the 29-year-old woman was detained by the district police’s task force around 5.45pm.