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Fishing boat detained for violating licence terms

KUCHING: A local fishing vessel was detained for violating the legal conditions of its licences about 4.5 nautical miles off Tanjung Po last Saturday (Oct 24). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director First Admiral (Maritime) Zin Azman Md Yunus said the Class C2 vessel was detained around 1pm in

Eight arrested for illegal online gambling

BAU: Eight individuals were arrested on suspicion of being involved in illegal online gambling activities in a raid last Saturday (Oct 24). According to Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon, the Ops Dadu raid was carried out by a team of D7 officers of the Sarawak Contingent Police Headquarters

10 issued compounds

KUCHING: Police have issued 10 compounds to errant individuals for failing to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in public places. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the police will continue to carry out operations to enforce the SOPs in public places and flouters will be issued a

Have more anti-corruption programmes

KUCHING: Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Sarawak has received requests to organise programmes related to anti-corruption in both the private and government sectors. Its director Mohd Zaki Hassan explained that the commission is open to work with the federal and state governments as well as private sectors to address and create

Man held for having protected birds, tortoises

KUCHING:  A man was arrested by the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) for illegally possessing 42 protected birds and three tortoises last Thursday (Oct 22). In a statement issued, the corporation’s enforcement officers were patrolling in Pending Industrial Estate around 11am and spotted the animals in the cages. “The team saw

Fire destroys workers’ quarters

KUCHING: A workers’ quarters here at Jalan Khung Phin was engulfed in a fire on Saturday (Oct 24). According to the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, a distress call on the incident was received at 2.57pm and firefighters from Batu Lintang and Tabuan Jaya fire and rescue stations

35 Padawan cops attend seminar

KUCHING: A total of 35 personnel from Padawan district police headquarters (IPD) attended a one-day seminar on understanding Islamic family law and Syariah criminal offences today. The programme organised by Padawan IPD Integrity and Standard Compliance Division, was held at Dewan Sekolah Latihan Asas Kota Sentosa from 8am to 12pm.

Villagers chance upon skeletal remains

BETONG: Villagers were shocked to find skeletal remains in a forest at Bukit Rabung, Tabut, Skrang on Thursday night (Oct 22). According to a spokesperson from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, the remains were found by villagers who were inspecting their snares in the forest. Around 7pm

51 compounds issued to errant individuals

KUCHING: Police have issued a total of 51 compounds to errant individuals for failing to comply with Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP) in public places. Kuching recorded the most compounds with 46, followed by two each in Miri and Sibu, and one in Betong. “Apart from that, the Ministry of

Senior citizen dies receiving treatment

SERIAN: A senior citizen died while receiving treatment after she was knocked by a four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle at Jalan Baki-Riih today. Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said that the accident happened at 12.10pm when the victim was heading to the new Baki market. “Investigations