KUCHING: A local woman lost a staggering RM50,000 after she was misled into believing that she was involved in money laundering and being intimidated to report to a ‘Datuk’. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) chief Milton Foo shed light on the case that left the 25-year-old
KUCHING: The SUPP Public Complaints Bureau has received complaints from three victims of illegal online moneylending that they had been extorted and threatened by suspected foreign loan sharks. Bureau chief Milton Foo Tiang Wee in a press conference recently, said the victims had borrowed a total of RM108,950 from 62
KUCHING: A bruise now mars the left eye of a secondary school student in Matang, the result of a purported beating he endured at the hands of his dormitory mates. The assault allegedly ensued after he declined to engage in a physical altercation with one of his friends. According to
BINTULU: Two women had a near-death experience after their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a ravine along Jalan Samarakan this morning (Aug 20). The victims, whose identities are not known, had been rescued out of the vehicle by members of the public before authorities arrived at the scene. Both
MATU: The local folks of Kampung Bertong Matu were in for a surprise when a group of fishermen successfully captured a huge crocodile yesterday (Aug 19). The enormous reptile, said to weigh almost a tonne and measure over 13 feet in length, was caught around 5pm in Sungai Matu. Excitement rippled through
SARIKEI: A lorry driver was slapped with a traffic summons for overtaking dangerously along KM17, Jalan Sarikei-Betong, last week. The incident was caught on another road user’s dashcam on Monday (Aug 14), and it showed a white lorry overtaking a car and a motorcycle dangerously. According to the Sarawak Traffic Investigation and
MIRI: The 12th Battalion of the General Operations Force (GOF) has apprehended a man and confiscated duty-not-paid goods valued at over RM310,000 during a raid conducted on yesterday (Aug 16). The operation, codenamed ‘Ops Taring Alpha 1 Alpha 2’, took place around 11.45am in Batu Niah. Miri OCPD ACP Alexson
KUCHING: Two friends were each sentenced to four months in prison by the Magistrates’ Court for obstructing police duties during Operation Lejang. The incident involved them driving their vehicle against the flow of traffic in an attempt to evade arrest on Monday (Aug 14). Ariffin Aini, 28, and Muhammad Ridzuan
BINTULU: Narcotics police arrested a foreign man for alleged possession of syabu in Nyigu on Tuesday (Aug 15). Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit said the 25-year-old suspect was detained on suspicion of involvement in drug abuse and distribution. “The team found eight straw tubes containing crystalline substance believed to be
PADAWAN: A 13-year-old motorcyclist died from severe injuries after colliding with another motorcycle along Jalan Kampung Tematu on Wednesday. Padawan police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad in a statement, said the fatal accident happened around 8 pm. “The collision occurred when the victim suddenly made a U-turn and
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