Author: Clement Erik Wong

Seven held in online gambling ring swoop

KUCHING: Police have crippled an online gambling syndicate following a raid at a call centre here which has been raking over RM4.05 million in profits in the past nine months of operations. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the syndicate was operating the call centre in a condominium unit at

Fire razes factory storage facility

KUCHING: Fire razed a coal storage facility of a factory located at Jalan Demak Laut 2, here this morning.   The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operation centre said firefighters managed to prevent the fire from engulfing the main factory building. The operation centre was alerted of the incident

Search operations launched for missing sexagenarian

KANOWIT: A search and rescue (SAR) operations has been launched for an elderly man reported missing after he went out to send food to his wife who works at an oil palm plantation on Tuesday evening (Jul 6). State Fire and Rescue Department operation centre said 66-year-old Singwa Ngap had

Alleged crypto-mining house catches fire

MIRI: A house which was allegedly used as a cryptocurrency mining centre near Desa Bahagia here caught fire today (Jul 8). Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Zone 6 chief Supt Law Poh Kiong said the department received a report on the incident at 2.40pm and despatched firefighters from the Lopeng Fire and Rescue Station

Police nab three druggies in fruit orchard

LUNDU: Police arrested three persons including a woman for involvement in drugs on Wednesday night. Lundu police chief DSP Damataries Lautin said they were nabbed around 10.15pm at a fruit orchard in Kampung Tabuan Dayak, here by CID officers. “Police seized a transparent plastic packet containing crystallised substances suspected to

Police hunt woman who fled isolation centre

KUCHING: Police here are on the hunt for a Covid-19 positive woman who fled from the Kolej Sains Kesihatan Bersekutu Kuching (KSKB) quarantine centre at Jalan Puncak Borneo, Padawan last Tuesday (Jul 6). Padawan deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong said a police team from the Padawan District Police

Community pantry initiative a blessing for needy

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Kongsi Rezeki Community Pantry programme organised by the Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) has been lauded by Kota Samarahan MP Rubiah Wang. According to Rubiah, the programme was an exemplary initiative to help the less fortunate affected by the Covid-19 movement control order (MCO). She said although

5,000 to receive food aid

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Some 5,000 underprivileged members of the community here are set to receive food aid provided by the federal government. Kota Samarahan MP Rubiah Wang in announcing this said RM300,000 has been set aside by Putrajaya for all MPs to implement the Food Basket Aid. However, Rubiah pointed out

Vaccine passports possible only after more people inoculated

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The issuance of vaccine passports for travel is only possible after more people are vaccinated, says Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. “For a vaccine passport to be implemented, it requires cooperation between all participating countries. “Once we are able to reach a high number of people being vaccinated,

More supermarkets urged to help

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Other supermarket chains in other parts of Sarawak have been urged to work together to help ease the burden of underprivileged members of the community. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah made the appeal before handing over food packs at the Kongsi Rezeki Community