KUCHING: Fourteen people including a foreign Chinese woman were detained in a drug-fuelled party at an entertainment centre at Jalan Canna here on Tuesday. District police chief Asst Comm Ashmon Bajah said RM21,000 in compounds were issued to all 14 patrons of the centre during the 10.30pm raid by a
KUCHING: Police are investigating a Facebook post allegedly spreading fake news with regard to the number of AstraZeneca vaccines received by the state. District police chief Ashmon Bajah said the probe followed a police report received from a State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) staff on the fake news. In the
KUCHING: The State Health Department today (Tuesday) declared one new Covid-19 community cluster. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in its daily Covid-19 update, said the cluster, dubbed the Ulu Teru Cluster, involved a longhouse at Kampung Lubok Mulong, Ulu Teru, Beluru. Of the 468 people who were screened, 46
KUCHING: Two AstraZeneca Vaccine Administration Centres (PPVAZs) will begin operations in Sarawak starting Monday (June 7). The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the two centres are located at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) here and the National Youth Skills Institute (IKBN) in Miri. “The PPVAZ at BCCK will
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded four Covid-19 deaths and 600 new positive cases on Sunday (June 6). The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said with these, the death toll now stood at 322 while the total number of cases was 51,171 cases. All four deaths involved people with a history of comorbidities.
SIBU: A security guard was found dead inside a guard house near Jalan Lanang here on Tuesday. The lifeless body was found by members of the public around 2pm. Also found were RM1 banknotes scattered around the deceased. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the victim was 65
MIRI: A 23-year-old woman escaped potential serious injuries at her husband’s workplace in Pujut Padang Kerbau 1 here on Tuesday. The knife-wielding husband had accused her of infidelity and had threatened to harm her. Miri deputy police chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol, who confirmed the case, said the husband also flew into
SERIAN: Police have thwarted attempts by two tekongs (trafficking agents) to smuggle in six foreign workers illegally into the state. District police chief DSP Aswandy Anis said those involved were arrested in two separate raids during Ops Benteng in Mongkos here on Monday and Wednesday. “The first arrest involved a
MIRI: A local fishing boat caught using unlicensed ‘bubu’ fish traps and fish bombs was detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) here last night (June 1). The boat was detained at about 20 nautical miles west of Kuala Niah in Miri waters, at 8.30pm. MMEA Miri director Captain Md Fauzi Othman said the boat was operated by three crew members, namely two locals, including the skipper and an Indonesian man complete with identification documents. “The fishing boat was found in a suspicious condition as it was moving in the dark and was suspected of carrying out prohibited fishing activities. “Following an inspection it was found that the crew had used unlicensed ‘bubu’ fish traps and after interrogation it was found that fish bombs were also used,” he said today. All crew members, the fishing boat and its 900kg of catches, were detained and escorted to a vessel detention centre in Kampung Pulau Melayu, here for further investigation. “The case will be investigated under the Fisheries Act 1985,” he added. Any complaints and information regarding suspicious activities at sea can be forwarded to the MMEA Miri Maritime Zone operations centre at 085-418204 or the MMEA Sarawak operations centre at 082-432544.
KUCHING: The districts of Simunjan, Bau and Marudi are now Covid-19 red zones after recording more than 40 cases of local infection within the last 14 days. This was announced by the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its daily Covid-19 update today (June 2). “This brings the number of districts with red status to 29,” it added. The committee said Song district has reverted to orange zone from red zone after recording a total of 39 locally transmitted in the past 14 days. “The number of districts with orange status is four districts, while six districts remain with yellow status and one district with green status,” said SDMC. The red zone code is attributed to areas of more than 40 cases, orange for 21 to 40 cases, yellow for one to 20 cases, and green when there are no cases recorded in 14 days.
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