KUCHING: A 30-year-old man was nabbed during an Ops Mabuk operation at Jalan Tabuan here for driving under the influence of alcohol on Wednesday (May 19). Acting Kuching police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said test results found that the man had an alcohol level of 116mg/100ml, which exceeded the set limit. “If
KUCHING: The police here made three arrests in two separate cases for drug related offences on Wednesday. Kuching district acting police chief Supt Merbin Lisa today said the first arrest was made along Jalan Suadi Haji Arshid 1, here around 11.00am. “The District Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) team arrested
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Police have launched a manhunt for a man who stole from a mosque cash box also known as tabung masjid on Wednesday. District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said the complainant, a member of the mosque’s committee, had lodged a police report regarding the incident. The incident was
KUCHING: Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail has advised the public to be cautious when sharing opinions or making comments on sensitive issues such as religion, race and ethnicity. He told them not to use the social media as a platform to vent their anger or dissatisfaction so as to
KUCHING: A motorcyclist succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment after colliding with a four-wheel drive vehicle along Jalan Gedong-Simunjan, on Wednesday morning (May 19). Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the accident occurred when the 40-year-old victim was entering a junction towards a farm
KUCHING: Sarawak Region 5 Marine Police (PPM) have thwarted an attempt by smugglers to bring in RM4.125 million worth of contraband cigarettes into Kuching on Wednesday (May 19). Its commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said a team led by an officer and five members of the Marine Intelligence Unit detained a
KUCHING: Marine police here managed to bust 20 smuggling attempts in the state between January and May of this year as part of Ops Contraband. Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 (PPM) commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said for the same period in 2020, 27 cases which contravened the Customs Act 1967
KUCHING: An 18-year-old male was arrested in connection with a recent case of a Taman Sukma resident being raided by about 15 dissatisfied members of the public which went viral in social media. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said the suspect was nabbed to assist in further investigations into
KUCHING: Five new Covid-19 deaths were recorded in the state on Tuesday (May 18), bringing the death toll to 230. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said three of the death cases were reported in Kapit district and the rest in Sibu district. It said the 226th death involved a 51-year-old
KUCHING: The State Health Department yesterday declared three new Covid-19 clusters — one each in Kuching, Lundu and Bau districts. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the first cluster, dubbed the Jalan Sultan Tengah cluster here, was a workplace cluster involving employees of a resort at Jalan Sultan Tengah.
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