House break-in mastermind arrested
MIRI: Police detained a man, who is believed to be the mastermind in a series of house break-ins here today. In the operation, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel, led by Inspector Fredly Juing, also detained a woman and two other men from separate locations in connection with the case. The arrests were made in Permjaya […]
Man and sons nabbed for possessing firearms
MIRI: A 53 year-old man and his two adult sons were detained by police for allegedly possessing homemade firearms at a house in Kampung Beraya Batu Satu Bakam, Bekenu on Wednesday night. A police team led by ASP Unang Giang, raided the house at 8.30pm and nabbed the three suspects in an operation code name […]
Woman charged with dumping newborn
KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here today ordered a woman, charged with hiding the birth of and throwing her newborn baby, to be released on RM3,000 bail pending a social report. Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhyar ordered the accused – aged 21 – to be released on bail with her father as guarantor. The accused, from Bandar […]
Crew, fishing boat detained in Miri
MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) arrested four local crew members and detained a fishing boat without a registration number while en route to Sungai Miri on Tuesday (Oct 13). Miri Maritime Zone director Capt Md Fauzi Othman said the boat was spotted about 2.4 nautical miles from Miri around 1.10am. “Inspections were made […]
‘Ops Mabuk’ nets 16 for drink driving
KUCHING: A total of 16 individuals were arrested by enforcement officers from the State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department for drink driving. They were caught during operations codenamed ‘Ops Mabuk’ held simultaneously in four districts starting from 10pm on Friday until 3am today. Department chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the operations were carried out […]
Mischievous teenager arrested
KUCHING: A teenage boy was arrested for allegedly attempting to burn down a surau and causing damages to a kindergarten at Kampung Gita Laut on Friday. At 7.53am that day, fire broke out at Surau Darul Fadzlillah in Kampung Gita Laut. Villagers who noticed smoke coming out of the surau, rushed to the scene to […]
Police cripple two criminal gangs
MIRI: Police here believe they have crippled two gangs which were active in house break-ins and thefts. This pertains to their recent arrest of nine men, including two buyers of stolen goods. Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said all suspects were detained in an operation carried out since Oct 3 till last Wednesday, […]
Four ordered to go for rehab
BETONG: The Magistrate’s Court here ordered four drug users to undergo treatment and rehabilitation at the Kuching Narcotics Addiction Rehabilitation Centre. The National Anti-Drug Agency (NADA) in a statement told that the order was meted out by Magistrate Maris Agan at the Betong Magistrate’s Court last Thursday (Oct 8). Three of the subjects concerned are […]
It does not pay to steal
MIRI: A 36-year-old man has learnt the hard way that it does not pay to steal. He entered a car around midnight on Monday while the owner of a vehicle was dozing off by the roadside of Jalan Akasia. He stole the wallet and phone of the sleeping 20-year-old motorist. The motorist suddenly sensed the […]
Ex-ministry officer held for graft
KUALA LUMPUR: A former principal assistant secretary of a ministry has been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-corruption Commission (MACC) for allegedly accepting gratification over a tender issued by the ministry. The suspect, a 42-year-old man, who is now a director at a training centre, was arrested at the commission’s headquarters in Putrajaya last Monday. He was alleged to […]
