Man arrested for illegal online gambling
BAU: A man was arrested for being involved in an illegal online gambling activity. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the arrest took place at a convenience store here at 1.15pm on Sunday (Nov 15). The 22-year-old man was found sitting behind a counter upon policemen’s arrival. Items seized included a phone and […]
Eight arrested for illegal online gambling
BAU: Eight individuals were arrested on suspicion of being involved in illegal online gambling activities in a raid last Saturday (Oct 24). According to Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon, the Ops Dadu raid was carried out by a team of D7 officers of the Sarawak Contingent Police Headquarters (IPK) Criminal Investigation Department (CID) […]
Praise for banana planting project
By Voon Yih Boon BAU: The community of Tasik Baru, especially banana growers, hope that the first ever Kapok Banana Planting Project here will improve their standard of living Kampung Daun, Kampung Senibong Singai and Kampung Tanjong Bowang have been selected as the first three participating villages in the first phase of the project. The […]
Four successful Ops Benteng Covid operations
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) conducted four successful Ops Benteng Covid operations, leading to the arrest of illegal immigrants who entered the state in the past four days (Oct 16 to 19). Sarawak GOF commander SAC Mancha Ata said the first operation took place last Friday (Oct 16) around 4pm at Kampung Padang Pan, […]
Contraband cigarettes worth RM359K seized
BAU: The Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) nabbed a local man and seized contraband cigarettes worth RM359,462.80 in an operation called Ops Libas last Saturday. Sarawak GOF Brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata said that the raid took place at 11.30am in a house in the city. It was believed that the premises was used as […]
JKKK secretaries welcome appointments
BAU: Forty-nine people were appointed as Village Security and Development Committee (JKKK) secretaries for the Tasik Biru Constituency while eight were appointed as JKKK secretaries for the Opar Constituency. They received their appointment letters during the presentation of appointment letters to the secretaries of JKKK Bau District at Bau Civic Centre on Saturday (Oct 10). […]
GPS to ensure continued development
BAU: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) must continue to lead the state to ensure that development plans in store for Bau area would be implemented. Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep said many infrastructure projects were being planned and would be implemented to develop Bau on par with other districts in the state. “We have […]
Fire destroys vehicles
BAU: Two vehicles were destroyed in a fire at Kampung Segong on Monday (Sept 28). The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre received a distress call at 12.09am and deployed firefighters from Bau fire station to the scene. Upon arrival, the team found two burning vehicles — a four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle and a […]
Work on gold mine museum soon
BY JAY WATSON BAU: The construction of a gold mine museum here is expected to begin as early as next year, said Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep. According to him, currently, a consultant company has been appointed by the state government to study the construction of the museum, which will display various items […]
Singai landowners account for over half of recipients
BAU: A total of 2,466 native customary rights (NCR) land titles issued under Section 18 of the Sarawak Land Code have been distributed to Tasik Biru constituents throughout Datuk Henry Harry Jinep’s first term as its assemblyman. Henry said most of the land titles were issued to residents of Singai with 1,296 issued as of […]
