Kpg Bobak villagers receive RM18,000 grant from Henry
BAU: Residents of Kampung Bobak received a Minor Rural Project (MRP) grant of RM18,000 for their activities this year. A Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS) news report on Sunday (Feb 20) said Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep approved the grant. An allocation of RM10,000 was given to the Kampung Bobak Sajong Development and […]
Man suspected of online gambling arrested
BAU: A man was arrested for allegedly engaging in online gambling activities during an operation dubbed Ops Dadu on Tuesday (Feb 15). Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon said the operation was conducted at 3.45pm by the district’s Criminal Investigation Department. The 22-year-old suspect was picked up at a house in Taman Emas here. Also seized […]
Suspicious luggage left in the open, no harmful objects found
BAU: Police here have confirmed that the two suspicious luggage left in the open in town here last Saturday (Feb 12), had no objects that can cause harm to the public. On the day of the incident, a police team was deployed to the scene to conduct an inspection after receiving a public complaint around […]
Five nabbed for illegal online gambling
BAU: Five people, including two women, were arrested for allegedly engaging in online gambling activities during an operation codenamed Ops Dadu on Sunday (Feb 13). Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon, who confirmed the case, said the operation was conducted from 1.45pm to 3.35pm by the district’s Criminal Investigation Department. The suspects, aged between 18 and […]
Man high on drugs arrested
BAU: A jobless man was nabbed by narcotics police at Kampung Segubang here for drug abuse. Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon, who confirmed the case, said the team raided the house at 9.35am on Monday (Feb 14). They found the suspect alone in a room and high on drugs. Police seized a plastic packet containing […]
Bau cops foil human trade bid
BAU: Police foiled a human trafficking attempt by a local involving four illegal immigrants, here. The incident happened around 5.45am when the car transporting the illegals was stopped for inspection at a police roadblock near Kampung Suba Buan, here on Thursday (Feb 10). Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon said the car was driven by a […]
Suspected junkie arrested
BAU: Narcotics police picked up a man for suspected possession and consumption of drugs during a raid at Kampung Skibang here. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said on Tuesday (Feb 10) the raiding party inspected a house at 4pm on Wednesday (Feb 9) and arrested the man who was resting in his room. […]
New schools in the pipeline for primary children
BAU: Two new primary schools here will not long from now replace the existing ones which are in a state of disrepair. Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep said SK Grogo which was now about 70 per cent complete was slated for completion on July 20 this year. As for SK Suba Buan a […]
Henry assesses repair costs for three roads in Bau
BAU: Remedial and repair works must be done quickly on collapsed and damaged roads, Datuk Henry Harry Jinep has stressed. The Assistant Transport Minister II visited three roads, namely Jalan Sekiat Lama, Jalan Seropak and the one connecting Tembawang Sauh-Kampung Jugan, which were damaged or collapsed. “I went to assess the roads with the Public […]
Five picked up for illegal gambling at Bau
BAU: Five individuals were arrested for illegal gambling in a police raid early Friday (Feb 4). “The raid was conducted at 12.45am by the Criminal Investigation Division on a house at Taman Mutiara, Jalan Jambusan,” said Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon. “Four men were in the house of another, playing holo, a gambling game. “The […]
