Police arrest rape suspect

BAU: Police here today (Aug 18) arrested a 43-year-old man in connection with the rape of a teenage girl at a village here. District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the suspect was nabbed at a house in Taman Emas near Jalan Penrissen at around 6.30pm. “A team from the Bau Criminal Investigation Department (CID) […]

Wife accepts Sharif Mohd Siddiq’s death as fate

BAU: The wife of Corporal Sharif Mohd Siddiq Al-Attas Wan Sabli who was killed in a shooting incident at the Royal Malaysian Air Force camp in Kota Samarahan, near here last Friday described her late husband as a very loving and good person. Speaking to reporters after her late husband’s burial at the Kampung Melayu […]

Five arrested in drug bust in Bau

BAU: Five men suspected of being under the influence of drugs took to their heels when they saw police approaching during a raid at Jalan Lama Siniawan here on Monday (Aug 9). District police chief, DSP Poge Nyaon said a team from the Bau Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) carried out the raid at an […]

Man arrested for drug possession

BAU: The narcotics police here arrested a man for possessing drugs at KM18, Jalan Bau-Siniawan this morning (Aug 6). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon, who confirmed the case, said a police team detained the 22-year-old suspect who was acting suspiciously at the scene around 11.45am. “A plastic packet containing crystalline lumps believed to be […]

RM12 mln for computer facilities

KUCHING: The state government has allocated RM12 million under Projek Rakyat to equip all primary schools with computer facilities. Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Datuk Amar Michael Manyin Jawong said this is to encourage mastery of digital skills amongst the younger generation, from as early as primary school. “Early exposure to computers and Information […]

Police looking for man in connection with incest case

BAU: Police here are looking for a man in connection with an incest case. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the man, identified as Sauful Saini, is wanted to assist in investigation into a case under 376B of the Penal Code. “Sauful’s last known address is Kampung Lidah Tanah, 94000, Bau. “The man […]

Jobless man held for possessing drugs

BAU: An unemployed man was arrested for drug possession at Kampung Segubang here on Monday (July 26). Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the police conducted a raid on a house in the village at 5.45am. “The police found a plastic packet containing crystalline lumps believed to be syabu on the floor of […]

Man held for illegal lottery sales

BAU: Police nabbed a 30-year-old man on suspicion of being involved in an illegal lottery activity at Kampung Opar here last Sunday (July 18). Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the arrest was made by a team from the Criminal Investigation Department in an Ops Dadu Khas raid on a grocery store at […]

Man, teenager nabbed for online gambling

KUCHING: Police arrested a man and a teenager for engaging in online gambling activities at separate locations on Saturday (July 10). The first arrest involved a 33-year-old man at a grocery store in Kampung Kopit, Siniawan, Bau. Bau police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team raided the premises around 5.30pm […]