Couple found dead with gunshot wounds
MIRI: A husband and wife were found dead with gunshot wounds to the body in the bedroom of their house in Kampung Beraya, Bekenu this morning (Sept 22). District police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari who confirmed this, said a team of CID officers and personnel from the Bekenu police station were deployed to the scene […]
Local couple apprehended for smuggling fishes and prawns
LUNDU: A local couple was caught by the General Operations Force (GOF) for attempting to smuggle 750kg worth of fishes and prawns into Sarawak from Indonesia on Wednesday (June 30). The couple aged, between 30 and 40, was driving a pick-up truck when they were detained by a patrol team from Kampung Raso post at […]
Couple charged with murder
MIRI: An Indonesian husband and wife was charged yesterday (Tuesday) at the Magistrate Court here with the killing of their fellow countryman last month. The charge was read out by senior assistant registrar Eleanor Mako Timothy to Madali Basri, 44, and his wife, Asmira Kadir, 38. No plea was taken from the couple. They were charged with […]
Drug couple may face rotan and jail
KUCHING: A couple faces the possibility of being canned up to nine lashes and not more than five years’ jail each if convicted for drug possession. If convicted under Section 39A (1), the suspects can be sentenced to a jail term up to five years and whipping up to nine lashes. They were arrested for […]
Jealous man held after attack on girlfriend
MIRI: It was a case of a boyfriend-girlfriend quarrel with one accusing the other of infidelity. In this instance it was the girl who was the accused. Her jealous 27-year-old man lost his cool and assaulted the girl which left her with multiple bruises. This was when police stepped in and detained the man. In […]
Toddler allegedly abused to death, four arrested
BETONG: A two-year-old boy died at Betong Hospital yesterday (June 6) and doctors believe it was the result of abuse. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail who confirmed the case, said the child’s mother and boyfriend are now detained to facilitate investigation. “I cannot provide further information other than to confirm that a report was lodged by Betong Hospital about the death of the toddler who had bruises on his body,” he told New Sarawak Tribune via Whatsapp last night. Meanwhile, Betong police chief DSP Zamry Alli when contacted, said police received a call from the hospital at 3.45pm on the death of the toddler. A police team which was despatched to the hospital confirmed the incident. The child was brought to the hospital at 3pm by family members for treatment. “The medical officer’s examination noticed bruises and injuries on the child’s body which could be the cause of death. “We arrested four of the child’s family members, including the mother,” said Zamry. He said the suspects, aged between 22 and 65, will be remanded to facilitate investigation under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder, which carries the death sentence upon conviction. Zamry advised the public not to speculate on the case, appealing to them to allow police to conduct a thorough investigation to identify the culprits.
Mother and boyfriend detained for abusing her son
MIRI: A 35 year-old woman and her boyfriend have been detained by the police for allegedly abusing her six year-old son. Miri deputy police chief Supt Sabri Zainol said the woman and her 45 year-old companion were detained by Criminal Investigation department (CID) personnel yesterday following a report lodged by the boy’s biological father. “The […]
Woman perseveres in raising 6 PWD children
IT is true what people say that a smile can hide every pain and a thousand problems, just like this senior citizen, Azizah Bakar, when she greeted this Bernama reporter, who arrived at her home in Kampung Keliyu here. Her sweet smile hides the hardship she has endured in bringing up six of her 12 […]
Couple dies in bike-car collision
LUNDU: A couple died when their motorcycle collided with a car at Jalan Bokah here on Wednesday (Mar 31). The two victims were heading to Lundu from Kampung Raso at around 1.15pm before the accident happened. Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said they were identified as Diser Migon, 59, and […]
Couple succeeds in beating the odds
KUCHING: Young entrepreneurs, Mohammmad Syazwan Mohd Mustafa and his wife Afifah Mohamad have come a long way since 2015. That year, while awaiting the arrival of Hari Raya, they decided to start a small biscuit business. According to Syazwan, they had only RM100 for the business and decided to use the money to buy ingredients […]
