Badminton facility broken into
MIRI: A badminton court facility at Jalan Pujut Padang Kerbau here was burglarised on Sunday. The facility’s workers, upon realising that the premises was broken into, immediately informed their employer around 6am. Following that, a police report was filed. Items reported stolen included RM300 in cash, several wrist watches, a laptop and a cashier machine. […]
Murder suspect nabbed
SERIAN: A manhunt for Kampung Abit murder suspect came to an end as the man was taken into custody by Serian District Police yesterday. Serian district police chief DSP Aswandy Anis said the arrest was made around 11.45am. The 42-year-old from Kepulauan Lombok, Indonesia, did not have any legal traveling documents with him during his […]
Villagers find man’s body in pool of blood
SERIAN: Residents of Kampung Abit were shocked to find the body of a man lying in a pool of blood near a house in an oil palm estate. District police chief DSP Aswany Anis said the 27-year- old man, was found with injuries at the back of his neck by a villager at around 3pm […]
Car wash owner, employee arrested
MIRI: An owner of a car wash in Jalan Acacia 2B here and his employee were detained on Thursday for possessing drugs (ketamine and erimin 5) worth RM210,600. Sarawak Customs director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha said the duo, who are locals and aged 35 and 36, were detained during a raid conducted around 9.30am. […]
4 on weapons charges released on bail
SIBU: Four of the six individuals arrested for theft and possession of weapons (shotguns) on Wednesday were released on police bail yesterday. This was confirmed by its district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit. “Four were released on bail, while the other two are still being detained for having unlicensed shotguns,” he said when contacted. […]
Man nabbed for possessing drugs
KAPIT: A 30-year-old man was arrested on Monday for possession of drugs at Jalan Sungai Asap in Belaga. State Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) chief Supt Hasnir Abdul Hamid revealed that the team confiscated the drugs, believed to be syabu, weighing 32.63g with an estimated worth of RM4,900. Acting on intelligence, a team from Belaga […]
Intruder caught red-handed by homeowner
MIRI: A suspected burglar was caught red-handed at a house in Taman Tunku at 9.30pm on Friday. According to sources, the house owner, 29, after returning home from his workplace, spotted a suspicious figure wandering inside one of the rooms that night. He immediately alerted Taman Tunku Resident Community (JKP) for help. Within minutes, a […]
Foreigner remanded for allegedly molesting boy
MIRI: Police have obtained a three-day remand order until Dec 1 against a Pakistani man suspected of molesting an 11-year-old boy. The remand order was granted when the 38-year-old accused was produced before magistrate Eleanor Mako Timothy at the Miri Magistrates Court on Thursday. He is accused of committing the offence on Nov 15 this […]
