Bid by 14 illegals to enter Sarawak foiled
KUCHING: The Malaysian Army has foiled attempts by 14 illegal immigrants to enter Sarawak since June 1. A spokesman for the First Infantry Division said all the illegal immigrants had since then been deported to their country of origin. He revealed that around 10.30 am last Saturday (June 12), a patrol team in the Ladang […]
Short-lived ‘freedom’ for escaping Covid-19 patient
KUCHING: A Covid-19 patient who escaped from Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) on Sunday morning, was caught by police at Jalan Patinggi Ali, in Satok. Earlier at around 9.30 am, a nurse found that the 28-year-old man had gone missing from the ward thus, prompting a report to the police. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah […]
Ship owners submit appeal at Consulate
KUCHING: Owners of ships whose boats and fishermen were detained for alleged encroachment to Indonesian territorial waters were brought to make an appeal to the Consulate General of Indonesia in Kuching. A political secretary to the Chief Minister Tan Kai helped to bring them to the Consulate so that authorities can further investigate the incident. […]
Fish bombs land fishermen in troubled waters
MIRI: A local fishing boat caught using unlicensed ‘bubu’ fish traps and fish bombs was detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) here last night (June 1). The boat was detained at about 20 nautical miles west of Kuala Niah in Miri waters, at 8.30pm. MMEA Miri director Captain Md Fauzi Othman said the boat was operated by three crew members, namely two locals, including the skipper and an Indonesian man complete with identification documents. “The fishing boat was found in a suspicious condition as it was moving in the dark and was suspected of carrying out prohibited fishing activities. “Following an inspection it was found that the crew had used unlicensed ‘bubu’ fish traps and after interrogation it was found that fish bombs were also used,” he said today. All crew members, the fishing boat and its 900kg of catches, were detained and escorted to a vessel detention centre in Kampung Pulau Melayu, here for further investigation. “The case will be investigated under the Fisheries Act 1985,” he added. Any complaints and information regarding suspicious activities at sea can be forwarded to the MMEA Miri Maritime Zone operations centre at 085-418204 or the MMEA Sarawak operations centre at 082-432544.
Two foreign fishing boats detained
BINTULU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Bintulu Zone on Thursday detained two foreign fishing boats along with its 25 crew members about 87 nautical miles northwest of Kuala Kemena. Acting director of MMEA Bintulu Zone Commander Maritime Effendy Mohamed Fadil said the arrests were made by the patrolling asset at the area, known to […]
Vietnamese fishing vessel detained
KUCHING: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained a Vietnamese fishing boat about 100 nautical miles from Tanjung Po near here on Tuesday (May 25). Sarawak MMEA director First Admiral (Maritime) Zin Azman Md Yunus said the action was the result of gathered intelligence and tip-off from the local fishing community regarding the intrusion of […]
Tugboat, crew members and barge detained
MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Miri Zone has detained a tugboat, four crew members and a barge laden with 1,300 metric tonnes of gravel off Miri waters. Miri MMEA director, Captain Md Fauzi Othman said, in a statement, that the barge and the tugboat were stopped about 1.7 nautical miles northwest off Kuala […]
Woman threatens boyfriend gets detained
MIRI: A 26-year-old divorcée and single mother was detained by the police in Tudan Desaras Phase 6 around 9.34pm last Thursday (May 13) for allegedly threatening her boyfriend during an argument in early April. It was reported that the woman had grabbed a knife and threatened her 39-year-old unemployed boyfriend during the quarrel. Luckily, no […]
Foreign fishing trawler, fishermen detained
MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) recently detained a foreign fishing trawler for encroaching and illegally fishing in Malaysian territorial waters. According to MMEA Miri director Captain Md Fauzi Othman, his enforcement team spotted and intercepted the boat about 36 nautical miles northwest of Kuala Baram around 6.15pm on Thursday. “We arrested three boat […]
Foreign fishing boat detained
MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Miri Maritime Zone has detained a foreign fishing boat in Miri waters about 21 nautical miles northwest of Kuala Sibuti on suspicion of carrying out fishing activities in Malaysian waters without a valid permit. MMEA director Maritime Captain Md Fauzi Othman said during a Ops Permai patrol, his […]
