Eight foreign women nabbed in entertainment outlet raid
SIMANGGANG: Eight Indonesian women were arrested for allegedly working without permits at an entertainment centre along Jalan Hollis. Sri Aman police chief DSP Mathew Manggie said that the arrests were made in an ‘Ops Noda/Pusat Hiburan’ raid by the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) around 10.30 pm on Tuesday. “Examinations found that the women, aged between […]
Five riot suspects in custody
SIBU: Police have arrested five local men suspected of involvement in a riot that erupted at an entertainment centre here on Saturday. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said they had received a report about the incident around 1.45 am. Initial investigations found that the riot was triggered by one of the intoxicated suspects who […]
Fined RM2,500 for operating entertainment centre illegally
KUCHING: The manager of an entertainment centre was fined RM2,500 in default of one month in jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today for operating without a valid entertainment license from the local authorities. Alexster, 21, from Belawai, pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 5(1) of the Entertainment Ordinance 2000, which was read by […]
Outlet manager fined RM2k for operating illegally
KUCHING: A manager of an entertainment centre was fined RM2,000 by the Magistrate Court yesterday for operating without a valid licence. Judge Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali sentenced Itshikawa, 28, from Sri Aman after he pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 5(1) of the Entertainment Ordinance 2000 and punishable under Section 5(3) of the […]
Entertainment centre manager fined RM2,000 for operating overtime
KUCHING: A local man was fined RM2,000 in default of one month in jail after pleading guilty to operating an entertainment centre beyond the allotted time. The accused Easpheren Vellapanaikar, 29, who is the manager of the premises, made his plea to a charge read before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar. According to the charges, he is […]
21 held in entertainment centre bust
KUCHING: Police recently raided an entertainment centre at Tabuan and arrested 21 locals for engaging in drug activities. Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri told a press conference today (June 20) that the operation was carried out from 12.30am to 2am last Wednesday (June 15). All of the suspects, comprising 17 men and four […]
Entertainment centres in Sibu complying with Covid-19 SOPs
SIBU: Entertainment centres here have strictly adhered to Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs), according to the authorities. Sibu police crime prevention and community safety division head DSP Ariffin Bahar had led an integrated operation to inspect SOP compliance under the National Recovery Plan Phase 4 for entertainment premises on Monday night. “No entertainment centre was […]
Datuk Seri among 32 compounded for violating CMCO SOP at entertainment centre
BUKIT MERTAJAM: A businessman with the ‘Datuk Seri’ title was among 32 people issued compound fines for violating standard operating procedure (SOP) during the conditional movement control order (CMCO) at an entertainment centre at the Gemilang business centre here around midnight Friday. Seberang Perai Tengah district police chief ACP Shafee Abd Samad said all compounded […]
Early morning fire razes entertainment centre
LIMBANG: An entertainment centre at the first floor of a double story shophouse at Jalan Bangkita here was destroyed in an early morning fire on Sunday (Feb 7). Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre received a distress call on the incident at 6.14am. A fire engine and an Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) unit […]
Entertainment, reflexology centres still not allowed to operate
KUCHING: Entertainment centres such as nightclubs, pubs, karaoke centres as well as reflexology centres are still not allowed to operate in the state despite the end of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) here. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said this is one of the standard operating procedure (SOP) guidelines of the recovery movement control […]
