Three detained for attack on eatery workers
KUCHING: Three men were arrested for attacking two foreign workers at a restaurant in the city centre here last Wednesday (Sept 9). The incident happened around 5.30am last Tuesday (Sept 8), when one of the suspects was barred from entering the premises after he refused to write down his exact personal details in a customer’s […]
Foreigner found dead
MIRI: The body of a foreign worker was found hanged with a wire around his neck inside the workers’ quarters of an oil palm plantation in Sungai Uban Bekenu, on Wednesday evening. According to Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah when contacted on Thursday, the body of the Indonesian man from Lombok province was […]
Two remanded for bribery
MIRI: The owner of a car wash premises and a friend have been remanded for two days to facilitate investigations in connection with their attempt to bribe Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Miri personnel with a sum of RM2,000 to avoid legal actions being taken against them for allegedly employing foreign workers without valid working permits. […]
Fallen Indian national feared drowned
SIBU: An Indian national who reportedly fell down from his boat was feared to have drowned on Friday (July 24). In a statement issued by the Bomba Operations Centre (PGO), it was learnt that the incident happened at Sungai Sebedil, Batang Igan. The department said the victim was identified as 21-year-old Kumar Saurabh. “One of […]
Body of missing foreign man found
SIBU: The body of a foreign man who had been reported missing has been found at Kampung Serban Batang Lassa, Daro. Sibu deputy police chief DSP Supt Collin Babat said the deceased, identified as Pandey Saurev, 21, from India, was reported missing on Monday (July 20) after he fell off the vessel he was working […]
Malaysia repatriates 5,951 illegal immigrants throughout MCO
KUALA LUMPUR: About 5,951 detainees at the Immigration Detention Depot have been repatriated throughout the movement control order (MCO) from March 18 until July 1. Home Affairs Ministry (KDN) said out of the number, 4,110 were from Indonesia; Thailand (637); Myanmar (391); Pakistan (380); Bangladesh (279); China (73); India (26); Sri Lanka (11) and others, […]
One new case detected
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded one new positive Covid-19 case in Kuching yesterday, bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 584. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said Case 584 was a foreigner working at a fishing vessel company in Kuching. “The Indonesian man had undergone a screening […]
‘Reduce dependence on foreign workers’
KUCHING: A job vacuum is inevitable and some sectors with high dependence on foreign workers might be hit hard because locals tend to shy away from the 3D — dangerous, dirty and difficult — jobs. In a report last Sunday, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) psychology and education professor Murnizam Halik said foreigners largely dominated the […]
Foreign workers must undergo quarantine at centres
KUCHING: All foreign workers who have a valid work permit must undergo a compulsory 14-day quarantine at quarantine centres upon entering Sarawak. In stressing this, State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said there was some misunderstanding on the employers’ part when bringing in foreign workers. “There was some misunderstanding recently when […]
Isolation waiver for foreigners if…
KUCHING: Foreigners who have been in Malaysia for at least 30 consecutive days can now enter Sarawak without quarantine requirements. In announcing this on Wednesday, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said they would have to apply for permission from Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) via http://sdmc.sarawak.gov.my. He also said that the Ministry […]
