Tourism park in the making
KUCHING: The Taman Awam Miri (Miri Public Park) in Miri is poised to be a tourism park, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin. He said the park can be turned into a tourism park not only for the locals but also foreigners because of its available facilities as compared to other parks in […]
Errant foreigners jailed 25 months each
BINTULU: Seven foreigners were each sentenced to 25 months in jail after they pleaded guilty to intruding, stealing and damaging some items and equipment at an unmanned platform on May 19. Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Bintulu Zone director Captain Maritime Mohd Khairol Anuar Saad in a statement, said all the accused pleaded guilty during […]
Local craft gains popularity in market
KUCHING: Local works of craft are now in popular demand among both locals and foreigners in Sarawak. Many have taken interest in buying these local products with some even taking the initiative to learn these craftsmanship skills in the hope of making it as a source of income. Entrepreneur Corrina Pitah who is from Bau, […]
Foreigner, 25, detained for drug
BINTULU: Narcotic police here arrested a foreign man on suspicion of engaging in substance abuse. Bintulu district police chief Supt Batholomew Umpit in a statement, said the arrest took place at Jalan Main Bazaar on Wednesday (8 June). “The arrest involves a 25-year-old foreigner who was found with the drug syabu weighing 0.4 gram. “As […]
Three raids net three for drugs
BINTULU: Narcotic police here, in recent separates raids, arrested three men including a foreigner on suspicion of engaging in substance abuse. Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit in a statement, said the arrests took place at Jalan Sungai Ngiyu on Friday (June 3) and at Jalan Tun Hussein Onn yesterday (June 4). “The first arrest involving […]
Foreigner suspected of burglary detained
MIRI: Police here yesterday (June 3) arrested a foreigner suspected to be involved in several burglary cases around the city. Miri police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu in a statement, said the 23-year-old male suspect was arrested during ‘Ops Pintu/Ops Gawai’ around 3am. The district’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) and mobile patrol vehicle (MPV) unit […]
Couple found dead on kitchen floor
SERIAN: Police have opened murder-suicide investigations after a foreign couple was found dead inside an oil palm plantation workers’ quarters in Melikin on Thursday (May 19). Serian police chief DSP Aswandy Anissaid the victims aged 44 and 47 were Indonesians. Security guards, who were patrolling the plantation area, found the couple covered in blood on […]
Fined RM2,000 for providing sexual services
KUCHING: The Magistrate Court has fined an Indonesian woman RM2,000 for providing sexual services. Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi meted out the sentence on the accused Yurnani Oyong, 25, after she pleaded guilty after the charge was read to her. The court sentenced the accused to two months jail term if failure to explain its fine. According […]
Traveloka: Sarawak records increase in hotel, flight bookings from foreigners
KUCHING: Following the news of the reopening of Malaysian borders, Sarawak is seeing an upsurge in hotel and flight bookings from international visitors, particularly from Indonesia. Since March 22, this year, 79 percent of overseas visits to Malaysia have been booked through Traveloka Malaysia’s platform. Traveloka Malaysia country manager Angelica Chan in a recent statement […]
Reopening of borders acceptable with conditions
MUKAH: Last Tuesday, the National Rehabilitation Council (NRC) chaired by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin recommended that the government fully open the country’s international borders as early as March 1 and do away with compulsory quarantine. Muhyiddin said the recommendation was an important step to support the country’s economic recovery by boosting tourism and attracting foreign […]
