Beijing’s new visa ruling for foreigners
BEIJING: China is poised to ease border restrictions to allow some foreigners — including from the US, India and Australia — back in, provided they have taken a Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccine. The country has been closed to most foreigners since last March to stem the spread of the coronavirus, which has largely brought under control […]
Illegals caught, immediately deported
KUCHING: Four undocumented foreigners were caught by the General Operations Force (GOF) for entering Sarawak illegally yesterday (Feb 12). A GOF spokesperson revealed that the incident happened around 9.15am in Bau when a team from the Padang Pan post was carrying out patrols in an oil palm plantation field. The patrol team came across four […]
Seven foreigners rounded up in Bintulu
BINTULU: Seven foreigners were arrested in Ops Pintu conducted jointly by the Bintulu marine police and the Immigration Department, on Wednesday (Jan 21). Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said those arrested were among 24 foreigners checked during the operation. The operation was carried out in the areas of Saberkas Jaya here […]
193 ordered to turn back
KUCHING: Police have ordered 193 motorists to turn back for not having valid travel documents to exit and enter Kuching district. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said this made the tally of vehicles ordered to turn back since Nov 9, at 613 vehicles. “Last Friday, 7,657 vehicles were inspected in 10 roadblocks set up […]
Trio gets 5 month’s jail for illegal gaming
KUCHING: Three foreigners, including a woman, were sentenced to five months’ jail after they pleaded guilty to taking part in an illegal online gaming activity yesterday. Magistrate Zaiton Anuar ordered Adi Purwanto, 24, Sony Kurniawan, 27, and Nagarini, 20, all hailed from Indonesia, to undergo sentence after they pleaded guilty to a charge under Section […]
GOF catches nine foreigners
LUNDU: The Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) nabbed nine Indonesians for entering the state illegally last Saturday. In a statement issued, a team from the GOF 11th Battalion carried out an operations dubbed Ops Benteng Covid at 7.45am. Based on information received, the team inspected an eatery near the Biawak Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security […]
Foreign man feared drowned
TANJUNG MANIS: A foreign man was feared drowned after he fell off from a fishing boat. This took place in Tanjung Manis waters, 18 nautical miles away heading north sea on Tuesday. The victim, identified as Ikbal Ramadan, 27, from Indonesia was found missing around 3.15pm. Earlier around 9.45am the fishing boat departed from Fisheries […]
GOF’s operation nets six illegals
LUNDU: The General Operations Force (GOF) arrested six undocumented foreigners in an operation codenamed “Ops Benteng Covid” on Thursday (Sept 3). Sarawak GOF Brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata said the operation was carried out at 12.30am on two houses located at Kampung Kendaie oil palm plantation, here. During an inspection made in the operation, the […]
Arrest await people who fail to go for second screening
KUALA LUMPUR: Beginning tomorrow, police will take stern action and arrest and charge anyone who has not taken the second screening test on the 13th day of home quarantine. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said in a statement today that these individuals have been instructed to contact the nearest District Health […]
National Task Force on immigrants set up
KUCHING: A National Task Force has been set up to study the demarcation elements on illegal entry of foreigners through ‘rat trails’ (illegal routes), said deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Mazlan Mansor. “The matter is also undertaken in the Ops Covid and Ops Benteng to curb the entry of illegal immigrants into the country and […]
