Indonesian gets 14 months for hiding stolen motorcycles

KUCHING: An Indonesian man was sentenced by the Magistrates’ Court to a total of 14 months in prison for voluntarily assisting in disposing of two motorcycles. Arie Gunawan, 20, from Merendeng, West Kalimantan pleaded guilty before magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali in two separate cases charged under Section 414 of the Penal Code. The […]

Potential burglars caught hiding, detained

MIRI: Two men, who were believed to be trying to break into a house at Jalan Utama Lutong, have been detained on Tuesday night, after they were spotted hiding up a tree nearby the area. The house owner, a man in his 40’s, immediately called up the police and the Miri Resident Committee (RC) patrol […]

Cobra caught, released

MIRI: A one and a half metre long cobra was caught after it was spotted hiding behind a refrigerator of a house in Taman Seaview Miri on Sunday. According to Miri Civil Defence force (APM) Captain (PA) Usman Harto, his men took about 15 minutes to secure the area. “We were informed on the discovery […]

SAR operations called off

BAU: A search and rescue (SAR) operations for a 28-year-old man who failed to return home from a fishing trip last Wednesday, was called off today as the man was said to be in hiding after he and his friend allegedly took syabu during their trip. Bau fire chief Tawang Lingem said the decision to […]