Indonesian male jailed, to be whipped for illegal entry
KUCHING: An Indonesian man was sentenced to five months in prison and one stroke of the whip by the Sessions Court here for entering the country without any valid travel documents. Accused Oktavianus, 23, from Singkawang, Indonesia pleaded guilty after a charge was read by an interpreter before Judge Mohd Taufik Mohd@Mohd Yusoff, today. Taufik […]
Indonesian man jailed for illegal entry
KUCHING: An Indonesian man was sentenced to four months imprisonment yesterday by the Sessions Court for entering the country without a valid permit. Sessions Court Judge Afidah Abdul Rahman meted out the sentence on Mirno Apriono, 28, of Sambas, Indonesia after he pleaded guilty to a charge read in front of him. The court ordered […]
Army thwarts illegal cross-border attempt, nine-month-old among 32 ordered to return home
LUNDU: Soldiers from the Third Infantry Brigade managed to foil an illegal entry bid by a total of 32 undocumented immigrants at an oil palm plantation here yesterday. The immigrants comprised 20 men, nine women aged between 17 and 56, and three children aged between nine months and three years, has since been instructed to […]
Indonesia gets three months for illegal entry
KUCHING: An Indonesian man was sentenced to three months’ jail by the Sessions Court here on Tuesday for entering Sarawak without a valid travel document. Handi, 26, pleaded guilty to the charge which was read out by an interpreter before Judge Maris Agan. He was arrested in an apartment building at Jalan Song around 11.15pm […]
Authorities thwart attempts to enter Sarawak illegally
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) have thwarted two attempts of illegal entry into the state near the Sarawak-Kalimantan border in Lubok Antu, Sri Aman. The 1st Infantry Division said three individuals were intercepted at an oil palm plantation at around 9.55pm yesterday. “The detainees are three Indonesian men aged between 21 and 30, who […]
Four attempts to enter Sarawak illegally, 15 arrested
KUCHING: The Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) have thwarted four attempts by 15 Indonesians to enter Sarawak illegally at different locations this month. A spokesman for the 1st Infantry Division said the Indonesians, who claimed to be looking for jobs here, were deported. The first attempt took place around 3.50pm on Oct 1 when a patrol […]
12 illegals deported
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) thwarted two illegal entry attempts involving seven Filipinos and five Indonesians at separate locations on Sunday. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail, who confirmed the case, said the first attempt involving Filipinos took place around 6pm around Kampung Masjid Baru, Merapok in Lawas. A patrol team spotted and detained […]
Build wall now to prevent illegal entry
MUKAH: Any plan to construct a proper boundary wall separating Malaysia (along the Sarawak border) from Indonesia needs to be implemented soon to solve the problem of illegal trails (jalan tikus), a local community leader has suggested. Kapitan Kang Boon Eong said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Jemut Masing had previously mentioned the idea […]
Illegal immigrants, porous border keep them busy
KUCHING: Border control and illegal entry by immigrants via rat trails (jalan tikus) are challenges for the state’s police force. “These issues become a challenge for us due to the wide-stretch of the border between Sarawak and Kalimantan, Indonesia. “If we want to close off the border entirely (100 percent), it is difficult to do […]
GOF foils illegal entry attempt
LUNDU: The General Operations Force (GOF) on Sunday caught two undocumented immigrants for entering Sarawak illegally. A GOF spokesperson said a patrol team from Kampung Raso post caught two Indonesian men and inspected them around 8.30pm. “Inspections found that they failed to produce any valid travel documents to the team. “Their modus operandi is that […]
