Six deported from Sarawak
TEBEDU: A patrol team of the 13th Battalion Royal Malay Regiment (13 RAMD) last Saturday (Oct 31) deported six illegal immigrants from Sarawak. The First Infantry Division in a statement said the soldiers, led by Sergeant Muhd Nasaruddin Hamdan, were patrolling ‘rat trails’ (jalan tikus) at the Sarawak-Kalimantan border here. “At 11.45pm, the team detained […]
Body of Indonesian woman taken to morgue
MIRI: A body of an Indonesian woman believed to have died for more than 24 hours was taken to Miri Hospital morgue for a post-mortem today. The body was brought out from a hut of an orchard in Kampung Tukau where she was found by a team of healthcare workers wearing full set of personnel […]
ATM constantly improving Covid-19 ‘Ops Benteng’
KUCHING: The Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) is constantly improving the ‘Ops Benteng’ maritime and land border control in view of the Covid-19 situation in the country. MAF commander Gen Tan Sri Datuk Seri Affendi Buang stated that the alertness aspect was given attention to address the spread of the virus by illegal immigrants in the state. […]
Illegal immigrants arrested at SGH worksites
KUCHING: A multi-agency Covid-19 operation carried out at several construction sites within the vicinity of the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) last Thursday (Oct 15) led to the arrest of 25 illegal immigrants. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) stated that the operation took place around 3pm after two illegal immigrants earlier tested positive for Covid-19. […]
Four new positive cases recorded
KUCHING: Four new Covid-19 positive cases were recorded in Sarawak today, bringing the tally further up to 759, the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said. Its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said Kuching recorded three new cases, while one was recorded in Miri. He revealed that the two import cases in Kuching involved undocumented […]
Sarawak on red alert
KUCHING: Sarawak has been placed under red alert in view of two positive cases involving illegal immigrants despite the security measures. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the state government would no longer tolerate those who to bring in illegals into the state. “The recent positive case involving foreigners […]
CCTVs at every entry point next year
BY NIA NATASHA HASENAN SERIAN: Sarawak’s Immigration Department will install closed-circuit televisions (CCTV) at every entry point, beginning next year. Director Datuk Ken Leben said the CCTVs would enable better immigration enforcement. “Of all entry points, only one (airport) is equipped with facial recognition (biometric access control system). “So, we are on the verge of […]
Foreigners nabbed at jalan tikus
KUCHING: A patrol team from the 10th Battalion Royal Ranger Regiment (10RRD) thwarted an attempt by six undocumented foreigners who wanted to return to their country through a ‘rat trail’ (jalan tikus) on Saturday. The First Infantry Division, in a statement, said that the group of six was arrested by the soldiers while patrolling the […]
Border security boost for Telok Melano
KUCHING: The establishment of a Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) complex in Telok Melano will enhance border security between West Kalimantan and Sarawak, said Tanjung Datu assemblywoman Datuk Amar Jamilah Anu. She stressed that the CIQ complex was important to control and reduce the entry of illegal immigrants into Sarawak. “When I first became assemblywoman […]
Human trafficking bid foiled
KUCHING: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) thwarted an attempt to smuggle in five undocumented foreigners at one “Ops Benteng” roadblock at Kuching-Serian Road last Monday. Sarawak JKDM director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha said a team from the JKDM Kuching Enforcement Division inspected a van at around 12.30am and found five Indonesians hiding in […]
