10 individuals charged in court with falsifying vaccination certificate
KUALA LUMPUR: Ten individuals have been charged in court for falsifying vaccination certificates, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Mohamed Said. He said it involved four individuals in Sarawak, two each in Sabah and Melaka and one each in Kelantan and Perak. One person has been convicted in Sarawak and sentenced to jail,” he […]
Attempts by 12 illegals to enter state thwarted
KUCHING: Twelve illegal immigrants were caught by the Malaysian Armed Forces last Sunday (Aug 29). A spokesman for the First Infantry Division said all the detained immigrants have since been deported to their country of origin. The first case took place around 2pm when an ambush team caught three Indonesian men walking along an illegal […]
94 illegal immigrants test positive for covid in Sibu
KUCHING: A recent Covid-19 detection operation found a group of 94 Indonesian illegal immigrants positive for the virus and Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah has expressed concern. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman said the immigrants were from two oil palm plantations near Sibu. He said about half of the illegal immigrants […]
Army stops attempts to enter Sarawak illegally
KUCHING: The Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) have thwarted three separate attempts by 10 illegal immigrants to enter Sarawak on the same day. A spokesman for the 1st Infantry Division said all the immigrants detained on Sunday (Aug 22) had since been deported to their country of origin. In the first attempt at around 2.45pm, a […]
Deceptive tactics of human smugglers
SERIAN: Human traffickers (tekong) are resorting to various tactics to outwit enforcement officers in their bid to smuggle in illegal immigrants. According to Ops Benteng field officer ASP Megat Faizal Megat Fuad, the tekong would make symbols using wood cuttings and dried leaves — arranged in certain formation, the meanings of which are known only […]
Be the eyes and ears of the authorities
KUCHING: The smuggling of illegal immigrants by locals into the state is against the law and could cause another Covid-19 outbreak, endangering the lives of the population. “This is the ugly side of some of our people and it has been one of the problems that we need to focus and take care of,” said […]
A recipe for disaster
KUCHING: The increased smuggling of illegal immigrants into Sarawak by locals could be a recipe for disaster, increasing the number of Covid-19 cases. Marudi assemblyman Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil said such activities by locals could jeopardise the lives of the people and the state government’s efforts will be in vain. “It is a worrying issue […]
21 illegals intercepted in two locations
SERIAN: A total of 21 illegal immigrants were deported to their country of origin by the general operations force (GOF) after they were caught entering Sarawak illegally on two separate days. Brigade commander SAC Saini Bongkek said the first incident was on last Wednesday around 7.15am in Kampung Entubuh when a GOF team received public […]
Simanggang rep visits police HQ to get latest updates
SIMANGGANG: Police do not lack the expertise in sniffing out drug activities here despite the drug dealers’ ever changing modus operandi, says ASP Herman Rakey. The Sri Aman District Police Headquarters (IPD) Narcotics Crime Investigation Department chief was speaking during a visit by Assistant Community Welfare Minister Datuk Francis Harden Hollis on Thursday (July 15). […]
GOF foils human trafficking bid
SRI AMAN: The General Operations Force (GOF) 10th Battalion foiled a human trafficking bid involving seven illegal immigrants in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Benteng Covid’ last Saturday (July 10). Brigade commander SAC Saini Bongkek said the incident happened at Jalan Sungai Paku-Sungai Putung, Batu Lintang around 3am. A patrol team stationed at the Batu Lintang […]
