Illegal dumping: Council warns of fines, jail
KUCHING: The Padawan Municipal Council has warned that anyone caught dumping renovation or construction waste illegally will face fines and potentially even jail time. Its chairman Lo Khere Chiang said under the Local Authorities Cleanliness By Law 1999, the first offence will result in a fine of RM1,000, while a second will result in a […]
Illegal gets five months’ jail, caning
KUCHING: An Indonesian man was sentenced to five months in prison and one stroke of caning by the Sessions Court here for entering Malaysia without a valid travel permit. Accused Aswandi, 26, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 before Judge Afidah Abdul Rahman in accordance with Section 6(3) […]
Azerbaijani man with boneshaker influences millions with volunteer work
ANKARA: A 33-year-old Azerbaijani citizen, whose photo showing him driving a car with a Turkish flag on the top of the vehicle overloaded with aid for the people affected by the earthquake in Türkiye went viral on social media. Sarvar Bashirli, told Anadolu that he feels it is his duty to support the earthquake victims […]
Blacksmith placed on good behaviour bond
KUCHING: A local blacksmith was placed on a good behaviour bond by the Magistrates Court here after he pleaded guilty to two charges of possession of illegal firearms and ammunition. The 57-year-old accused pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar. He committed the offences at his house at Kampung Tijrak, Jalan Kuching-Serian around 11.30 am on […]
Man nabbed for operating illegal gunsmith workshop
PADAWAN: A local man’s three-year business of operating a gunsmith repair workshop has come to a halt after a police raid yesterday (Dec 6). According to Padawan OCPD Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad, police seized two rifles, a variety of shotgun components, equipment used to craft or repair weapons and ammunition in the operation […]
Amendment to Ordinance introduces timber industry licence
BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA and ALEXANDRA LORNA KUCHING: The Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2022 was unanimously passed on the third day of the 19th State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting. The Bill was tabled by Deputy Minister of Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment Datuk Len Talif Salleh and was debated by six […]
Illegally felled logs worth over RM130k seized
SIBU: Marine police have seized 70 logs believed to be illegally felled, worth more than RM130,000 in an operation at Batu Luking, Kanowit. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement today (Nov 21), said the operation codenamed ‘Ops Pensura’ was carried out around 10 am on Nov 20. “Acting on information received, a […]
Man faces charges of illegal narcotics possession
KUCHING: A 29-year-old local man was brought before the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday on three counts of illegal narcotics possession while in remand at Puncak Borneo Prison last October. However, no plea was taken from the accused Nur Firdaus Azaniah Osman in relation to the three charges read in front of Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura […]
Man jailed seven months for drug abuse
KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to seven months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday for taking the drugs amphetamine and methamphetamine. The accused Sharmeen Sulaiman pleaded guilty to a charge which was read by an interpreter before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali, here. Syarifah ordered the accused to serve his prison […]
Tugboat, barge detained for illegal cargo transfer
BINTULU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) here detained a tugboat and barge suspected of carrying out unauthorised cargo transfer activities between vessels last Sunday. MMEA Bintulu Zone director, Captain Mohd Khairol Anuar Saad said the detention took place some 3.7 nautical miles off Tanjung Batu around 10.30 am. During a routine patrol, a tugboat […]
