Businessman discharged by court
SIBU: A businessman heaved a sign of relief when he was discharged by the Sessions Court yesterday from an offence of employing foreign workers illegally. Lim Kiong Chai, 60, was earlier indicted under Section 55B of the Immigration Act 1959/63, punishable under Section 55B (1) of the same Act, which provides a minimum fine of […]
Power thieves’ preferred hunting ground
MIRI: Since 2021, a total 72 bitcoin mining operations committing power theft were discovered in Sarawak.Out of these, 46 cases or 64 per cent occurred in Miri. A total of 161 power outages in this division since last year occurred due to system overload caused by the illegal bitcoin operations in both residential and commercial […]
RM20k fine for selling illegal lottery tickets
KUCHING: A woman was fined RM20,000, in default two months’ jail, by the Magistrates’ Court here on Tuesday (April 26) for selling illegal lottery tickets four years ago. Siti Nur Alisya Zainal Abidin, 23, pleaded guilty to a charge read out by an interpreter before magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. Siti Nur Alisya and […]
Man held for illegal lottery sale
BAU: A local man was arrested for selling illegal lottery tickets at the five-footway of a commercial centre building during the Ops Dadu raid on Wednesday. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said in a statement today that the 23-year-old man from Samarahan was arrested by a team from Bau District Criminal Investigation Division […]
Agent fined for bringing in crew member illegally
KUCHING: An agent of the LNG Jupiter ship, who was guilty for illegally bringing in an Indonesian crew member, was fined RM4,000 on Aug 18. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the Immigration Department took legal action against the accused at the Bintulu Sessions Court. “The accused was charged […]
Two suspects arrested for illegal online gambling
PADAWAN: Two suspects were nabbed for online gambling activities in an anti-gambling operation (Ops Dadu) on Tuesday (June 30). According to Padawan OCPD Supt Aidil Bolhassan, the two suspects were arrested in two different locations. The first suspect－a 20-year-old female－was arrested at a shoplot in a commercial centre in Jalan Matang, around 5.30pm. “A cellphone […]
‘Watch it! You’re breaking the law’
TAMPERED QR-CODED WRISTBANDS KUCHING: Any technology, including QR-coded wristbands, can be being tampered with, but what is required is a concerted effort from the public and enforcement agencies to curb the spread of Covid-19. Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) general manager Dr Zaidi Razak said that individuals undergoing quarantine who tampered with their QR-coded wristbands were […]
Do not buy or sell face masks with PDRM/MAF logo
KUALA LUMPUR: The police yesterday warned people against getting involved in selling, purchasing or using any face mask or T-shirt with the security forces emblem. Bukit Aman CID director Datuk Huzir Mohamed said this was because there were certain individuals who were found to be selling the items bearing the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) logos in the social […]
NGO urges government to improve existing environment policies
KUALA LUMPUR: The decision by the Environment Ministry under the leadership of minister Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man to continue the initiatives implemented by the previous government is welcomed by non-governmental organisations. Director of non-governmental organisation Treat Every Environment Special (TrEES), Leela Panikkar, said existing policies, especially the repatriation of all illegal plastic waste to their home country, […]
11 men nabbed in online gambling operation
KUCHING: Police arrested 11 men believed to be involved in online gambling in an operation yesterday morning. According to State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief SAC Denis Leong Soon Kuai, the suspects aged 19 to 38 years old, were arrested around 9am. Acting on information gathered, the raiding team proceeded to conduct the operation at […]
