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Twin iPhone scammers arrested by Tengerang police

After a month on the run, the twin siblings Rihana and Rihani, known for their pre-order iPhone scam, have been successfully apprehended by the police in Tengerang, Indonesia. The duo were arrested at a rented apartment in M Town Gading Serpong, Tengerang. According to detikcom on Tuesday (July 4), Rihana and Rihani are the prime […]

Indon gets a year for escaping from custody

KUCHING: An Indonesian man was sentenced to a year’s imprisonment for escaping from police custody at the Tapah police station on June 12. Kelvin, 23, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 224 of the Penal Code read before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali here Tuesday. According to the charge, he escaped from police […]

Teen foreigner fined RM10k for illegal online gambling activities

KUCHING: A teenage Indonesian was fined RM10,000 in default of one week’s jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today for involvement in operating an online gambling machine using a smartphone in a hut in Kampung Rampangi. The 16-year-old male accused pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 4B(a) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, […]

One dead, 9 missing as Indonesian fishing ship capsizes

JAKARTA: One person died and nine others were missing after an Indonesian fishing ship sank in the Indian Ocean, a search and rescue operation is underway, a senior rescuer said on Thursday.   Head of the Search and Rescue Office of Bali Province Gede Darmada said that the ship, KM Linggar Petak 89, was hit […]

Tun Zaidi’s final Indonesian journey

Leadership is inherent in our nature and is fundamental to our origins, our human makeup — and our destiny. ― Israelmore Ayivo, inspirational writer To help write Tun Ahmad Zaidi’s memoir, I joined the Governor and his family on a walk down memory lane. I started by accompanying Tun Zaidi to where he first started […]

Indonesian woman fined RM10k for illegal gambling

KUCHING: An Indonesian woman was fined RM10,000 in default three months’ jail by the Magistrate Court here today after she pleaded guilty to having dealt with a gaming machine in January. The accused, Yohana , 23, from Singkawang, Indonesia entered the plea before Magistrate Syarifah Zaiton Anuar to a charge framed under Section 4B (a) […]

Indonesian teen killed in hit-and-run

KUCHING: A female pedestrian was pronounced dead in a hit-and-run incident at Jalan Kuching-Sri Aman around 1am today. According to Serian district police chief DSP Aswandy Anis, the victim, an Indonesian woman aged 19, was walking with a male friend towards Pantu when the accident happened. “After colliding with the victim, the driver of the […]

Indonesian ambassador to Malaysia calls on Taib

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud received a courtesy call from the Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia, Bapak Hermono at Demak Jaya here on Today (Nov 22). This was Bapak Hermono’s first visit since he was appointed as the Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia two years ago. The courtesy call was to share […]

Lessons that we never learn from the past!

We’re sorry for this incident… this is a regrettable incident that injures our football at a time when supporters can watch football matches from the stadium. We will thoroughly evaluate the organisation of matches and the attendance of supporters. Will we return to banning supporters from attending the matches? That is what we will discuss. […]

Meth possession: Indonesian farm worker gets jail and caning

KUCHING: An Indonesian man was sentenced to two years in prison and three strokes of the cane by the Magistrates’ Court here today, for possessing 5.51 grams of methamphetamine last April. Accused Muksin, 26, a farm worker pleaded guilty after a charge was read out by an interpreter in front of Magistrate Zaiton Anuar. According […]