Indonesian in hot soup over air rifle, no valid travel documents
MUKAH: An Indonesian man was arrested by police for not only owning an air rifle but also having no valid travel documents. Mukah OCPD DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said a raid was carried out around 6pm on a workers quarters in a plantation in Jalan Selangau-Mukah on Tuesday (March 8). “The 35-year-old, who works as […]
Man charged with murder of two women
SIBU: A man was charged today under Section 302 of the Penal Code with the murder of two Indonesian women in Daro last month. Ahmad Robin will face mandatory death penalty upon conviction. The 31-year-old accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge, and remained silent when the charge was read out against him in […]
Indonesian nabbed for allegedly involved in drug abuse
MUKAH: A 21-year-old Indonesian has been nabbed for allegedly involved in drug abuse at a plantation area near here yesterday. Mukah OCPD DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said the district’s Narcotics Crime Investigation Division arrested the suspect – a labourer in a raid at the workers’ quarters at 2.30pm. He said the team discovered and seized […]
Bid to smuggle Indonesian family of four foiled
LUBOK ANTU: The Malaysian Armed Forces foiled a human trafficking bid by three locals involving a family of four immigrants near Gabma Post Sector this morning. The First Infantry Division in a statement, said an ambush team spotted a suspicious pickup truck that was heading towards the Sanitary Landfill Site area, around 4.17am, about 3.8km […]
Four months’ jail, whipping for illegal entry
KUCHING: An Indonesian man was sentenced to four months in jail and one stroke of the cane for entering the state without a legal permit last January. The accused, Wendy William, 20, from Singkawang, Indonesia, pleaded guilty to the charge read to him by an interpreter before Sessions Court judge Dayang Ellyn Narisa Abang Ahmad […]
Indonesian labourer caught for drug abuse
MUKAH: Narcotic police here arrested an Indonesian labourer on suspicion of being involved in substance abuse on Friday (Feb 4). The 38-year-old suspect was detained for inspections at the entrance to a farm along Jalan Mukah-Selangau around 4.30pm. District police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias, who confirmed the case, said they found a plastic packet […]
Man paralysed after fall in roadside drain
BINTULU: An Indonesian man in his 40s was injured after falling into a ditch behind Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Kampung Jepak, here on Thursday (Jan 27). According to early reports from the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operation centre, the victim had spent an extended period of time in the ditch after suffering injuries to […]
Indonesian fined RM50.8 million, jailed for possessing pangolin scales
MIRI: A 32 year-old Indonesian man was sentenced to one year imprisonment and fined RM50,850,000 in default six months jail for possessing 5,058 pangolin scales. Sessions Court Judge Mohd Taufik Mohd @ Mohd Yusoff meted out the sentence after the accused Agus Tallasi pleaded guilty to the charge. He was charged under Section 29(2) of […]
Addict in custody after syabu find
MUKAH: A 30-year-old Indonesian labourer who has been abusing drugs since August last year was arrested after syabu worth more than RM4,000 was found on him. District police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said he was detained at the Jalan Bukut junction, Jalan Mukah-Selangau on Friday (Jan 14). The suspect, who is from Kaca Mata […]
Online gambling lands Indonesian with RM10K fine
KUCHING: An Indonesian teenager was fined RM10,000 in default of one month’s jail by the Magistrate’s Court here for engaging in an online gambling activity. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali sentenced the 16-year-old accused from Bengkayang, Indonesia yesterday (Nov 17). The court also ordered the accused to be referred to the Malaysian Immigration Department […]
