Mukah cops arrest woman over illegal fireworks sale

MUKAH: Police arrested a woman for selling various types of firecrackers and fireworks at her shop in Pasar Lama here. Acting on public information, a police team raided the premises around 12.40pm on Saturday (April 23) and detained the 50-year-old woman for questioning. In a statement, Mukah OCPD DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias ​​said officers discovered […]

Motorcycle accident in Mukah claims one life

MUKAH: A youth died on the spot in an accident along Jalan Kampung Jebungan here. In a statement, Sarawak traffic police chief Supt Bingkok John said the fatality happened around 12.15am, Monday (April 25) when the victim was riding his motorcycle to Kampung Jebungan from Kampung Penakub. “It was believed that the motorcycle skidded and […]

31 partake in youth event

MUKAH: A total of 31 participants comprising Mukah Polytechnic students participated in the Rakan Muda Day Out programme at Pantai Kala Dana Mukah yesterday. They also took part in the Rakan Muda Premier Youth Award Programme for the bronze and silver categories. In the programme organised by the Mukah Division Youth and Sports Office in […]

Tellian rep hands out grants totalling RM8,000

MUKAH: Tellian assemblyman Royston Valentine handed out grants to two associations here. Royston gave a grant of RM5,000 to Lions Club Mukah, which was represented by Penghulu Henry Lee Liong Ing, at the Foo Chow Mukah Association building. Lions Club Mukah is very active in carrying out charity activities here and Royston had always welcomed […]

Mukah SIDS helps cover medical costs of individual

MUKAH: Serakup Indu Dayak Sarawak (SIDS) Mukah chairperson Teresa Thomas handed over donations to Dolly Esther to help cover her husband Robert Padan’s medical costs, during a visit to Kampung Bedanga here recently. “Together we pray that Robert Padan recovers quickly and many thanks to Mukah SIDS for their concern. “I promised to continue my […]

Three labourers held for drug abuse

MUKAH: Three labourers, two of them foreigners, were arrested for drug abuse at two separate locations yesterday. Initial urine screening of the three suspects found them positive for amphetamine. District Police Chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said two Indonesian men were detained at a hut in a farm around 12.45pm. “We found five transparent plastic […]

Two drug suspects held

MUKAH: Narcotic police here on Monday (Apr 18) arrested two jobless men on suspicion of engaging in substance abuse in Kampung Judan. The suspects were held for inspection by the police team during a raid at an unnumbered house at 11.45am. Mukah OCPD DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said during the inspection the team found two […]

Illegal immigrant held for drug abuse

MUKAH: An illegal immigrant was arrested for alleged drug abuse at a plantation field in Balingian here on Friday. Mukah OCPD DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias ​​said the 37-year-old man from Indonesia was picked up at 8.30am. An inspection on the suspect found a plastic packet and a straw tube containing crystalline substance believed to be […]

Police seize contraband beer, cigarettes

MUKAH: Police seized 86 cartons of duty-not-paid beer and cigarettes in an integrated operation at Jalan Tiong Hua here on Monday. A 52-year-old woman was also arrested following a raid on an unnumbered bird’s nest house around 2.30pm. Mukah OCPD DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias, who confirmed the case, said police found three locked stores—two of […]

Couple arrested for drug abuse

MUKAH: A couple was arrested for involvement in substance abuse at Jalan Pantai Jebungan here on Friday (Feb 25). The raid, conducted by the district’s Narcotic Criminal Investigation Department (NCID), was carried out at an unnumbered house around 8 pm. Mukah OCPD DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said the team detained a 42-year-old man and a […]