Army foils illegal cross-border dash
LUNDU: The army thwarted an attempt by five locals to sneak five illegal immigrants back into Indonesia yesterday. The First Infantry Division, in a statement, disclosed that they were intercepted around 1.45pm at an oil palm plantation. Five motorcycles were spotted in the oil palm plantation, which is about 735 metres from the Malaysia-Indonesia border. […]
Woman charged with murdering husband with boyfriend
MIRI: A 35-year-old woman and her boyfriend have been charged with murdering her husband whose body was found next to a wooden hut on Feb 23. Both accused nodded they understood the charge read to them before Magistrate Leona Dominic Mojiliu on Monday (March 7). She fixed April 25 this year for mention of the […]
Seven illegals evicted at border
BAU: Seven illegal immigrants were ordered to turn back at the border upon entering Malaysian territory. A statement from the Malaysia First Infantry Division on Friday (Feb 4) said the illegal immigrants were found in the Serikin Movement Planning Committee (JPG) Camp sector on Feb 3. It said that a long distance patrol unit encountered […]
Over 3,000 Sarawak KPSM members have benefitted from various initiatives
MIRI: A total of 3,455 Malaysian Oil Palm Growers Cooperative (KPSM) members in Sarawak benefitted from various government initiatives last year. Malaysian Cooperatives Commission (SKM) state director Basuini Ali said various assistance and initiatives were channelled to oil palm plantation farmers through the 18 KPSMs from Sarawak. “SKM will support not only in supervision but […]
Consider wellbeing of industry, Soppoa urges imigration authorities
KUCHING: Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (Soppoa) is saddened by the recent raid operations conducted by the Immigration Department on oil palm plantations and thus appeals to the Sarawak government for consideration on the matter. Soppoa chief executive officer Dr Felix Moh said the association did not see any merit for such operations at […]
Labour-intensive industries need help
KUCHING: The Sarawak government must begin to refocus on assisting labour-intensive industries which are facing a shortage of workers, including foreigners, such as oil palm plantations, manufacturing, and construction, says Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. “These are the challenges of a stagnating economy in recovery. In-depth discussions and research are needed to form […]
Drug suspect bites cop in bid to escape arrest
MUKAH: A routine arrest in Sepiring, Selangau turned into a bizarre incident that a policeman will not forget for quite some time. The law enforcer was chomped on by a man he was sent to apprehend at an oil palm plantation in Jalan Sibu-Bintulu early Wednesday (July 28). Mukah OCPD DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said […]
Oil palm plantation owners gear up worker vaccinations
KUCHING: Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (Soppoa) has set up Industrial Vaccination Centres (PPVINs) statewide for plantation workers since July 7. Its chief executive Andrew Cheng said that the PPVINs were set up in oil palm estates in, among others, Sibu, Miri and Bintulu. He added that similar small-scale programmes had also been carried […]
Search operations launched for missing sexagenarian
KANOWIT: A search and rescue (SAR) operations has been launched for an elderly man reported missing after he went out to send food to his wife who works at an oil palm plantation on Tuesday evening (Jul 6). State Fire and Rescue Department operation centre said 66-year-old Singwa Ngap had gone out to send food […]
Gamblers caught red-handed
BINTULU: Police caught five gamblers playing cards in an oil palm plantation at Mile 16 here on Monday. The suspects, aged between 27 and 65, attempted to flee the scene after noticing the presence of a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team at 4.20pm. Bintulu district police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said the police managed to […]
