Drug abusers arrested, drug confiscated
PADAWAN: Narcotics police arrested four men on suspicion of engaging in substance abuse at Jalan Batu Kawa on Monday (Nov 8). District police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad, who confirmed the case, said the team arrested the suspects in front of a house around 12.40pm. The police found five plastic packets containing crystalline […]
Illegal money-lending lands man in trouble
PADAWAN: A man has been arrested for running an illegal money-lending business. He was picked up by police in Siburan on Monday (Oct 25) after a report was made against him by a victim. The victim had borrowed RM8,000 from the suspect, said Padawan OCPD Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad on Wednesday (Oct 27). […]
Man, 23, arrested for abusing drugs
PADAWAN: Narcotic police here on Tuesday (Oct 26) arrested a man suspected of abusing drugs in an unnumbered house at Jalan Fishermen Park, Siburan. Padawan police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abg Ahmad said the team raided the house around 1.15pm and found the 23-year-old suspect inside. Body inspection was conducted as the police believed […]
Kampung Landeh traffic lights operational
PADAWAN: Traffic lights at the junction to Kampung Landeh are now functional. Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang said traffic congestion occurred at the junction in the morning and evening due to the number of residents in Kampung Landeh, which has almost more than 1,000 people as well as those from a few housing schemes […]
Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) Tender Notice
Construction worker dies in bike-lorry crash
PADAWAN: A construction worker died on the spot after his motorcycle crashed and ended up underneath a lorry along Mile 8, Jalan Penrissen this morning. The two-vehicle accident occurred around 8.10am during a drizzle whereby the 53-year-old victim was riding his motorcycle alone. Sarawak traffic police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said investigations found that […]
Cobbler and GOF member probed for killing bipolar man
PADAWAN: A cobbler and a General Operations Force (GOF) personnel have been arrested for allegedly killing a man with bipolar disorder. The alleged murder happened in the backyard of the victim’s neighbour’s house at Kampung Jawa Semenggok, Mile 12, Jalan Kuching-Serian here around 4.30pm on Thursday (Aug 26). District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan, who […]
Two online gambling top-up agents arrested
PADAWAN: Police arrested two online gambling top-up agents at two separate premises in Matang Jaya on Wednesday. The two suspects, both males, aged 22 and 42, admitted to working as online gambling top-up agents for customers around the area. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the arrest was made as part of Ops […]
Mile 10 traffic light junction temporarily closed
KUCHING: The traffic light junction at Mile 10 will be temporarily closed from Sept 1 until Dec 15 in order to reconstruct the pavement for the Pan Borneo Highway Project. Sarawak Public Works Department (JKR) issued a road closure notice on Monday (Aug 23). “The turning route from Kuching/Mile 9 into Kota Padawan and the […]
Eleven arrested for gambling
PADAWAN: Police arrested 11 men for taking part in a gambling session during a raid on a premises at Lorong Arang here on Sunday (Aug 1). District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the raid was carried out around 1.15am by a team from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and intelligence unit. “Acting on information […]
