More developments in the pipeline for Padawan
PADAWAN: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) is confident it can bring about greater development to its administrative area with the government’s support as well as community leaders and the people. Its chairman Lo Khere Chiang said MPP would continue to put emphasis on its Resident Councillorship System (RCS) to enhance the spirit of neighbourliness and caring […]
Two youth arrested for reckless riding
PADAWAN: Two youth were arrested for riding dangerously on their motorcycles along Jalan FAC Matang last Sunday (July 25). Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the suspects, aged 16 and 21, attempted to flee from the police by riding against the traffic flow. However, their attempt was short-lived as the police managed to […]
Man arrested for unlicensed lottery sales
PADAWAN: A 25-year-old man was arrested for alleged involvement in unlicensed lottery sales and online gambling top-up activity last Monday (July 12). In the 4.15pm operation codenamed ‘Op Dadu’, a Padawan Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team raided a house at Mile 4, Jalan Arang. District police chief, Supt Aidil Bolhassan during the suspect’s arrest, two […]
Four men arrested for operating online call centre
PADAWAN: Police here nabbed four men for operating an online gambling call centre at a double-storey terrace house on Monday (July 12). District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the raid, carried out by a team from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Padawan police task force, took place around 2.55pm near Kuching City Mall […]
Agrobank brings mobile banking services to Padawan
KUCHING: The Agrobank mobile banking services has made banking-related experience easier for residents in Padawan. Regional director of Agrobank Sarawak, Abdul Halek Abdullah, said the service was a collaboration between Agrobank and the Sarawak government. “For this programme, we are focusing on the Padawan area. The mobile services will be here from today (July 12) […]
Short-lived freedom for escaped prisoner
PADAWAN: Four prisoners escaped from Puncak Borneo Prison yesterday evening (Jul 1), however one of them was promptly arrested. The other three escaped prisoners were still at large as of press time. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said police are investigating the escape incident while searches are being carried out by the police together […]
Dr Jerip’s clinic to start vaccinations on Tuesday
PADAWAN: The clinic in Mile 10 near here owned by Mambong assemblyman Datuk Dr Jerip Susil will start administering Covid-19 vaccinations to residents in his constituency on Tuesday (June 29). Dr Jerip said vaccination would involve villagers along Jalan Mambong based on the list of names provided by the Padawan Sub-District Office. Apart from that, […]
Villagers to have easier access to their farms
PADAWAN: A total of RM1 million will be spent to upgrade a 2.5km long farm road at the Bengoh Resettlement Scheme (BRS) here. The first phase of the project costing RM500,000, was completed in November last year, and on Sunday (Mar 28) at the BRS Hall, Plantation and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Willie Mongin handed […]
Four individuals, including teen girl, arrested for drug possession
PADAWAN: A pair of lovers were among four individuals nabbed by the Padawan Narcotics Crime Investigation Department in three separate drug-related raids at Zen66 Apartment in Kuching. Padawan OCPD Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the couple were arrested at about 1.20am on Thursday morning (March 25) on the ground floor of the apartment. They had 12.36g […]
SAR operations for missing teenager
KUCHING: A search and rescue (SAR) operations has been activated after a teenage girl was reported missing and feared drown at a river in Kampung Giam Lama, Puncak Borneo in Padawan today (Mar 3). State Fire and Rescue operations centre received a distress call at 4.04pm informing it of the incident. “The victim’s status is […]
