Three patrol vessels for Sarawak Coastguard use

KUCHING: The State Security and Enforcement Unit yesterday received three patrol vessels. They were handed over in a ceremony by the implementing agency, the Public Works Department, to the unit as the agency responsible for the Sarawak Coastguard. According to its statement, the three vessels are the first phase under the contract to build six […]

Six deported from Sarawak

TEBEDU: A patrol team of the 13th Battalion Royal Malay Regiment (13 RAMD) last Saturday (Oct 31) deported six illegal immigrants from Sarawak. The First Infantry Division in a statement said the soldiers, led by Sergeant Muhd Nasaruddin Hamdan, were patrolling ‘rat trails’ (jalan tikus) at the Sarawak-Kalimantan border here. “At 11.45pm, the team detained […]

‘Look after each other’

KUCHING: Members of the Sarawak Community Policing Association (SCPA) conducted a crime prevention patrol at Pelita Heights here last weekend. The patrol was led by its chairman, Datuk Dr Lau Pang Heng. According to Lau, SCPA distributed crime prevention leaflets to residents who were very appreciative of the association’s efforts to work with the police […]

Robot dog on virus park patrol in Singapore

SINGAPORE: A yellow robot dog called Spot which found fame online for dancing to hit song “Uptown Funk” has been deployed to patrol a Singapore park and ensure people observe social distancing. The hi-tech hound is remote-controlled and can clamber easily over all types of terrain, which its creators say means it can go where […]