14 roadblocks in two EMCO areas
KUCHING: Police here have set up a total of 14 roadblocks to restrict the public’s movement in two enhanced movement control order (EMCO) areas at Tabuan Melayu and Kampung Astana Lot. These roadblocks were set up following discussions with the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) and its relevant agencies. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah […]
JaPen donates PPE to Tatau police
TATAU: Tatau district police headquarters (IPD) today received donation of personal protective equipment (PPE) from Information Department (JaPen) Tatau district. The items, meant as protection to curb the spread of the Covid-19, were presented during a simple event held at the IPD hall. Present to hand over the contribution was JaPen Tatau district officer in-charge […]
46,800 food baskets distributed through ‘Ops Bantu’ nationwide
KUALA LUMPUR: Apart from carrying out enforcement duties, the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) have been handing out food assistance to families affected by the Covid-19 pandemic through Ops Bantu. It is estimated that 48,800 food baskets with basic necessities such as rice, cooking oil, and sugar have been distributed by the 156 police district headquarters (IPD) nationwide. Bukit […]
Woman among six nabbed for drugs
MIRI: A woman was among six suspects remanded for seven days until July 6 by the Magistrate Court here yesterday (June 29) to assist police investigations over two separate drug trafficking cases. Senior assistant registrar Eleanor Mako Timothy meted out the order after granting remand applications by the investigating officer Inspector Liew Wai Leong. Two […]
Violating curfew tops list of compounds issued
KUCHING: Police have issued 45 compounds to errant individuals for violating the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the movement control order (MCO) on Sunday (June 20). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Bintulu recorded the most compounds with 15, followed by Kuching (14), Belaga (six), Miri (three), Sibu (three), Sarikei (three), and Mukah (one). […]
MCMC denies ordering seizure of Syed Saddiq’s handphone
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) did not issue an order to the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) to confiscate the mobile phone of Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman. MCMC Corporate Communications Department said the commission only acted as a technical agency in assisting police investigation and did not give any […]
Clerk cheated of RM10,000
SIBU: A 52-year-old female clerk failed to realise her dream of owning a house after she was cheated by a broker. Sibu District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit, in a statement on Wednesday (May 12), said the woman met the broker who offered a house for sale in Taman Jerrwit in September 2018. “The […]
Cops on lookout for man in viral video
KUCHING: Police are on the hunt for a man who allegedly beat up another man with a rubber pipe and a wooden plank last Sunday. The alleged incident that happened in front of a supermarket in Bintawa around 4.30pm was caught on camera and went viral on social media. In the video, the 29-year-old victim […]
FB post meant to defame DCP Fisol, say cops
KUCHING: Sarawak police have debunked a viral Facebook post against deputy police commissioner Datuk Fisol Salleh and identified it as an act of defamation. Sarawak CID chief SAC Lukas Aket explained that the post alleged that DCP Fisol was protecting gambling and smuggling syndicates as well as gangsters in the state. The case is being […]
Awang Din steps down as Kuching police chief
KUCHING: Sarawakian-born ACP Awang Din Awang Gani officially stepped down as Kuching police chief on Monday (May 10). Deputy police chief Supt Merbin Lisa will be the acting police chief. Awang Din will be transferred to the Johor Contingent Police Headquarters as the deputy chief of Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department (Strategic Planning). The […]
