Police investigations begin, will summon writer
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) have received seven police reports throughout the country regarding former attorney-general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas’ book titled ‘My Story: Justice in the Wilderness’ that allegedly slandered many parties. Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said the police will take every party’s statement involved and […]
Customs seizes over 25k litres of contraband alcohol
SRI AMAN: The Customs Department seized 25,103.04 litres of contraband alcohol in raids on two separate locations here. Its director Herman Shah Abdullah said the ‘Ops Cilis’ raids took place around 11.05am last Friday in Jalan Hollis, Sri Jaya Park and Jalan Keja, Kampung Sri Wangi. The operations involved personnel from Kuching Customs and the […]
SAC Norzanah calls it a day
KUCHING: Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police (SAC) Norzanah Buang, who has served in the Royal Malaysian Police Force (PDRM) for 40 years, will retire and her current position as Sarawak Police Contingent Headquarters (IPK) Management Department chief will be taken over by ACP Martin Koo. The handover of duties ceremony on Monday (Jan 18) was […]
Obtain permits for inter-zone travel
KUCHING: Sarawakians are reminded to obtain official permits should they need to enter zones under conditional movement control order (CMCO) in the state effective Monday. The CMCO is implemented throughout the state for 14 days until Jan 31, except for Sibu which has been placed under MCO, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) announced. Sarawak […]
FRU cavalry unit relevant, suitable for border patrolling
BY MOHD NORZAIDI ARJUNAIDI KUALA LUMPUR: The deployment of the Cavalry Unit of the Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) for patrol duty at the Malaysia-Thai border in Padang Besar, Perlis, is relevant in an effort to curb smuggling activities in the border areas of the country. This is not the first time that a cavalry unit […]
11,442 arrests for drug and substance abuse last year
KUCHING: For the whole of last year, Sarawak recorded 11,442 arrests related to drug and substance abuse activities, revealed Assistant Minister of Community Wellbeing Datuk Francis Harden Hollis. He said these arrests resulted from 6,892 operations carried out by the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) of the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) Sarawak, Royal Malaysian Customs […]
Intensifying efforts to track smuggling planners
KUCHING: Efforts will be intensified to track ‘local coordinators’ or planners who are behind the smuggling of undocumented immigrants into the state. The army will work closely with the intelligence agencies and police in bid to nail down the culprits, said newly promoted Army Eastern Field Commander, Lieutenant General Datuk Mardzuki Muhammad. “We’ll take firm […]
Still no clues of missing man
KUCHING: A 59-year-old man who was reported missing in Santubong since Jan 3, has yet to be found as the search and rescue (SAR) operations entered day five yesterday without any new clues. Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director Zin Azman Md Yunus said the search yesterday covered an area of 82 square nautical […]
Foreign man found dead in house
SIBU: A foreign worker was found dead in a house at Lorong 20B, Sibu Jaya here on Sunday (Jan 3). Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the victim has been identified as Sandi, 26, from Desa Sepaso Selatan, Kecamatan Bengalon, Indonesia. The victim was found around 5.30pm by his colleague, who later […]
15 arrested for violating SOP
KUCHING: The owner of a karaoke lounge in Bintulu was arrested for not adhering to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to curb the spread of Covid-19. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement on Saturday (Jan 2) said the police also arrested 14 foreign customers of whom two are Filipinos and 14 mainland Chinese. […]
