SC revokes financial planner’s permit for false declaration

KUALA LUMPUR: The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has revoked UOB Kay Hian Wealth Advisors (M) Sdn Bhd financial planner Lim Chee Kuang’s Capital Markets Services Representative’s Licence (CMSRL) effective from March 7, 2024. The SC said Lim had submitted false and misleading information to the SC in relation to his CMSRL application. “Submission of a false or misleading statement […]

Yearly dog permits from next year: MBKS

KUCHING: The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) will shift to a yearly renewal system for dog licences to comply with the annual rabies vaccination protocol.In stating this Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said if people cared about their pets they should have them vaccinated.Under the existing system, everyone, as well as pet businesses and dog […]

Man held for transporting diesel without permit

KUCHING: Marine police arrested a man for modifying a commercial vehicle and carrying controlled items without permits. The Marine Police Region 5 stopped a lorry trailer at Jalan Datuk Bandar Mustapha during an operations on Dec 13. They inspected the vehicle and found a modified 1,000-litre fuel tank with diesel in it. The driver was […]

Roadside prayer ceremony needs SMC permit

SIBU: Those wanting to perform a prayer ceremony in conjunction with the ‘Hungry Ghost’ Festival on the roadside should obtain a permit from the Sibu Municipal Council (SMC). Its chairman, Clarence Ting when chairing the SMC monthly meeting on Wednesday said that it was to ensure that those who hold the prayer ceremony will always […]

Permit to enter Sarawak hinders tourism

KUCHING: Sarawak Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah has urged the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) to review the latest conditions for entering Sarawak. “Although police permit is no longer required, people wishing to enter Sarawak still need to apply for permission on the enterSarawak website. “This condition hinders tourism. […]

Permits only for essential public services

KUCHING: Only public transportation, essential services and emergency cases are allowed to obtain police permit to make inter-zone travel in Sarawak effective this Monday. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the committee had found out that a total of 505 positive cases and eight clusters recorded since January to […]

Inter-district travel permit obtainable from any police station

SIBU: Members of the public can go to any police station nearest to them to get the inter-district travel permit, says Sibu district police chief, ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit. “Although Sibu is a red zone, it does not mean the public can only get the permit at the Sibu central police station. They can get […]

Entry apps must include police permit

KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has announced that entry procedures into Sarawak using the EnterSarawak application must now also include a permit from the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM). Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that the National Security Council (MKN) had decided that interstate movement from Kuala Lumpur International Airport […]

No permit, no drones allowed

KUCHING: Flying drones in restricted areas without a permit during the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period will result in legal action taken by the police. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said permission to fly drones can only be obtained from the police, while the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) handles the issuance […]

Compounded for travelling without permit

KUCHING: A man and a woman, who attempted inter-district travel without a permit, were told by police to go home at a roadblock at Mile18, Kuching-Serian Road on May 22. Padawan district deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong, who led the special operation, said both offenders were also compounded under Rule 5(1) of the […]