Police to conduct snap checks on hotspots
MIRI: The police will conduct snap checks around the city during the Gawai Dayak celebration using mobile patrol vehicles. Miri deputy police chief Supt Sabri Zainol said several hotspots have been identified where the snap checks would be conducted. He revealed that such checks, dubbed Ops Gawai had started on Saturday (May 29) from 9 […]
Insulting the Agong a crime, can cause public unrest
PUTRAJAYA: The act of insulting Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah is a crime that can lead to public unrest, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said. He said such an act led to the police detaining an individual with the Facebook account name ‘Iswardy Morni’, who is believed to have made […]
Police to step up enforcement of MCO
KUCHING: Sarawak police will step up its compliance monitoring and enforcement of the standard operating procedure (SOP) throughout the imposition of the statewide movement control order (MCO) from May 29 until June 11. Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said enforcement and roadblock operations would be conducted similar to that of previous implementations of MCO 1.0 […]
Accounts clerk loses RM101,000 in Macau Scam
SIBU: An accounts clerk lost RM101,000 after falling victim to a Macau Scam. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the 37-year-old victim received a call at 8 am from a man who introduced himself as a Telekom officer. “The alleged officer called on May 18 to inform the victim that she had phone […]
No abuse of power, actions
KUCHING: Police have clarified and denied any abuse of power as alleged by Senator Alan Ling last Saturday (May 22), following the issuing of RM6,500 compounds to two stall operators in Miri for violating the standard operating procedures (SOPs). Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail explained that the action taken was based on the Prevention […]
Police ask Miri food outlet owner to submit CCTV footage
KUCHING: The owner of a food outlet in Luak, Miri where a trader was slapped with a compound for flouting the Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP) on Friday, was asked to submit the CCTV footage at the premises to the police. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said the full recording was needed to facilitate […]
Police record Syed Saddiq’s statement over Instagram post
KUALA LUMPUR: The Muar Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman was present at the Dang Wangi District Police Headquarters (IPD) yesterday to have his statement recorded over a video he posted on his Instagram account. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department deputy director (Investigation and Legal) Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri confirmed the matter […]
Married couple arrested, RM500 drugs seized
KUCHING: Police on Tuesday (May 18) arrested a married couple for possessing drugs worth more than RM500 in a house at Jalan Stutong. Acting Kuching police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said a narcotics team was deployed to the scene following a public tip-off. The man and woman, aged 24 and 21, were detained for inspections […]
Police probe man’s death in car
KUCHING: Police are investigating the death of a man who was found in a parked car with an unconscious woman in the Batu Kawa New Township on Monday (May 17). Padawan deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong, when contacted, said the car was parked in front of a convenience store. Members of the public […]
Police shoot down viral messages
KUCHING: Police have refuted two viral messages which stated only one passenger is allowed in a vehicle and compounds up to RM5,000 will be issued to those who are out and about after 10 pm. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail when contacted said that both information shared on WhatsApp were incorrect. “The text message […]
