Police probe claims that Higher Education DG violated Aidilfitri SOPs
KUALA LUMPUR: Police are investigating claims that the Higher Education director-general had violated standard operating procedures (SOPs) when officiating an aid presentation and Hari Raya Aidilfitri event at a public university on Thursday. Serdang Acting district police chief Supt Mohd Rosdi Daud said police commenced investigations after receiving a report following an article published by […]
Police arrest ‘tokan’
KUCHING: Police arrested an alleged ‘tokan’ (drug dealer) and seized drugs worth more than RM500 by the roadside at Jalan Astana, Petra Jaya on Saturday (May 15). The 37-year-old man rose suspicion, when he was spotted by a Kuching police patrol, riding his motorcycle in the area unit around 3.15am. Acting Kuching police chief Supt […]
15 SOP violators compounded
KUCHING: Police issued 15 compounds to errant individuals for failing to comply with the conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs) on Friday (May 14). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Kuching recorded the most compounds with seven, followed by Bintulu (six), Simunjan (one), and Miri (one). “The violations included not wearing […]
Duo arrested for suspected drug abuse
BAU: Two men were arrested for suspected drug abuse in Kampung Peninjau here on Wednesday (May 12). Bau District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the two suspects were arrested at two different locations around 11am. Poge said a 31-year-old man was first arrested in front of an unnumbered house in the village. He said […]
Working on Aidilfitri not a burden for frontliners
KANGAR: While people are celebrating Hari Raya Aidilfitri with their families, frontliners continue to work tirelessly to battle against Covid-19 following the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) nationwide. They are the unsung heroes who are putting their lives on the line without proper rest and suffering from fatigue, after the pandemic hit early […]
Astro Awani pledges cooperation to police in probe into news delivery
KUALA LUMPUR: Astro Awani has assured police of its full cooperation in their investigation into a case of alleged controversial news delivery on the ‘AWANI 745’ news programme recently. Its editor-in-chief Ashwad Ismail said the 24-hour news and current affairs channel is of the view that a national policing institution which guarantees the harmony, safety […]
Why only me, PBK’s Voon questions police
KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) president Voon Lee Shan has claimed that the police called him in for questioning and he wanted the police to state clearly the legal grounds for getting his statement. He said that his political activities were landing him in trouble with the police, and believed that he was being called […]
Police hunt for two robbers
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Police are on the hunt for two men who robbed a grocery store at Kampung Empila here last Saturday (Apr 24). The incident happened around 3pm when the 55-year-old owner was taking care of her store alone. According to the complainant (owner), a car with an unidentified registration number pulled up in front […]
Two nabbed for driving under influence of alcohol
KUCHING: Police arrested two men during an ‘Ops Mabuk’ operation for driving under the influence of alcohol. District acting police chief, Supt Merbin Lisa said the operation was conducted at Jalan Simpang Tiga from 9pm Friday until early Saturday morning by 11 personnel from the Kuching Traffic Police Division. During the operation, the team detained […]
House-to-house inspections once directives issued
KUCHING: Police are prepared to conduct house-to-house inspections during the coming Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said this action would be done as soon as directives are received from Bukit Aman. “If the order is given by Bukit Aman, we will implement it (in the state),” he said today, adding […]
