Man found hanged
BAU: A 48-year-old man was found hanged from a tree at an unnumbered house at Jalan Seringgok on Sunday. District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said that police received a phone call around 7.15am pertaining to the discovery near the Jun Rong Supermarket building area. “Following the call, a police mobile patrol vehicle (MPV) unit […]
Hot on organ trafficker’s trail
KUCHING: Sarawak police are currently investigating the case of a man who is allegedly involved in illegal organ trafficking activities in the state. Sarawak Deputy Commissioner off Police Datuk Dev Kumar said the Crime Investigation Department (CID) was tracking the suspect. Two days ago (Aug 8), a news report about a man, said to be […]
13 compounded for non-compliance
KUCHING: Police issued 13 compounds to individuals for failing to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in public places statewide on Saturday. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said, the police will continue to enforce the SOPs including the use of face masks and social distancing in public places. “Kuching recorded the […]
Face mask con job
SIBU: Two individuals here suffered a loss of more than RM93,000 and RM3,000 respectively due to fraud when purchasing face masks online. The first case involves a female teacher here who suffered a loss of more than RM93,000 after dealing with a woman who allegedly sold face masks online. The victim was said to have […]
Nine compounds issued to individuals for flouting SOP
KUCHING: Police have issued nine compounds to individuals for not wearing face masks in public places. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said, police would continue to enforce standard operating procedure (SOP) compliance, including the use of face masks in public places. “Limbang recorded the most compounds issued with three, followed by […]
Miri cops investigating sudden death of man
MIRI: Police here are investigating the death of a 28-year-old man from Taman Permai, Jalan Dato Permaisuri, Bandar Baru Permyjaya. The victim was found lying motionless inside his bedroom by family members early Monday (Aug 3). The man was pronounced dead at Miri Hospital by medical staff after he was rushed there around 8.30am, said […]
16 compounded for not wearing face masks
KUCHING: Sarawak police have issued 16 compounds to individuals on Sunday for not wearing face masks in public places. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said, the police will continue to enforce the standard operating procedures (SOPs) including the use of face masks in public places. “Mukah recorded the most compounds issued […]
Indonesian woman found dead in hut
MIRI: A woman, believed to be an Indonesian, was found dead inside a hut in Marina Utama here on Saturday. Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said a team of police and paramedics from Miri Hospital rushed to the scene in response to an emergency alert from the dead woman’s male friend around 6pm. “Upon […]
Compounded for not wearing face masks
KUCHING: Sarawak police have issued 76 compounds to individuals on Saturday for not wearing face masks in public places, said state deputy police commissioner Datuk Dev Kumar. “Sibu recorded the most compounds issued with 52, followed by Samarahan with nine compounds. “Six compounds were issued in Betong, four each in Miri and Padawan and one […]
‘Op Noda’ nets 12 arrests in Sibu
SIBU: Police arrested 10 Chinese nationals and two local individuals for suspected involvement in vice-related activities in a massage centre here on Thursday (July 30). Sibu district deputy police chief Supt Collin Babat said the operation dubbed as ‘Op Noda’ was carried out by a team from the Sibu Criminal Investigation Division (CID) and Integrity […]
