Number of police roadblocks, personnel unknown yet
INTER-DISTRICT TRAVEL KUCHING: The number of police roadblocks and personnel to enforce the inter-district travel in Sarawak effective Aug 1 has not been confirmed yet. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said that the matter would be decided at a roadblock coordination meeting today (July 28). “Sarawak police will implement roadblocks in certain locations but […]
All because of an empty cooking gas tank
MIRI: A wife’s request to her husband to have an empty cooking gas cylinder replaced at a nearby sundry shop apparently enraged the man who went berserk. He assaulted his 25-year-old wife and threatened to shoot her with a homemade shotgun. The incident happened in their workers’ quarters on Tuesday morning (July 21) in Niah. […]
Tomb raider detained
MIRI: A suspected tomb raider has been detained by the police on Tuesday night for his alleged involvement in grave-robbing activity at Riam cemetery. Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said that the suspect aged 28, a local, was picked up by a team of Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) around 10.45pm near a […]
17 fined for RMCO SOP violations
KUCHING: Seventeen individuals comprising 15 men and two women were issued with a RM1,000 compound fine each for failing to practise social distancing in two different eateries. Kuching District police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said that the first premises inspection took place on Tuesday night (July 21) around 11.10pm at Jalan Pending. Thirteen […]
Two men held for drug possession
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Police picked up two men for possessing drugs worth RM705 at the compound of a local university on Monday night (July 20). Kota Samarahan District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said that the arrest was carried out by a team from the Kota Samarahan Police Narcotics Crime Investigation Division (NCID) around 8.10pm. The […]
IGP seeks increase in housing allowance for police
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) is seeking the government to help ease the burden due to the rising cost of living facing its members, especially those in the lower ranks, by increasing their housing allowance. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador said this followed complaints by PDRM members in having to […]
Two theft cases solved
KUCHING: Police here have solved two theft cases at Muara Tabuan Light Industrial Park and Tabuan Tranquility with the arrest of a dispatcher here yesterday. The 29-year-old suspect was arrested at 9.40am at his work place in Sungai Maong. District police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said with this arrest, police have successfully solved […]
Foreigner found dead
PADAWAN: Police found an Indonesian man dead in front of a shop in Kota Sentosa on Sunday evening (July 12). Padawan district deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong said that police and medical personnel rushed to the scene after they were alerted on the incident at around 6.40pm. The deceased identified as Abdullah Tamim, […]
Cops arrest trio in roadblock
KUCHING: Police arrested three individuals for driving under the influence (DUI) during a traffic operation dubbed Ops Mabuk along Jalan Padungan here. District police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said the trio were among 83 road users screened by the traffic police in the four-hour operation that started from 9.30pm to 1am on Saturday […]
Seditious posting not from Hannah Yeoh
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have identified the suspect who uploaded a seditious post which was wrongly attributed to former Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Hannah Yeoh, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador. Abdul Hamid said police investigations showed that the seditious posting had nothing to do with the Segambut Member […]
