Police: Schools observe strict SOP compliance
KUCHING: Police have observed that all secondary schools here complied with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the Ministry of Education (MoE), when schools reopened nationwide on Wednesday (June 24). Kuching acting OCPD Supt Merbin Lisa said police monitored the situation starting from 6.45am as Form Five and Form Six students began returning. “Overall, […]
Motorcyclists injured in hit-and-run
KUCHING: A man and his son were injured in a hit-and-run accident at Jalan Datuk Marican Salleh, here on Tuesday. The victims were identified as Noran Buang, 46, and his son Mohd Nor Amri, 22. According to State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu, the 1.56pm incident happened when a van rear-ended […]
Couple nabbed for selling drugs
LIMBANG: A 41-year-old housewife from Jalan Batu Biah who was caught with 5.03g of syabu yesterday was believed to be selling the drugs with her husband. According to district police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad, the female suspect was detained during an operation carried out by the Narcotics Crime Investigation Division (NCID) at […]
Red paint splash at officer’s gate
SIBU: An enforcement officer of Sibu Immigration Department has the front part of his house splashed with red paint on Thursday (June 18), apparently because the suspect was not happy that the officer had detained him previously. The suspect had also put a threatening note on the gate, warning him and family to be careful. […]
Five assault suspects picked up for questioning
MIRI: The police have rounded up five local men in connection with an assault on a man in Senadin here. The 51-year-old victim was reportedly riding home with a friend from Kuala Baram around 8.20pm last Wednesday night (June 17) when the suspects cornered them near Senadin housing area. “They accused the suspect of being […]
Man arrested for hitting ex-wife
PADAWAN: Police arrested a 23-year-old man on Friday for allegedly hitting his ex-wife with a mobile phone on Wednesday (June 17). Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said that the incident happened behind e-Mart Matang at 5.10pm. According to the complainant, the suspect who is a labourer, asked the victim to sit next to […]
Trio arrested for assaulting satay seller
KUCHING: Three men were nabbed in less than 24 hours after assaulting a satay seller at Jalan Batu Kawa here on Tuesday. Padawan District Police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the 3am incident happened near Kampung Stapok when the male victim, 29, was on his way back to his home According to Aidil, the victim’s […]
Nabbed for injuring man with rim lock iron
PADAWAN: A man was arrested for injuring a victim with a rim lock iron at Kampung Haji Baki last Tuesday. According to Padawan District police chief, Supt Aidil Bolhassan, the suspect, 23, was arrested at 3.05pm in his house at Jalan Batu Kitang. “The victim, 25, lodged a report last Monday, stating that the suspect […]
Three arrested for alleged drug abuse
KUCHING: Three men were nabbed by police for alleged drug abuse in Matang last Tuesday. The suspects, aged between 25 and 28, were arrested at a parking lot at Taman Malihah by a team of police and Padawan District’s Narcotics Crime Investigation Department. Padawan District police chief, Supt Aidil Bolhassan said police found a small […]
Police to enhance, strengthen border control
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Sarawak police will be enhancing and strengthening Sarawak-Kalimantan border control to prevent the entry of illegal immigrants into the state through jalan tikus (rat trails). State Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said this is following the arrests of 13 Indonesians over the weekend. He noted that during the recovery movement control order (RMCO), […]
