Cop tests positive for syabu
PADAWAN: A police lance corporal was arrested after he tested positive for drugs today. Padawan District police chief Superintendent Aidil Bolhassan said the 31-year-old cop, who was on duty at the Kota Sentosa Police Station, tested positive for methamphetamine (also known as syabu) during a urine test at 2.35pm. “As a result of the preliminary […]
Policeman allegedly shoots son dead before killing himself
SEREMBAN: A policeman is believed to have shot his seven-year-old son dead before taking his own life with the gun in an incident at Jalan Widuri 1, Taman Sentosa Jaya, near here, this afternoon. Seremban police chief ACP Mohd Said Ibrahim said they received an emergency call at 6.42 pm informing that a 35-year-old local […]
A wish fulfilled for cancer-stricken boy
The excitement on the face of the six-year-old boy suffering from stage 4 leukemia says it all as soon as he got off a police patrol car. “Riding in a police car was so much fun. When I grow up I want to be a policeman so that I can catch the bad guys,” a shy Muhammad Firash Arryan […]
Unemployed man charged with DUI
KLUANG: An unemployed man was charged with driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol, resulting in a road crash which caused the death of a policeman last Friday. T. Yogarajah, 58, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge after it was read out to him before Magistrate ND Arun. He was charged with committing the offence, […]
Cop among four arrested in drug busts
BY ALLAN JAY AND CLEMENT ERIK WONG KUCHING: A policeman was among four individuals arrested in two separate drug raids last Tuesday (Jan 19). Sarawak NCID chief ACP Jasmirol Jamaluddin said the first raid took place in a residence at Jalan Datuk Tawi Sli around 1pm where a 39-year-old policeman and a 42-year-old auto shop […]
Thank you, Mr Policeman!
No matter the natural disaster I’ve covered, whether it’s a wildfire or flood, I always come back with a much greater perspective. – Ginger Zee, American TV personality Last Tuesday night, just before midnight, I was stuck on a flooded road in Kuching City. I would have spent the hours before daybreak the next […]
Kanowit cop, wife test positive
SIBU: A policeman attached to Kanowit District Police Headquarters (IPD) and his wife tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday as a result of the Pasai Cluster. This was confirmed by Kanowit District police chief DSP Tega Bilong in a statement today. The policeman and his wife attended a funeral at Rumah Langi Ambau in Pasai […]
Senior cop charged with bribery
SIBU: A senior policeman today was charged in the Special Corruption Court here with corruption charges and alternative charges of accepting bribes. However, the accused Sofian Abu Bakar, 44, denied both charges after they were read out by Deputy Public Prosecutor Nur Nula Abd Latiff from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Special Corruption Court Judge […]
Celebrating Deepavali without family
MUKAH: “Of course I miss the Deepavali celebration with my family in my hometown. My mother would apply sesame oil me to cool my body. I miss those moments.” This was Balachandran Jasangar, 31, voicing his yearning as he was supposed to return with his wife Rohini Devi Apparao, 28, to celebrate Deepavali this year […]
Policeman dies in car chase
KUCHING: A Sarawakian policeman with the rank of constable was killed while his colleague was severely injured after the mobile patrol vehicle (MPV) they were riding in was involved in an accident at Jalan Kangkar Tebrau in Johor Bahru on Sunday (Nov 1). The victim identified as Nicholester Dadup Unggat, 20, from Sibu, was involved […]
