14 illegal immigrants ordered to return home
KUCHING: Fourteen Indonesian illegal immigrants were ordered to return to their home country after they were caught entering Sarawak via rat trails in Tebedu and Biawak, Lundu recently. They were caught in three separate incidents on Tuesday and Wednesday by the Malaysian army guarding the Sarawak-West Kalimantan border. A spokesman for the First Infantry Division […]
21 illegals intercepted in two locations
SERIAN: A total of 21 illegal immigrants were deported to their country of origin by the general operations force (GOF) after they were caught entering Sarawak illegally on two separate days. Brigade commander SAC Saini Bongkek said the first incident was on last Wednesday around 7.15am in Kampung Entubuh when a GOF team received public […]
Over 500 illegals caught entering Sarawak
KUCHING: Over 500 undocumented illegals were caught by various law enforcement agencies in the first six months of this year for entering Sarawak through the rat trails. Sarawak Border Security Control Committee chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing said the integrated operations involving the police, army, General Operations Force (GOF) and the […]
Bid by 14 illegals to enter Sarawak foiled
KUCHING: The Malaysian Army has foiled attempts by 14 illegal immigrants to enter Sarawak since June 1. A spokesman for the First Infantry Division said all the illegal immigrants had since then been deported to their country of origin. He revealed that around 10.30 am last Saturday (June 12), a patrol team in the Ladang […]
Human smuggling attempt thwarted
SERIAN: Police here foiled a human smuggling attempt by a local involving three Indonesians in a mounted roadblock today. District police chief DSP Aswandy Anis disclosed that the arrest happened around 4am at KM90, near Balai Ringin along the Kuching-Sri Aman Road. The team detained a suspicious vehicle for inspection and found a local man […]
Illegal immigrants, human smugglers arrested
SERIAN: The General Operations Force (GOF) nabbed two locals and six illegal immigrants on Monday (March 15). District police chief DSP Aswandy Anis said a GOF team stopped two vehicles for inspection around 3am in Jalan Mongkos-Serian, about 8km from a known ‘rat trail’ (illegal route). “Four persons－a local and three Indonesians－were inside the first […]
Controlled goods smuggling thwarted
LUNDU: The General Operations Force (GOF) successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle controlled goods out of Sarawak on Monday. According to a spokesperson of GOF, the incident happened at 4.50pm when a team from the GOF 11th Battalion was carrying out patrols at the Malaysia-Indonesia border in Kampung Raso, Lundu. The team spotted a local […]
GOF foils bid to enter state illegally
LUNDU: An attempt by four Indonesians to enter Sarawak illegally was thwarted by the General Operations Force (GOF) on Saturday (Dec 19). GOF Sarawak Brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata said the incident happened around 5.50pm at Kampung Raso near the Sarawak-Indonesia border. A GOF team spotted and detained the four men who were on two […]
Roadblocks at entry points to Kampung Haji Baki
KUCHING: Police have set up roadblocks along four main roads and two “rat trails”, which are the entry points to Kampung Haji Baki here. The village has been placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) starting on Wednesday (Oct 28) until Nov 11 following an increase in Covid-19 cases in it. Padawan District Police […]
RMCO extension vital to keep out Covid-19
KUCHING: Extending the recovery movement control order (RMCO) until at least year end is the only way Malaysia can keep its borders closed and restrict international travel to keep out Covid-19, says Dr Hazland Abang Hipni. Saying that the pandemic was far from over, the Demak Jaya assemblyman opined that ending the RMCO would mean opening […]
