‘Watch rat trails’
KUCHING: Villagers are reminded to be on the lookout for illegals crossing the border through various rat trails connecting Sarawak and Kalimantan. According to State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, community leaders and villagers in areas near the borders of Sarawak need to play their roles during the Covid-19 pandemic. “We […]
Anti-smuggling operations a success
BAU: Yesterday, the Army conducted two operations ― Ops Awas and Ops Benteng ― which were both a success. In Ops Awas, they thwarted an attempt to smuggle alcohol worth RM23,000 through the Sarawak-Kalimantan border in Serikin. According to a statement, a patrol came upon a motorcycle and a van at a ‘rat trail’ around […]
GOF team seizes goods near border
KUCHING: An attempt to smuggle various controlled goods worth RM1,337 was thwarted by General Operations Force (GOF) personnel at a ‘rat trail’ in Kampung Mongkos last Saturday. According to a GOF spokesperson, a team, comprising six GOF members, arrived at the location to do an inspection around 2.30pm. “A suspicious bundle was found in a […]
More soldiers added to beef border security
KUCHING: The number of Malaysian soldiers along the Sarawak-Kalimantan border has been increased and they are complemented with technology to monitor and control the entry of illegal immigrants, many of whom travel along ‘rat trails’ to and from the state. First Infantry Division Commander, Major General Datuk Din Md Din Abu said since the imposition […]
Sarawak mulls ‘rat trail’ base
KUCHING: The state government is mulling the establishment of a permanent base to guard ‘rat trails’, which could become routes for smuggling food and drugs. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing urged the federal government to also look into the issue. “It is no use for us to guard our airports and […]
Syabu worth over RM400K found
TEBEDU: A patrol team from the 4th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps discovered a backpack containing five packages of suspected syabu worth RM422,370 while making their rounds on Monday. According to a spokesperson of the Army’s First Infantry Division, the backpack was discovered when the soldiers were patrolling a ‘rat trail’ near Inland Port Tebedu about […]
Look into Sarawak-Kalimantan border enforcement: Snowdan
KUCHING: Assistant Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Snowdan Lawan feels that there is an urgent need for Malaysia and Indonesia to look into the enforcement approach at the Sarawak-Kalimantan border. “During this (Covid-19) pandemic, we cannot let trespassers breach the border freely without going through proper safety procedures such as medical assurance papers and quarantine […]
Lack of enforcement at border
KUCHING: Both Sarawak and Indonesia must increase their border enforcement to curb the spread of imported Covid-19 cases, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing. He said the lack of observation and enforcement in the 500-metre buffer zone on either side of the border had led to the existence of rat trails. […]
‘Observe the 500m buffer zone’
KUCHING: Not observing the 500-metre buffer zone on either side of the Sarawak- Indonesia border is a breach of national sovereignty. Santubong MP Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said while ‘manning every yard’ of the 1,100km border isn’t practical, such is not the reason for offenders to get off with a slap on the […]
State govt urged to close all cross-border rat trails
KUCHING: Sarawak Community Policing Association (SCPA) suggested that the state government identify rat trails or ratlines along the state’s border with Kalimantan to control cross-border movements of people. Its chairman Datuk John Lau Pang Heng said the initiative would prevent people from travelling between Sarawak and Kalimantan in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. “SCPA views […]
