Jilted man threatens to kill himself
MIRI: A woman, in her 20s, lodged a police report last Monday after receiving scary text messages and a picture of suicide rope from her former boyfriend following their break-up. The complainant, a cobbler from Lambir, said in the text messages, her former boyfriend told her he would commit suicide and blamed her for it. […]
Two arrested when intruding into birdhouse
KUCHING: Two men caught intruding into a birdhouse for swifts building near KM25 Bako Road last Sunday were arrested by police. Their intrusion into the premises was discovered by the owner through a closed-circuit television (CCTV) Kuching district deputy police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said that they received a complaint pertaining to the incident around […]
46,713 dengue cases in five months
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 46,713 dengue cases were reported from Dec 29 last year to May 30 this year, a drop of 6,228 cases or 11.8 per cent from the 52,941 cases in the same period last year, according to the Health Ministry (MoH) today. The figures were released by the MOH’s National Crisis Preparedness and […]
Consultant loses RM45K in Macau scam
SIBU: A consultant’s trust in a woman identified as his adopted sister, has caused him to lose RM45,000 in a Macau scam. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the 67-year-old victim met the woman, Felicia Miley Adams during a six-month course in Auckland, New Zealand in 2009. “Towards the end of January […]
Make prompt police report against scammers
KUCHING: Members of the public who have been affected by the face masks scams are urged to quickly report to the police so that necessary action can be taken against the culprits. Sarawak Community Policing Association (SCPA) chairman Datuk John Lau said at this trying time during the Covid-19 pandemic, some may find a quick […]
Police need public help to fight crime
SIMUNJAN: Sebuyau residents are advised to provide information on crime and drug abuse to the police. Simunjan district police chief, DSP Merbin Lisa, in making this appeal, said the identity of information providers would be kept confidential. “The identity of informers and the information they give would not be revealed, but the informers must give […]
PSB members lodge police report
KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) Youth Central secretariat has reported a Facebook user to the police regarding his posting about the party’s president Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh. The group filing the report was headed by PSB deputy youth central chief Sze Khuan San accompanied by five other members at Padungan police station here yesterday. […]
