India tells nationals to leave Myanmar’s Rakhine region

NEW DELHI: India has told its nationals in Myanmar’s Rakhine region to leave immediately due to fighting there. The conflict between Myanmar security forces and the Arakan Army, an armed group of the Rakhine ethnic minority, has intensified in the area bordering Bangladesh. “Indian citizens already in Rakhine are advised to leave the state immediately. […]

Police patrol car, rental room catch fire

SIBU: Four security personnel escaped alive after the police patrol car they were in caught fire at Jalan Sungai Assan-Jalan Paradom intersection here yesterday. The State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre despatched firemen from Sibu Fire and Rescue Station to the scene after receiving an emergency call on the incident at 8.50pm. Upon arrival, […]

‘Every longhouse must have security bureau’

BINTULU: Concerned over the growing number of longhouse fires in the state, Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Sarawak Bumiputera Law and Customs), Datuk John Sikie Tayai has suggested that a security bureau be formed to mitigate the risks in future. “Every longhouse must establish a security bureau,” he said during Friday’s meet-the-people session […]

Do not buy or sell face masks with PDRM/MAF logo

KUALA LUMPUR: The police yesterday warned people against getting involved in selling, purchasing or using any face mask or T-shirt with the security forces emblem. Bukit Aman CID director Datuk Huzir Mohamed said this was because there were certain individuals who were found to be selling the items bearing the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) logos in the social […]