Abang Johari to check on Simuja detention depot
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said that he will see for himself the situation at Semuja Immigration Detention Depot in Serian. This followed the occurrence of three-digit positive cases reported at the depot which contributed to the spike of cases in the state. “I will visit Semuja. It seems that there […]
Spike in positive cases involves detainees
KUCHING: The recent spike in Covid-19 cases in Sarawak with 407 positive cases reported last Friday is due to the positive cases involving detainees at the Semuja Immigration Detention Centre in Serian. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said as of today, a total of 704 individuals have been screened […]
SDMC to probe allegations of Semuja SOP breach
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will conduct a thorough investigation over allegations of negligence in complying with the standard operating procedure (SOP) when admitting new detainees at the Semuja Immigration Detention Centre in Serian. SDMC chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the allegation was very disturbing and a grave concern. “We will […]
Trio arrested for drug abuse
SERIAN: Police arrested three men believed to be involved in drug abuse last Monday (Mar 15). District police chief DSP Aswandy Anis said the district’s narcotics police caught the suspects, aged between 31 and 46, inside a parked vehicle behind the supermarket at Jalan Serian Bypass. After checking the suspects and the vehicle, police found […]
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 […]
Three held for playing ‘holo’
SERIAN: Three men were arrested for indulging in illegal ‘holo’ (dice-based) gambling game in a raid on a restaurant here last Wednesday. Serian district police chief DSP Aswandy Anis said the raid was carried out around 3pm after information and intelligence were gathered by the police. During the raid, a group of men were gambling […]
Firemen help put out lorry fire
KUCHING: Firemen from Siburan fire station helped to put out a lorry fire at KM31 Jalan Kuching Serian near Seratau intersection on Tuesday night (March 9). They rushed to the scene after receiving a call at 8.26 pm. The firemen were able to put out the blaze using water from a fire truck. The […]
Ex-cop to hang for killing of wife
KUCHING: A former policeman has been sentenced by the court here to death by hanging. Judicial commissioner Christopher Chin Soo Yin on Tuesday (March 9) ordered former inspector Mohamad Sohffian Abu Hassan to the gallows after being found guilty of killing his wife, Siti Nadrah Abdullah, 33, at a house at Kampung Kakai Serian at […]
Early morning fire damages excavator
SERIAN: An excavator at a construction site near Tasik Danu here caught fire in the wee hours of Monday (Mar 8). Serian firemen received a call on the incident at 1.15am and upon arrival, the fire had already caused 40 percent damage to the excavator. There were no reports of casualties and the cause of […]
Pre-dawn fire partially razes departmental store
SERIAN: Fire partially razed two floors of a departmental store at Jalan Simanggang here this morning. Firemen from Serian and Siburan fire stations were dispatched to the scene of the incident which occurred around 4.30am. Serian fire chief, James Gani said upon arriving, the teams had to break into the premises to carry out extinguishing […]
