Man with RM4,785 worth of drugs arrested
SIBU: Police have arrested a man for possessing RM4,785 worth of drugs during a raid at a workshop at Jalan Lanang here yesterday. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the raid was carried out by a team of personnel of the Narcotic Criminal Investigations Division at 12.30pm. He said that the 41-year-old-man, […]
Local hawkers earn praises from council
SIBU: Hawkers here are complying with standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) and the local authorities. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh was pleased with the attitude of hawkers selling food during this Ramadan season. “Today (May 3) we conducted a surprise check on food sales […]
Man duped into buying non-existent face masks
SIBU: A man suffered a loss of RM11,720.70 after being tricked into buying face masks online. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the scam began on March 30 when the 37-year-old complainant contacted person to buy 158 boxes of masks. “The person paid RM11,720.70 online including shipping costs into an account according […]
Three mahjong players arrested
SIBU: Three men were arrested for playing mahjong illegally as well as violating the movement control order (MCO) on Saturday. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said that the trio was seen gambling during a raid at a premises at Lorong Sena 8, here at 4.20pm. During the raid, police seized a wooden […]
Do you know man with this tattoo?
SIBU: Police are requesting for members of the public who have a missing family member to come forward to help identify a man who died after being involved in an accident last month. The man, who did not have an identity document, was hit by a car while crossing the road at Wong King Huo […]
4,000 face masks for Sibu police
SIBU: Concerned for the frontliners, Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) president Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing donated 4,000 pieces of face masks to the police here on Saturday. Handing over the donation yesterday was Tiong’s representative, Bawang Assan PDP Youth chief councillor Joshua Ting. The simple ceremony was held at the Sibu district police headquarters where […]
No more rush for BPN
SIBU: The public situation at Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN), Jalan Kampung Nyabor here was under control yesterday. This is because the public are starting to realise that the issuance of Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) vouchers can be made until Dec 31. It was in contrast to Saturday’s scene where the situation was alarming with the […]
MCO defier missing in Rajang River
SIBU: A retired policeman who defied the ongoing movement control order (MCO) by going fishing in Rajang River was reported missing yesterday. District police chief, ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit, who confirmed the incident said 63-year-old Lim Lian Tiong from Jalan Permai Jaya was indeed missing. “He was fishing with his 29-year-old nephew when their boat […]
Residents travel to Sarikei to withdraw cash
KUCHING: A posting went viral on social media showing residents from Pakan standing under the sun in a long queue at the Pakan police station, waiting to get permits to travel to Sarikei. It is learnt that the residents wanted to go to Sarikei to withdraw money because there is no automated teller machine (ATM) or fuel […]
‘Free money’ costs teacher RM8,250
SIBU: Because of greed, a 48-year-old teacher lost more than RM8,000 after being tricked into paying for a non-existent mobile phone purchase from an online shopping company on Sunday. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the victim had earlier received a message from a man who claimed to be a representative of […]
