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Foreigner charged with murdering countryman

MIRI: A 40 year-old Suluk man from a neighbouring country was charged with killing a fellow countryman earlier this month. Sibal Hamid, was brought to the court complex on Monday morning clad in a police lock-up attire and escorted by Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel. He nodded after the charge was read out to him […]

Man nabbed for drug possession in Sibu

SIBU: A 34-year-old man was detained by the police yesterday afternoon (Dec 31) for drug possession. Sibu district police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said that the local man was arrested around 3.30pm at Lorong Nanyang Garden 6 in Sibu. “An inspection was conducted and he was discovered to be in possession of one medium plastic […]

Police seek help to trace robbery suspect

KUCHING: Police here are on the hunt for a male suspect who snatched a woman’s handbag by forcing her to stop her vehicle on the road with his motorcycle. The incident was captured on the victim’s dash-cam and shared on Facebook. The victim was forced to stop her car after the suspect rear-ended the car […]

Thai’s ‘Joe Ferrari’ cop jailed for life over death of suspect

BANGKOK: A flashy Thai cop nicknamed ‘Joe Ferrari’ for his taste in fast cars was on Wednesday jailed for life for torturing a drugs suspect to death during a brutal interrogation. A Bangkok court found Thitisan Utthanaphon guilty of murder by torture in a case that caused public outrage and shone a rare light on […]

Drug abuse: Cops nab local

BINTULU: Police here arrested a local man for suspected involvement in substance abuse yesterday. OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit in a statement, said the 31-year-old suspect was detained for inspection at the Wharf Penambang, Taman Sri Dagang. “The suspect will be investigated under Section 12(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 after police seized a straw […]

Road bully suspect nabbed

KUCHING: A man was nabbed in connection with the road rage incident which happened in front of Wisma Saberkas, a series of videos of which have gone viral. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah confirmed that the 42-year-old suspect was arrested yesterday. “The suspect was arrested by the Kuching police headquarters (IPD) Snap Strike and Harassment […]

Police arrest rape suspect

BAU: Police here today (Aug 18) arrested a 43-year-old man in connection with the rape of a teenage girl at a village here. District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the suspect was nabbed at a house in Taman Emas near Jalan Penrissen at around 6.30pm. “A team from the Bau Criminal Investigation Department (CID) […]

Remand order for Bill Kayong murder suspect extended

MIRI: The remand order on the suspect, believed to involved in the murder of Miri Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) secretary Bill Kayong, has been extended seven days until July 26. Magistrate Leona Dominic Mojiliu meted out the order after granting the police application to enable further investigation after the initial seven-day remand last week expired […]

Suspect held after Jalan Tupong robbery

KUCHING: Police have arrested a suspect believed to be involved in a recent robbery case at Jalan Tupong on July 16. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the suspect was arrested at his home at Lorong Menggris around 10.30pm last Sunday (July 18). The police, on Friday, received a report from a 59-year-old man […]