Teen under police custody for drug abuse

BAU: A teenager is under police custody after he was arrested for drug abuse here. District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the 18-year-old was detained at 1.50pm on Tuesday by the roadside of Kampung Segubang here, after he was spotted acting suspiciously. “A body check conducted on the suspect found a translucent plastic package […]

Miri Airport trespasser arrested

MIRI: A 20-year-old Indonesian man was arrested on suspicion of entering a security restricted area at Miri Airport on Tuesday. Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said, “He was spotted wandering around at Miri Airport Control Pos 1 building around 10.30am before he attempted to flee by heading towards ‘Ekaran Gate’.” The suspect was […]

Penang state legal officers remanded for bribery probe

ALOR SETAR: Three state legal officers in Penang have been remanded for between three and six days for investigation for allegedly soliciting for a RM500,000 bribe. Magistrate Nurshahida Abdul Rahim granted a six-day remand order on one of them, aged 42, while the other two suspects, aged 29 and 52, have been placed under a […]

Party-hoppers treated with suspicion

KUCHING: Party-hoppers jumping into Parti Sarawak Bersatu’s (PSB) bandwagon may not play out in favour of the opposition party in future polls, according to political observer Datuk Peter Minos. He said from past observations, fair and right-minded voters tended to see and treat such politicians with caution and suspicion. He was commenting on PSB recently […]