44 Indonesians repatriated from Sarawak after completing sentences
TEBEDU: A group of 44 Indonesian citizens, previously detained at the Immigration Depot in Semuja, Serian, were repatriated to Indonesia yesterday (Feb 8). According to the Sarawak Immigration Department, the group, comprising 34 men, nine women, and a child, had completed their detention and sentences. These individuals were convicted of various offences under the Immigration […]
ICQS Complex Tebedu gets RM100 mln from Putrajaya
TEBEDU: The federal government has allotted up to RM100 million to upgrade Tebedu’s Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Complex. Director of the State Implementation Monitoring Unit (SIMU) Felicia Tan, who represented the Acting State Secretary, said that the upgrade work included the administrative block, entry and exit control operation block, canteen, pump house and […]
Happy buses operating again
TEBEDU: The resumption of the ICQS Tebedu bus operation between Sarawak and Pontianak has brought various emotions among the people who commute using the buses. Reporters from Sarawak Tribune were able to interview our friendly neighbour from Pontianak, Indonesia on their reactions and feeling when they are able to cross to Sarawak using a bus. […]
Pontianak-Kuching bus service resumes
TEBEDU: The Pontianak-Kuching cross-border bus service started again yesterday. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin said 10 authorised buses are permitted to ply the route between Pontianak and Kuching across the Tebedu Immigration, Customs, Quarantine, and Security (ICQS). Officiating at the ceremony to relaunch the service at the Tebedu ICQS, he said the […]
922 arrivals at Tebedu ICQS Complex
KUCHING: A total of 922 arrivals had been recorded at the Tebedu Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Complex as of April 22. Serian MP Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem said about 44 per cent of the arrivals came to the state to seek medical services. “I have come to pay a working visit to […]
More manpower at Tebedu ICQS if necessary
TEBEDU: Sarawak is prepared to beef up manpower at the Tebedu Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) for a seamless system to ensure smooth entry and exit at the border. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this may be done due to the expected influx of visitors from Indonesia when its borders are […]
Need more funds to put up new ICQS
TEBEDU: More funds will be needed to put up the new Immigration, Customs, Quarantine, and Security (ICQS) Complex here complete with amenities that are on par, if not better, than those available at a similar facility across the border. Tebedu assemblyman Dr Simon Sinang Bada said the RM100 million approved by the federal government recently […]
Trade expected to resume with Tebedu ICQS reopening
TEBEDU: Cross-border trade is expected to get going following the reopening of the country’s borders on April 1. Local assemblyman Dr Simon Sinang Bada said the opening of the Tebedu Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Complex would revive socio-economic activities between Sarawak and Indonesia. “The outbreak of Covid-19 in the last two years impacted […]
CCTVs at every entry point next year
BY NIA NATASHA HASENAN SERIAN: Sarawak’s Immigration Department will install closed-circuit televisions (CCTV) at every entry point, beginning next year. Director Datuk Ken Leben said the CCTVs would enable better immigration enforcement. “Of all entry points, only one (airport) is equipped with facial recognition (biometric access control system). “So, we are on the verge of […]
49 corruption cases as of Oct 14, 28 involved civil servants
TEBEDU: Sarawak recorded 49 corruption cases, with 60 arrests made as of Oct 14. Sarawak Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) director Mohd Zaki Hassan said of the 60 arrests, 28 were civil servants, 28 members of the public, three private workers and one foreigner. “From the total, 30 cases or 50 per cent have been charged […]
