Assault threat leads to arrest
MIRI: A 39-year-old man turned to police for help after an acquaintance threatened to punch the lights out of him if he failed to repay his debt. He told police the trouble was he did not owe anything to the 52-year-old suspect whom he had got to know in 2014 through their involvement in paintball. […]
GPS readies for battle while opposition sweats
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) component parties have gelled as a solid front ahead of the 12th state election next month. No one would disagree. But the same cannot be said of the opposition where disagreement and disunity seem to be threatening any chance of mounting a cohesive challenge. Political analyst Datuk Peter Minos said […]
Held for threatening man with knife
MIRI: A 39-year-old man has been detained by the police for allegedly threatening a man with a knife during a robbery bid on Saturday. In the 10am incident in Taman Jade Manis here, the victim sustained cut injuries. According to a police source, the victim had just stepped out from a bank in the area […]
Machete-wielding man held
MIRI: A 35-year-old unemployed man was arrested on Monday (July 5) after he threatened a 27-year-old farmer in Batu Niah with a machete. During the 6.40pm arrest, police also recovered the 59cm-long machete used in the incident. Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect was having an affair with the farmer’s wife. When the farmer learned about […]
Wife escapes harm from knife-wielding hubby
MIRI: A 23-year-old woman escaped potential serious injuries at her husband’s workplace in Pujut Padang Kerbau 1 here on Tuesday. The knife-wielding husband had accused her of infidelity and had threatened to harm her. Miri deputy police chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol, who confirmed the case, said the husband also flew into a rage after his wife […]
Cops pick up man who runs amok
MIRI: A 60-year-old man, who ran amok and threatenedto kill his stepdaughter, was detained by the police early this morning, five hours after the alleged incident. During the 8pm incident which happened inside a house in Lambir, the suspect suddenly became angry with the woman for refusing to have dinner with him. He also threatened […]
Journalist threatened over accident coverage
KUCHING: A journalist from a local daily was assaulted by three men while covering a fatal accident at the Darul Hana Housing project site behind Petronas petrol station, Ulu Bintawa last Saturday (Feb 20). District police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani revealed that the incident happened when the 45-year-old man arrived at the scene […]
