Franky, where are you?

TATAU: Police are looking for a theft suspect who failed to turn up for trial in the mobile court bus of Tatau District Police Headquarters (IPD) on January 24. Tatau police chief DSP Jame Reis said the male suspect being tracked down was identified as Franky Lasan, 37, of Rumah Jiram, Sungai Gemuan, Tatau. According […]

Health Ministry serious in containing virus

KUCHING: The proactive move made by the Health Ministry to track down the unvaccinated individuals reflects its seriousness in containing the Covid-19 virus in Malaysia, said Datuk Seri Doris Sophia Brodie. “In actuality, I am not surprised that there are probably some who are unaware of the importance of getting the Covid-19 vaccines. “Nonetheless, those […]

Good to track down unvaccinated individuals

KUCHING: A senior youth member of the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) Robert Ayu supports the Health Ministry’s move to track down the unvaccinated individuals instead of waiting for them to turn up at the vaccination centres (PPVs). “For Malaysia to achieve herd immunity or to move from the pandemic to the endemic phase, we must […]

Task force in each Miri districts to track down unvaccinated folk

KUCHING: The Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) has decided to establish a task force in each of Miri’s five districts. “We want to track down those yet to be inoculated, and inform them of their last chance to get the vaccine shot as we do not want anyone to be left behind,” minister-in-charge Datuk […]

Police hunt woman who fled isolation centre

KUCHING: Police here are on the hunt for a Covid-19 positive woman who fled from the Kolej Sains Kesihatan Bersekutu Kuching (KSKB) quarantine centre at Jalan Puncak Borneo, Padawan last Tuesday (Jul 6). Padawan deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong said a police team from the Padawan District Police headquarters (IPD) is being mobilised […]

Council tracking down illegal dumpers

KUCHING: The Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) is actively tracking down those who illegally dump their rubbish in its areas. MPP chairman Lo Khere Chiang said several companies and individuals had agreed to collect the rubbish they dumped illegally and to properly dispose of it after being contacted by the council. He said the public had […]

Escaped virus patient sparks police manhunt

MIRI: A Covid-19 male patient sparked a police manhunt after he escaped from Miri Hospital on Monday afternoon. The 33-year-old man was finally tracked down and detained in his house at Kampung Madinah Batu Niah on Monday around 10pm, said Miri Police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari. Earlier that day, the man was admitted to Miri […]