Cable issues slow Jalan Matang upgrade
KUCHING: The contractors and Public Works Department are facing a major challenge while expanding and upgrading Jalan Matang which is connection of underground electrical cable. Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman said that the cable from Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) has existed throughout Jalan Matang for a long time but SEB lacks detailed information about its […]
SEB pulls the plug on RM61,200 power theft
KUCHING: An attempt to steal electricity via underground bypass cables at a light industrial premises was uncovered in an operation at Rock Road here recently. Sarawak Energy Berhad said the operation was conducted together with the Ministry of Utilities and Telecommunication and the police. It disclosed that suspicion of electricity theft arose when SEB’s technical […]
Arrested for illegal possession of cables, copper
SIBU: A man was arrested for illegal possession of cables and copper belonging to a telecommunication company on Thursday. Sibu district police chief, ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the suspect was nabbed at about 12.45pm at Jalan Lada. “The suspect failed to provide reasonable grounds regarding the items seized. “The police later detained the items together […]
Companies found guilty of damaging fiber optic cable network
SIMANGGANG: Two companies were fined RM100,000 and RM40,000 in default of not more than two months’ imprisonment for causing damage to a 48-core underground fiber optic cable network around Sri Aman five years ago. Judge Muhamad Yasser Mohd Nasri on Wednesday (Jan 19) meted out the sentence after representatives from both companies pleaded guilty to […]
Cable theft suspect nabbed
MIRI: Police have detained a man believed to be involved in underground cable theft. The suspect, aged 39, was detained by a police team from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Miri Task Force at a house in Tudan Phase 6. On June 24, underground electrical cables estimated to be worth around RM5,000 were reported stolen […]
