Three election offences reported to police
KUCHING: Sarawak police have received three reports from pertaining to election offences committed in Sarikei and Kuching districts yesterday. A police spokesman for the 15th general election (GE15), Supt Douglas Nyeging Taong in a statement, said the police report received in Sarikei, was regarding an act of mischief. The report claimed that a political party’s […]
Street lights vandalism forces motorists to travel in darkness
KUCHING: Damaged and vandalised street lights along Jalan Casuarina and Jalan Bako here caused by thieves stealing copper wires are forcing motorists in the area to travel in darkness and putting the public in danger. Street light vandalism cases are also rising in the city. In 2022 alone, a total of 818 damaged street lights […]
CCTV resolutions to be upgraded to fight vandalism
THE Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) and Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) will upgrade the resolutions of existing closed circuit cameras (CCTVs) at the Kuching Waterfront. Deputy Minister of Utilities and Telecommunications Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said this was part of measures taken to prevent vandalism and destruction to property in the city. “The existing […]
Police still tracking down ‘bubble foam’ suspects
KUCHING: The police are still tracking down two men in their 30s suspected of causing a ‘bubble foam’ incident at the Hornbill fountain located at the Kuching Waterfront. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said that the suspects were believed to be non-locals. He said that following this matter, an investigating team had been set up […]
Amenity drive troubled by vandalism
BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS SEBUYAU: Vandalism is turning out to be the biggest challenge in the effort to provide telecommunication and electrical facilities in the state. “Where we use a lot of fibre optics, we lose some materials because either people steal it or cut the cable itself,” lamented Utility and Telecommunication Minister Datuk Julaihi […]
Vandalism cause of elevator damage at Pujut PKRC
MIRI: The damage to the elevator at the Covid-19 Quarantine and Low Risk Treatment Centre (PKRC) Pujut was due to vandalism, clarified the Miri Hospital Management. The Pujut PKRC building is a six-storey building equipped with new lift facilities and has a Fire Certificate (FC) issued by the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba). “As the […]
Duo nabbed for assault, vandalism
PADAWAN: Police have arrested two men for assaulting a hardware store owner and vandalised his shop at Duranda Emas, Siburan last Friday (July 23). District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the 49-year-old victim suffered injuries to his head and body during the assault which happened around 12.30pm. “The suspects aged 20 and 29, went […]
Report graffiti vandalism act to MPP
KUCHING: All community members of Kota Sentosa are urged to play their role by reporting or lodging a complaint to Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) if they notice anyone doing the act of graffiti vandalism. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) chief Wilfred Yap said a photo of the offender carrying out graffiti […]
13 graves vandalised at cemetery
MIRI: Thirteen graves at Riam Chinese cemetery were found vandalised on Saturday evening (December 5). The discovery was made around 5.23 pm by a man who went to cut grass in a nearby area. Shocked and terrified to see the extent of the vandalisation, including the removal of a skeleton from a coffin, the man […]
Vandalism affects effort to provide broadband coverage
KUCHING: Efforts to provide broadband telecommunication coverage in the Bengoh Resettlement Scheme (BRS) area in the Puncak Borneo Parliament faced problems when the telecommunication tower there was damaged again and its equipment was stolen. Puncak Borneo Member of Parliament Willie Mongin today said this was the ninth time the tower had been damaged and he […]
