Cops say amok incident at school part of safety demo
SEREMBAN: Police have confirmed that a viral video showing a man running amok at a school compound was part of a safety demonstration exercise. Seremban district police chief ACP Nanda Maarof advised the public not to make baseless statements and speculations regarding the video. “Further checks found that the incident occurred at a school in […]
Miri cops nab six over armed attack in Jalan Bintang
MIRI: Six local men have been arrested by the police today in connection with an attack incident that went viral on social media. Miri district police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, in a statement today, said the suspects, aged 19 to 34, were apprehended by a team of Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel for […]
Lo to cyber troopers: Follow the wrong boss, you’ll end up in jail
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) candidate for Stampin Lo Khere Chiang is keeping his cool after being given the monicker ‘Empurau King’ in a fake video clip. An allegedly doctored video clip had gone viral on social media, purportedly showing Lo commenting on empurau (an expensive fish that takes three years to reach marketable size), […]
Twelve arrested in bistro fight in Miri (VIDEO)
MIRI: Twelve local men were arrested due to being involved in a fight at a bistro in Marina Bay Miri. According to Miri district police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, the local men aged between 19 and 33 were seen fighting in a bistro on Sept 11 at 2:30am. “The Miri District Criminal Investigation Division […]
Duo nabbed for stealing cables
KUCHING: Police here managed to arrest two locals for allegedly stealing cables after a video of them riding a motorcycle went viral on social media earlier this week. On Monday (Sept 5), the police took note of a 24-second viral video on Facebook showing two men riding a blue motorcycle and believed to be carrying […]
The power in her voice
The name Winnie Albert has been trending in our local industry after a video of her singing a rendition of Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza’s “Percayalah” went viral. She dreams of going international one day. For the love of singing Winnie Albert, well-known in Sarawak’s Dayak community, had recently re-created a name for herself when she […]
Harith, Ajai sing praises for Winnie Albert’s Percayalah cover
KUCHING: Winnie Albert, a well-known Iban singer from Sarawak, is taking centre stage after one of her song covers went viral on social media and even caught the eye of Malaysian celebrities. Recently, Winnie was singing “Percayalah,” a song by Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza, at Tabuan Dayak Smokehouse. Malaysian actor and comedian Harith Iskander was […]
Assailant in viral video caught
KUCHING: A man believed to be involved in an assault against an alleged car thief has been arrested by the police here. OCPD ACP Ashmon Bajah said the local man, 46, was detained at around 9.15pm last Friday (Jul 22). “A special team comprising personnel from the Kuching Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Commercial Crime Investigation […]
Police to probe footage of car thief beaten by public
KUCHING: The district police will investigate a footage of a suspected car thief beaten by members of the public. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said, on July 21 at 10pm, the police detected the video going viral on Facebook uploaded by a user named Boboi Sot. “The two minute and 51 seconds video showed […]
Croc sighting causes panic, capture goes viral
IGAN: People here get all jittery each time they hear about crocodile sightings in the river especially close to the ferry point here and, understandably, lose no time to take action. Two of the reptiles surfaced recently, only to be caught, believed shot, by residents at the ferry point. A video clip on their capture […]
