PADAWAN: An individual who entered a school without permission was detained by security guards and handed over to the district police. The Padawan district police headquarters received a call regarding the man who entered SK Landeh, Jalan Batu 10 yesterday at 6.15am. A patrol unit was sent to the school
TANJUNG MANIS: A local Class C fishing boat was detained on Wednesday for fishing in a prohibited area. The boat was detained by the Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) at 5.40 pm, five nautical miles northwest from Kuala Paloh, Sarikei. Tanjung Manis Maritime Zone director Commander (Maritime) Gilbert Tinggak Numpang
SAMARAHAN: Twelve illegal immigrants were detained in a raid in an operation area controlled by the Third Infantry Brigade of the Malaysian Armed Forces. An army patrol unit spotted 12 men riding on six motorbikes towards the border to Indonesia through the Rimbunan Hijau palm oil plantation at 6 am
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) seized boxes of white cigarettes believed to be tax-free worth RM145,650. Acting upon an intelligence tip, a team from the 12th Battalion in Miri conducted an ‘Ops Kontraban’ raid at a location around Jalan Batu Niah on May 18 at 2 pm. A police officer
MIRI: Two men were arrested by police after threatening lives with machetes in separate cases. In the first case, a 35-year-old man was caught after a police report was lodged. He had threatened a security guard at a guard post in a plantation in Suai. According to the security guard
SAMARAHAN: Four members of a family were injured when their house at Kampung Semawang here was robbed. According to Kota Samarahan OCPD DSP Sudirman Kram, the incident took place on May 16 and police had received a report of the robbery. “On Monday at around 2am, the house was robbed
SAMARAHAN: A 73-year-old illegal immigrant was among those detained during ‘Ops Benteng’ by the army for crossing the border without relevant papers on Tuesday (May 17). The Malaysia First Infantry Division said there were two separate border crossing incidents – the arrests of transporters and illegal immigrants, and eviction of
KUCHING: Firecrackers worth RM42,030 were seized from a premises during an anti-smuggling operation carried out by the General Operation Force (GOF) on May 17 in Sibu. The team confiscated 934 boxes of assorted celebration cake repeater firecrackers at the premises. A local man who said he owned the premises was
BAU: A 22-year-old man was arrested at Kampung Tabong here on May 17 after admitting to taking drugs. According to district police chief Poge Nyaon, police were inspecting a house in the village at around 1.50pm when the suspect tried to escape. “The suspect eventually was stopped by the team
KUCHING: Sip and paint, what do we know about it? It is a concept where one could enjoy a glass of wine or non-alcoholic beverage for teetotalers and Muslims, and paint with a group of people guided by an artist. For Jenelle Bannavong, it is more than that. It is
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