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Stalled Tambirat Waterfront project likely headed for court, says Abdul Karim
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (406+ words) KUCHING (June 21): The stalled Phase One of the Tambirat Waterfront project is likely to end up in court following the collapse of part of the riverside development, a setback that has also delayed the return of the long-awaited Tambirat Regatta,…...
Mohamad Khaled: Army halts hand grenade training as probe into blast is expedited
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (329+ words) KOTA TINGGI (June 21): The Malaysian Army has temporarily suspended all hand grenade training activities following a fatal blast during a training session at Hobart Camp, Kedah, which claimed the lives of two personnel. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin…...
Two men arrested over snatch theft case in Kuching
5+ hour, 24+ min ago (179+ words) KUCHING (June 21): Police have arrested two local men, aged 24 and 27, in connection with a snatch theft incident in front of a shop at Taman BDC Stampin, Jalan Stutong here recently. Kuching police chief Alexson Naga Chabu confirmed that a report…...
Scratch-and-lose: Bau woman poorer by RM6, 000 after falling for online "Super Lotto" scam
21+ hour, 56+ min ago (181+ words) KUCHING (June 20): A woman from a village in Bau lost over RM6, 000 to an online scratch-and-win scam advertised under the name "Super Lotto. Bau police chief Supt Mohd Haide A. Rahman said the victim, 35, came across an advertisement on Facebook on June…...
Sibu security guard jailed over semen-stained "love note" for female office worker
2+ day, 32+ min ago (219+ words) KUCHING (June 19): A security guard who left a semen-smeared note containing sexually explicit remarks on a female office worker's desk was sentenced to a month in jail and fined RM2, 000 in default two months' imprisonment. Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan convicted Mohammad…...
Man found dead near Kuching's Jalan Lapangan Terbang junction
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (121+ words) KUCHING (June 19): The body of a man was found by the roadside near the Jalan Lapangan Terbang traffic light junction here. See Hua Daily News reported that the body was found following a distress call at around 7am. Paramedics at the…...
Jobless Kota Kinabalu man gets five years" jail, caning for third drug offence
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (149+ words) KOTA KINABALU (June 19): The Sessions Court here has sentenced an unemployed man to five years behind bars and one stroke of the cane for his third syabu offence. Judge Monica Linsua convicted Maarof Garib, 41, on his own guilty plea to…...
ESSCom-led operation in Sabah's ESSZone detains 64, seizes RM623, 000 in assets, compounds
3+ day, 11+ min ago (507+ words) LAHAD DATU (June 18): A total of 64 illegal immigrants from the Philippines and Indonesia were detained in a joint enforcement operation led by the Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom). ESSCom commander Deputy Commissioner of Police Datuk Victor Sanjos said the two-day…...
Tanjong Lobang bungalow raid sees police uncover 15, 000 litres subsidised diesel
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (283+ words) MIRI (June 18): A team from the Sarawak Police Contingent Headquarters and Miri District Police Headquarters raided a bungalow in Tanjong Lobang on Wednesday in connection with subsidised diesel diversion. Miri police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said during the…...
Tawau police chief Jasmin Hussin's passing a great loss, says police commissioner
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (174+ words) KOTA KINABALU (June 18): The passing of Tawau police chief ACP Jasmin Hussin is a big loss for the police as well as community, said Sabah police commissioner Datuk Jauteh Dikun Jasmin passed away at the Tawau Hospital Emergency Unit at…...