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Sibu police smashed three housebreaking gang

Sibu police smashed three housebreaking gang

Sibu police has smashed three synidcates specialising in housebreaking and theft including stealing of vehicles with the arrest of 9 gang members from the syndicates and three others who would occassionally helped them.
In a press conference this morning, Sibu police Chief, ACP Shafie Ismail said the arrested were four members of the five gang members [...]

March 9 2010 | Posted in Central Region | Read More »

DAP Sibu challenge Soon Koh to a debate

DAP Sibu challenge Soon Koh to a debate

DAP State Chairman, Wong Ho Lien held a press conference with new member Wong Ching Yong this morning at the DAP office. He posed ten questions for SUPP Sibu and openly declared that he wanted a public debate with Sibu SUPP Chairman, Wong Soon Koh on the issue. The questions he posed were:
1. [...]

March 2 2010 | Posted in Central Region | Read More »

Sibu police busted housebreaking gang

Sibu police busted housebreaking gang

Sibu Police has recovered stolen properties worth over RM100 thousand ringgit with the arrest of five men in several locations from 17th to 28th of last month.
Deputy Sibu Police Chief, Superintendant Zamani Tan Sri Hamdan says the men aged between 20 and 30 years were arrested by the Mobile Police Vehicles, MPV Units during their [...]

March 2 2010 | Posted in Central Region | Read More »

Taib launch Kolej Laila Taib, Sibu

Taib launch Kolej Laila Taib, Sibu

Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud says the Laila Taib College will assist the state government in producing workforce to support the growth of the Sarawak Corridor of Renewal Energy (SCORE) in particular and Sarawak in general.
Abdul Taib says SCORE will provide one and a half million job opportunities when fully operational and it [...]

March 1 2010 | Posted in Central Region | Read More »

Sibu people hope Laila Taib College become varsity by 2012

Sibu people hope Laila Taib College become varsity by 2012

The people in Sibu hope that the status of the Laila Taib College (LTC) can be elevated into a full university by 2012.
Minister of Environment and Public Health, Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh says the proposal will be forwarded to the Ministry of Higher Learning for consideration soon.
Speaking to reporters in [...]

February 27 2010 | Posted in Central Region | Read More »

Boys arrested for raping 5-year-old girl

Boys arrested for raping 5-year-old girl

Two boys were arrested this morning for gang raping a five-year old girl at Nanga Woh, Kanowit last Sunday. The two aged 15 and 16 were from the same longhouse as that of the victims.
The young girl’s parents were in the timber camp and her grandmother was taking care of her. On Sunday morning, the [...]

February 25 2010 | Posted in Central Region | Read More »

CID chief fly to Sibu investigating DAP’s boss wife attack

CID chief fly to Sibu investigating DAP’s boss wife attack

State CID Chief, SAC 11 Huzir Mohd went to Sibu to get the latest information on the liquid attack on the wife of State DAP Richard Wong last Friday morning.
Huzir when contacted said he had a meeting with Sibu police on the case and they were investigating the case from all aspects, be it political [...]

February 7 2010 | Posted in Central Region | Read More »

Wife of DAP Sarawak chairman attacked

Wife of DAP Sarawak chairman attacked

State DAP Chairman, Richard Wong’s wife was attacked this morning outside her children school after two men rode near her car and splashed chemical on her at 6.50 am this morning at San Yang Road.
Irene Chang, a lawyer by profession was escorting her children to Methodist school and returning to her car when the attack [...]

February 5 2010 | Posted in Central Region | Read More »

Gangsterism has become old issue, CP

Gangsterism has become old issue, CP

Sarawak Commissioner of Police, Dato’ Mohmad Salleh said gangsterism has become an old issue.
He said after the launching Ops Cantas Kenyalang and arrest of 138 gang leaders under Emergency Ordinance 1969, gangsterism activities have been reduced.
He, however advised members of the public to take care of their own properties especially against snatching as police had [...]

January 28 2010 | Posted in Central Region, Local News | Read More »

Indonesian labourers killed by gas poisoning

Indonesian labourers killed by gas poisoning

Two Indonesian workers were killed after inhaling poisonous gas in their tugboat at Jalan Ding Lik Kwong, Sungai Teku, Sibu this morning.
The deceased have been identified as Junaidi, 25 and Ludi, 27.
They were confirmed dead when firemen managed to bring out their body from the tugboat ‘Golden Twin’ this afternoon.
According to Sibu OCPD, ACP Shafie [...]

January 26 2010 | Posted in Breaking News, Central Region, Local News | Read More »