BM/ENG NEWS

SANDAKAN: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) foiled an attempt to smuggle subsidised petrol after intercepting a boat in the waters off Sungai Sabine here on the afternoon of July 16.MMEA Sandakan Director Kepten Maritim Suhairy Hussain, said the suspicious boat was detected about 0.05 nautical miles northwest of Sungai Sabine while an MMEA patrol boat was conducting Op Sejahtera, Op Cegah PATI (OCP) and Op Tiris 4.0.As the enforcement team approached, two men believed to be...

TAWAU: Police have arrested a 17-year-old local teenager to assist in the investigation of a rape case involving a teenage girl.Acting OCPD Superintendent Wilynton Enchana Watt said the suspect was apprehended at approximately 2.05 pm on July 16 in Tawau town by a team from the District Criminal Investigation Division (CID).Preliminary investigations indicate that the victim had left her home last Tuesday and was subsequently found with the suspect at a budget lodging premise in the town...

Oleh FARDY BUNGGA KOTA KINABALU: Dua lelaki yang disyaki terlibat dalam kes bunuh kanak-kanak berusia 10 di Kampung Numbak, di sini, semalam, di reman selama tujuh hari.Perintah berkenaan dibuat Majistret Wan Farrah Farriza Wan Ghazali bagi membantu siasatan sehingga 24 julai depan Kedua-dua suspek yang disyaki warga asing tanpa dokumen pengenalan diri itu masing-masing berumur 39 tahun dan 42 tahun.Permohonan reman dibuat pegawai penyiasat polis, Asisten Superintendan La Paula Abd Muis mengikut Seksyen 117 Kanun...

Oleh FARDY BUNGGA PENAMPANG: Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah (IPD) Penampang menafikan dan memandang serius penularan infografik bertajuk ‘Laporan Tangkapan Kes Khianat’ di media sosial.Ketua Polis Daerah Penampang, Superintendan Sammy Newton berkata, infografik berkenaan adalah palsu, tidak sahih dan bukan dikeluarkan oleh Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM).Katanya, kandungan berkenaan menggunakan logo rasmi PDRM dengan format penyampaian dan memaparkan gambar serta maklumat individu tanpa kebenaran bagi mengelirukan orang ramai.“Perbuatan menghasilkan, memiliki, memuat naik, berkongsi atau menyebarkan kandungan...

KENINGAU: Pengurusan Kolam Legenda Aki-Aki (KLAA) menghulurkan sumbangan kepada pelajar Tingkatan Lima dan bakal penuntut institusi pengajian tinggi (IPT) dari Kg Bingkor Lama serta Kg Tamui sebagai usaha membantu meringankan persiapan mereka menempuh fasa penting dalam pengajian, di samping menyuntik semangat untuk terus mengejar kecemerlangan akademik.Inisiatif itu disambut baik oleh Jawatankuasa Kemajuan dan Keselamatan Kampung (JKKK) Kg Bingkor Lama dan Kg Tamui yang menyifatkannya sebagai manifestasi tanggungjawab sosial serta keprihatinan terhadap pembangunan modal insan di kawasan luar...

By JAMES LEONG SANDAKAN: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) has seized 100 kilograms of pangolin scales, valued at RM1.3 million, which were believed to be destined for export abroad.The seizure was made during a routine inspection at the air cargo entrance of Sandakan Airport about 2.30 pm on July 6.Sabah Customs Director, Dr. Ahmad Taufik Sulaiman, stated that preliminary investigations revealed the pangolin scales were brought to the district from Kota Kinabalu via...

SANDAKAN: A house at Kampung Sim-Sim, Jambatan 18, collapsed Wednesday after being battered by strong winds. Fortunately, no fatalities or injuries were reported in the incident.The Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) Sandakan District received a distress call at 5.59 pm and immediately mobilised a response team to the scene.According to Sandakan APM Officer, Kapten (PA) Sulaiman Salama, the operation involved one officer and seven personnel, supported by an ambulance and a Light Rescue Vehicle. Their primary tasks...

LAHAD DATU: The State Immigration Department on Wednesday repatriated 260 undocumented Filipino migrants to their home country via a commercial ferry from Lahad Datu port to Bongao, Tawi-Tawi.The group—transferred from the Kota Kinabalu, Papar, and Sandakan depots—included 167 adult males, 40 adult females, 30 male children, and 23 female children, ranging in age from five days to 68 years. All minors were accompanied by parents or legal guardians.This sea transfer follows two earlier air repatriations this month:...

By WU VUIDE KUALA LUMPUR: Penampang Member of Parliament Datuk Ewon Benedick (pic) raised the status of proposed upgrades to several rural roads in Kadamaian.Among the roads highlighted were the Gaur–Mangkulat–Bukid–Pinolobuh Road, Dundau–Piasau Road, Lasau–Kebidahan Road and other rural roads in Kota Belud district.According to a written reply from the Rural and Regional Development Ministry (KKDW) at the Dewan Rakyat sitting, one new project and eight continuation projects under the Rural Road Programme (JALB)...

KOTA BELUD: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) has taken a proactive step to strengthen community disaster preparedness.It provided emergency response supplies to residents of Kampung Melangkap Kapa to enhance their ability to respond to fire incidents.The initiative was carried out by the UMS Natural Disaster Living Laboratory (MaHBAM) in collaboration with the Kota Belud Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM).The programme involved handing over fire extinguishers to the Kampung Melangkap Kapa Disaster Task Force to enable early action before...