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- 24 Sarawak GOF personnel recognised
- Men jailed six months for having fake bills
- 2 separate break-ins within an hour
- Woman finds father dead in his house
- 21 arrested in raid on cyber den
- Wooden shops in Kpg Beratan razed by fire
| 24 Sarawak GOF personnel recognised Posted: 21 Feb 2014 11:44 AM PST MIRI: Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar on Friday credited the courage showed by Sarawak General Operation Force (GOF) personnel during the 2013 Lahad Datu standoff. "Our personnel had fought bravely during the standoff to protect the country's sovereignty," said. Khalid said this during the launching of GOF Miri new building at Miri-Bintulu road here yesterday (Friday). He later on, presented the 'Pingat Kedaulatan Negara' to 24 Miri GOF personnel, who were amongst those fighting in the standoff. Two of the Miri GOF were wounded during the gun fight with the militants. More than 200 armed militants from the Southern Philippines arrived at Lahad Datu, Sabah on February 11, 2013. The group, calling themselves as the 'Royal Security Forces of the Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo, was sent by Jamalul Kiram III, one of the claimants to the throne of the Sultanate of Sulu. Malaysian security forces surrounded the village of Tanduo in Lahad Datu where the group had gathered and after several weeks of negotiations and broken dealines for the intruders to withdraw, security forces moved in and routed the Sulu militants. Nine security personnel died during the standoff with the militants, while 56 militants were killed.   |
| Men jailed six months for having fake bills Posted: 21 Feb 2014 11:44 AM PST KUCHING: A magistrates' court yesterday sentenced two men to six months in prison for being in possession of counterfeit money. They appealed the sentence and were released on RM1,000 bail each pending their appeal to the High Court. According to the facts of the case, on Sept 28 last year, the two 30-year-olds were arrested in Batu Kawah for having a counterfeit RM100 note, two counterfeit RM50 notes and one counterfeit RM20 note. Both were convicted under Section 489C of the Penal Code read together with Section 34 of the same Act. In an unrelated case, an Indonesian man was sentenced to two months in prison for having counterfeit notes. According to the facts of the case, he tried to use a counterfeit RM10 note to buy a bus ticket on Feb 10 around 9am. A subsequent check found he was carrying another counterfeit RM10 note in his wallet. Both notes were proven to be counterfeit by Bank Negara. He was sentenced under Section 489C of the Penal Code. |
| 2 separate break-ins within an hour Posted: 21 Feb 2014 11:44 AM PST SIBU: A man broke into a petrol station in Brooke Drive and stole a radio Thursday night. A footage of the Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) showed a man sneaking into the petrol station six minutes after all workers had left at 10pm. He apparently took an iron spare part from the workshop and smashed the glass wall of the office, triggering the alarm system. He took a radio from the office and left on a bicycle. Person-in-charge of the petrol station lodged a police report at 11.30pm. Meanwhile, a man was arrested for breaking into a house at Lane 18B, Merdeka Road Thursday night. Neighbour heard noises from the house and informed the house owner. The police, who came to the house after being alerted by the house owner, saw a man climb out of the fence. After a chase, they arrested the 45-year-old man at a nearby construction site. The police also recovered from a bush nearby a laptop taken from the house. Later at the house, the police found a screw driver, some tools and slippers believed to have been left behind by the thief. We encourage commenting on our stories to give readers a chance to express their opinions; please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. While the comments here reflect the views of the readers, they are not necessarily that of Borneo Post Online. Borneo Post Online reserves the right not to publish or to remove comments that are offensive or volatile. Please read the Commenting Rules. |
| Woman finds father dead in his house Posted: 21 Feb 2014 11:43 AM PST KUCHING: A woman made a shocking discovery on Thursday after coming across her father's decomposed body inside his rented house at Jalan Datuk Ajibah Abol. The woman was said to have gone to the house around 5.15pm to visit her 59-year-old father, who lived alone. When she opened the front door, an unbearable stench greeted her. Fearing the worst, she peered inside only to see her father's decomposed body slumped on the floor. She immediately ran to a neighbour's house for help. The neighbour then alerted the police. District police chief ACP Roslan Bek Ahmad said the case had been classified as sudden death as initial investigation found no signs of foul play. He added that the deceased, who had previously undergone two heart operations, was last seen by his neighbours on Feb 15. We encourage commenting on our stories to give readers a chance to express their opinions; please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. While the comments here reflect the views of the readers, they are not necessarily that of Borneo Post Online. Borneo Post Online reserves the right not to publish or to remove comments that are offensive or volatile. Please read the Commenting Rules. |
| 21 arrested in raid on cyber den Posted: 21 Feb 2014 11:43 AM PST SIBU: Police raided a suspected cyber gambling den at Delta Estate on Thursday night and arrested 21 persons, some with their own tale to attest to their innocence there. Inspector Heng Kok How led the police D7 Unit to raid the premises on the first floor at 9.30pm, which also led to 34 computers seized. The detained were in the age range of 19 to their 40s, among them two civil servants and four women. Of the four women, apparently relatives on an outing, three said they had just sat down after paying a fee when police barged in. The other said she was watching the three women play. The few teenagers among the detainees said they had gone there just to play games at their leisure and had never won any takings from gambling. The detainees are being investigated under Section 4B(a) of the Common Gaming House Act 1953. We encourage commenting on our stories to give readers a chance to express their opinions; please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. While the comments here reflect the views of the readers, they are not necessarily that of Borneo Post Online. Borneo Post Online reserves the right not to publish or to remove comments that are offensive or volatile. Please read the Commenting Rules. |
| Wooden shops in Kpg Beratan razed by fire Posted: 21 Feb 2014 11:42 AM PST KUCHING: A row of wooden shops near Kampung Beratan at Mile 16 Jalan Puncak Borneo here was destroyed by fire on Thursday. No injuries were reported in the 9pm incident in which eight of the 11 units of shophouses were gone within minutes of the fire breaking out. The fire was believed to have started from a motorcycle workshop before spreading to a unit being rented by a couple. It quickly gutted the remaining units housing a coffee shop and a mini supermarket. According to the couple staying there, they became aware of the fire after sensing strong heat coming from the adjacent unit and seeing thick smoke billowing behind their kitchen. The husband, who gave his name as Mat, said he told his wife to run to safety while he grabbed two mobile phones and his car key to save his Proton Persona. He was, however, unable to salvage other things, including his uncle's old Toyota Corolla car, which was parked next to his car. The operator of the mini supermarket, meanwhile, said he was only able to save his day's takings from the cash register before fleeing, and could do nothing except watch helplessly as the fire gutted his shop and all of his stock inside. Those affected all agreed the fire began at the motorcycle repair shop, which was empty at the time as the sole worker staying there had left to buy food earlier. Several motorcycles that had been sent for repairs were also destroyed along with everything else inside the workshop. Personnel from Siburan fire station who rushed to the scene were able to prevent the flames from spreading to three semi-completed units. The cause of the fire is under investigation. |
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