SIBU: The police have been told to take stern action against criminals following a shocking incident in which a gang member attacked another person with scissors. A video of the violent assault has gone viral on social media, raising public concerns over safety and fears that criminal gangs are gaining control in Bintulu. "I have been informed...
BINTULU: Surrounded by floodwaters for about three weeks, the Mulo longhouse now resembles a small isolated island because of the ongoing disaster. Located in Nanga Penyarai, about a two-hour river journey from Tatau town, the longhouse was cut off when the only land route to the nearest town became impassable due to the floods. Tuai rumah (village...
SEREMBAN: A Customs officer claimed trial at the Sessions Court here to 43 charges of allegedly accepting bribes totalling some RM70,000 over a five-year period. Mohammad Zyed Ibrahim, 41 pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to him before Judge Meor Sulaiman Ahmad Tarmizi. The interpreter took almost an hour to read the charges to the...
