Teenage boys charged for gang rape of 12-year-old girl in Tawau

KOTA KINABALU: Two teenage boys were on Thursday (Oct 3) charged in the Tawau Magistrate’s Court for the gang rape of a 12-year-old girl on a farm in the East Coast district last week. However, no plea was taken from the boys, aged 13 and 14, after the charges were read to them before Tawau Court...

Suspect nabbed a day after robbery bid in Tawau

KOTA KINABALU: A man has been arrested one day after he tried to rob a woman in a parking lot in Sabah’s east coast Tawau district. The 38-year-old suspect was tracked down and cornered by a team from the district Crime Investigation Department (CID) at Kampung Tanjung Keramat at about 5.40pm on Monday (July 22). “The suspect...

MACC nabs school clerk over power abuse allegations

KOTA KINABALU: A school clerk has been detained by graft busters for using her position to secure two contracts worth some RM40,000 for herself and a company linked to her husband in Sabah’s east coast Tawau district. According to a source, the suspect, in her 50s, had allegedly abused her position as an administrative assistant to...

Man with 33 priors nabbed over Tawau burglary

KOTA KINABALU: A man with 33 drug and criminal offences on his record was among two suspected burglars arrested in connection with a sundry shop break-in at Sabah's east coast Tawau district. Tawau OCPD Asst Comm Jasmin Hussin said the two suspects, aged 39 and 19, were caught in separate operations in the district on Tuesday...

CAAM confirms Flight MH2664 to Tawau turned back

PUTRAJAYA: The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has confirmed that Malaysia Airlines flight MH2664, which was en route to Tawau on Friday (March 15), turned back to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). CAAM chief executive officer Datuk Capt Norazman Mahmud when contacted by Bernama said CAAM had received a report from Air Traffic Control (ATC)...

Fire destroys nine houses in Tawau, no casualties reported

KOTA KINABALU: Nine terrace houses were completely burnt down during a fire that broke out at a residential area in Tawau district on Friday. However, no casualties were reported. The Fire and Rescue Department initially received the information at 1.54pm regarding the incident at Taman Victoria, Lorong 4, here. “A team from Tawau fire station was sent to...

Body of missing two-year-old found in Tawau

KOTA KINABALU: The body of a two-year-old boy who fell in a river in east coast Tawau district has been found Tuesday (Dec 26) morning. Tawau Fire and Rescue station chief Jemishin Ujin said Adva Iman Muhammad Iswan was found at 6.45am by the public about 200m from his house on Jalan Apas along the Kg...

Tawau woman slapped with RM10,400 fine for drink-driving, no driving licence

KOTA KINABALU: For driving without a licence and being drunk, a woman was fined a total of RM10,400 by the Tawau Magistrate’s Court after she pleaded guilty to the offences on Wednesday (Dec 6). Magistrate Dayang Aidaku Amira Aminuddin handed a RM10,000 fine to Yapp Siao Fong and four days in jail for drink-driving, and banned...

Cement truck operator killed during accident in Tawau

KOTA KINABALU: A 59-year-old cement mixer truck operator was killed during a mishap in Tawau district on Tuesday (Dec 5). The report came in at 3.59pm informing that the victim was pinned inside the vehicle after he lost control of the truck and caused it to overturn at an area in Kampung Serudung Baru, Jalan Lucia...