Crime & Safety around you

1. Two men held with syabu at a house in Kampung Mata Kundasang, Ranau

   3 days ago Daily Express Sabah Kampung Mata Kundasang, Ranau, Sabah 7.2 km

   Ranau police arrested two local men, aged 26 and 38, at an unnumbered house in Kampung Mata Kundasang at about 1am on Sept 12 and seized 5.12g of suspected syabu. The case is being probed under Section 39A(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, and a four-day remand has been sought for one suspect.

2. Villagers at Aki Aki Trail want action as foreign hikers keep entering without guides

   3 days ago Daily Express Sabah Aki Aki Trail, Ranau, Sabah 9.2 km

   Villagers managing the Aki Aki Trail in Ranau say foreign tourists keep entering the community trail without permission or guides, sometimes twice a week since 2021. Deputy chairman Hanson Juhili wants tourism authorities to step in before an unauthorised hiker is lost or hurt, after the recent rescue of a Croatian climber who used a village route up Mount Kinabalu.

3. PM hands RM1,500 special aid to 111 families of Numbak fire victims

   5 days ago Berita Harian Kampung Lok Poring, Sabah 7.7 km

   Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim presented RM1,500 in special federal aid to each of the 111 households affected by the Numbak fire in Kota Kinabalu. The aid was delivered during his visit to the temporary relocation centre at Dewan Serbaguna Damai. The 30 August blaze destroyed 202 houses and killed three children.