Crime & Safety around you

1. Boat, 80kg of fish suspected caught with explosives seized off Pulau Mengalum

   13 hours ago Harian Metro Pulau Mengalum, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 9.3 km

   Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency seized a boat and about 80 kilograms of fish believed caught using explosives southwest of Pulau Mengalum, Sabah, yesterday. The crew fled to shore, and the RM45,000 seizure was taken to the Sepanggar Maritime Jetty for investigation under the Fisheries Act 1985.

2. Undocumented Filipino jailed 30 years, caned 12 times for syabu trafficking in Tuaran

   1 day ago Daily Express Sabah Restoran Farvis, Taman Telipok Ria, Tuaran, Sabah 8.7 km

   A 33-year-old undocumented Filipino man was sentenced to 30 years in jail and 12 strokes of the cane by the High Court in Kota Kinabalu for trafficking 475.1g of syabu. The offence took place on July 4, 2023 in front of Restoran Farvis, Taman Telipok Ria, Tuaran. Judicial Commissioner Ratanah Devi Yusof Perumal ruled the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.

3. Peak Vista residents hire lawyer over Sabah MotoDay 9.0 exhaust noise

   1 day ago Daily Express Sabah Peak Vista, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 8 km

   Residents of Peak Vista in Kota Kinabalu have engaged law firm Khian Chong and Partners to seek accountability over excessive motorcycle exhaust noise during Sabah MotoDay 9.0, held on Sept 12 and 13. The firm is inviting other affected communities in Kota Kinabalu to join the initiative, which seeks assurance that large-scale motoring events will not be held near residential areas and consistent enforcement of existing laws.

4. Filipino man jailed five months for threatening ex-wife in Kota Kinabalu

   4 days ago Daily Express Sabah Kampung Suang Parai, Manggatal, Sabah 2.3 km

   A 49-year-old Filipino man without valid documents was sentenced to five months in jail and fined RM2,500 by the Magistrate's Court in Kota Kinabalu for threatening to kill his former wife. The offence occurred on May 6 at a house in Kampung Suang Parai, Manggatal, where he had confined the woman for about a month after their child's wedding.

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6. Broker charged with cheating woman of RM81,500 over Tambunan land deal

   4 days ago Daily Express Sabah Jalan Sulaman, Manggatal, Sabah 2.8 km

   A 44-year-old freelance broker, Herman Stephen, was charged in the Kota Kinabalu Sessions Court with seven counts of cheating a 66-year-old woman of RM81,500 over a land deal in Kampung Rompon, Tambunan. He pleaded not guilty, was released on RM14,500 bail with two local sureties, and the court fixed Oct 29 for mention. The payments were allegedly made between Nov 23 and Dec 5, 2025 at an apartment in Jalan Sulaman, Manggatal.

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

   5 days ago Berita Harian Numbak

   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.

8. Undocumented man gets 17 years, five strokes for robbing e-hailing driver

   5 days ago Daily Express Sabah hilltop of a Chinese cemetery at Mile 5, Jalan Tuaran 6.9 km

   An undocumented man was sentenced by the Sessions Court in Kota Kinabalu to 17 years in jail and five strokes of the cane for gang robbery. Musa Normani, 32, was found guilty of robbing an e-hailing driver of an iPhone 11 at knifepoint at a Chinese cemetery at Mile 5, Jalan Tuaran, on Aug 2, 2025.