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1. Ops Lintas Batas 2026 strengthens wildlife protection at Sarawak-Kalimantan border

   8 hours ago Saluran 122 Aruk-Biawak, Sarawak 20.4 km

   Sarawak Forestry Corporation and 18 Malaysian and Indonesian agencies ran Ops Lintas Batas 2026 from 10 to 15 September in the Aruk-Biawak area and along the Malaysia-Indonesia border. A total of 98 personnel took part in joint patrols, checkpoints and intelligence sharing to curb wildlife smuggling. A 1000 Site Visit programme also engaged border communities on conservation awareness.

2. Fahmi: Sarawak electoral boundary review already under way, no date set

   23 hours ago Borneo Post Kampung Tabuan Dayak, Kuching, Sarawak 10.5 km

   Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said the electoral boundary review process has already begun but gave no commitment on completing it before Sarawak's next election. He spoke to reporters in Kuching after visiting a Borneo Post photographer whose Kampung Tabuan Dayak home was damaged by an Aug 25 storm. The Election Commission says the review is at the fourth of 16 constitutional stages, with public display of draft boundaries open until Sept 30.

3. Borneo Post photographer among Tabung Kasih@Hawana aid recipients in Kuching

   1 day ago Borneo Post Kampung Tabuan Dayak, Kuching, Sarawak 10.5 km

   A Borneo Post photographer in Kuching whose house was damaged by a storm on Aug 25 is among 845 recipients of Tabung Kasih@Hawana, which has disbursed RM729,300 since 2023. Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil visited the house in Kampung Tabuan Dayak and said Sarawak has received RM172,000 for 58 media practitioners.

4. Two men arrested after testing positive for drugs in Bau

   1 day ago Saluran 122 Jalan Bau-Lundu 13.1 km

   Two men aged 25 to 29 were arrested beside Jalan Bau-Lundu in Bau, Sarawak, yesterday afternoon on suspicion of drug abuse. The Bau district police chief said both suspects were detained by the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division of the Bau district police headquarters and tested positive for drugs in initial urine screening. The case is being investigated under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

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6. Cable thieves hit two Bau telecom towers, RM6,000 lost

   1 day ago Saluran 122 Kampung Opar, Bau, Sarawak 47.7 km

   Police in Bau district, Sarawak are investigating the theft of telecommunications cables from two separate communication towers yesterday. The first case at Kampung Opar involved about 80 metres of Power Cable RRU with losses estimated at RM6,000, while the second at Kampung Daun Singai saw about 70 metres of cable taken. Both sites are surrounded by forest and have no CCTV or security guards.

7. Fahmi: Unity, corruption will decide Malaysia's future

   2 days ago The Sun Politeknik Kuching, Kuching, Sarawak 47.7 km

   Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil told youths in Kuching that they must understand the nation's history and reject corruption, communism and communalism that could undermine stability. He spoke at the JIWA@Komuniti National Day and Malaysia Day 2026 programme at Politeknik Kuching.

8. One dead, five hurt in two-lorry crash on Pan Borneo Highway near Bintulu

   5 days ago Sarawak Tribune Pan Borneo Highway between Bintulu and Miri, Sarawak 6.3 km

   A collision between two long lorries on the Pan Borneo Highway between Bintulu and Miri killed one person and injured five others. Firefighters from the Batu Niah station freed a trapped victim who was pronounced dead at the scene.