Crime & Safety news in Batang Igan
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AADK Sibu teaches 70 SK Nanga Assan pupils about drug dangers
AADK Sibu held a drug awareness talk and exhibition at SK Nanga Assan, Sibu, on Friday. The programme at the school's computer lab involved over 70 teachers and pupils as an early prevention measure. Participants learned about the health, legal and social harms of drug abuse.
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580kg crocodile caught in Batang Igan after disturbing fishing nets
A 580kg crocodile measuring 4.32 metres was captured in the Sebedil area of Batang Igan, Sarawak, early Thursday morning. The operation was launched after residents complained the reptile had been disturbing their fishing nets. A licensed hunter and the Sarawak Forestry Corporation took part in the joint operation.
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Driver gets 10 years, RM50,000 fine for drink-driving death in Bintangor
A 57-year-old man was sentenced by the Sarikei Magistrates' Court to 10 years' jail and a RM50,000 fine for causing the death of a motorcyclist while driving under the influence of alcohol. The collision happened at Mile 4 Jalan Lasi in Bintangor on May 5, when the pickup truck he was driving went out of control on a bend and hit the motorcycle. The victim was taken to Julau polyclinic but died the same day.
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Man charged in Sibu with murder of five-year-old, faces drug count
A 49-year-old man was charged at the Magistrates' Court in Sibu on Thursday with murdering a five-year-old boy at a house in Rantau Panjang Jaya on Aug 28. He also faces a separate drug charge for self-administering amphetamine and methamphetamine at Sibu Central Police Station. The case was fixed for Oct 22 pending forensic and psychiatric reports and the Public Prosecutor's consent.
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78-year-old woman missing after going to farm in Durin
A 78-year-old woman, Monica Delima Ubong, was reported missing after failing to return to her longhouse at Rumah Philip Kayak, Durin, Sibu. A search and rescue operation by the Sibu Jaya Fire and Rescue Station and police is under way after initial searches around the longhouse and farm failed to find her.
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Sibu man jailed one month for stealing RM152 in toiletries from pharmacy
A 54-year-old man was sentenced to one month's jail by the Sibu Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to stealing toiletries and reading glasses worth RM152.25 from PMG Pharmacy in Jalan Central. The theft occurred on Sept 1, and the man was arrested after police reviewed CCTV footage.
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Sibu man fined RM2,000 for defaming another on Facebook
A 33-year-old man was fined RM2,000 by the Sibu Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to defaming a man on social media. The accused, Azrie Leggan, published a post falsely implicating the victim in indecent remarks with a child. He was arrested in Marudi following an investigation by the MCMC and police.
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Sibu woman fined RM1,500 for assaulting cousin over RM2,500 debt
A 37-year-old woman was fined RM1,500 by the Sibu Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to assaulting her cousin. The assault happened on Aug 27 at a residence in Kampung Bahagia Jaya, Teku, following a dispute over an unpaid debt.
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Container falls off trailer and overturns on Sibu road, no injuries reported
A container being carried by a trailer fell off and overturned along Jalan Tuanku Osman in Sibu on Monday afternoon. No injuries were reported, and no one was at the spot when the incident occurred.