Crime & Safety news in Northern Sabah
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PM hands RM1,500 special aid to 111 families of Numbak fire victims
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.
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Woman fined RM100 for failing to explain RM1,029 scam-linked deposit
A 22-year-old woman was fined RM100 by the Magistrate's Court in Ranau, Sabah, after being found with RM1,029 in her bank account that was believed to be proceeds from a scam. The money was traced to a 16-year-old complainant who paid it for a motorcycle advertised on TikTok but never received. The woman, Nurullisa binti Kasman, failed to provide a reasonable explanation for the funds.
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Ranau driver fined RM5,500 for careless driving that injured motorcyclist
A 58-year-old driver was fined RM5,500 by the Magistrate's Court in Ranau after pleading guilty to careless driving. The incident occurred on May 2, 2026, along the Ranau-Telupid road when the driver turned into the path of a motorcycle, injuring its 17-year-old rider.
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Fire destroys two homes in Kampung Mangkadait, Ranau, leaves families homeless
A fire in Kampung Mangkadait, Ranau, destroyed two houses and belongings on Wednesday afternoon, leaving two families homeless. The Fire and Rescue Department received the call at 2.45pm and dispatched a team, but villagers had mostly extinguished the blaze with tap water before they arrived.
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Ranau woman fined RM80 for holding funds from online loan scam
A 22-year-old woman in Ranau was fined RM80 or jailed three days after RM4,321 linked to an alleged fraudulent online loan scheme was found in her Agrobank account. The court was told the money belonged to a man who was deceived into making payments for a loan that was never released.
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Two held, 27 bottles of ketum water seized
Police in Ranau, Sabah arrested two local men in separate raids and seized 27 bottles of ketum water during an anti-drug operation in a village. The suspects are being investigated under the Poisons Act 1952.
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Duo fined for causing hurt
The Ranau Magistrates' Court fined two individuals a total of RM3,800 in two separate cases of voluntarily causing hurt. The incidents occurred in Pekan Ranau and Kampung Muhibbah, Kundasang.
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Man fined RM1,700 for illegal lottery
A 51-year-old man was fined RM1,700 by a court in Ranau, Sabah, for possessing a slip with four-digit numbers linked to an unlicensed public lottery. The offence occurred in September 2024 near Block C of Bangunan Koisaan in Pekan Ranau.