Crime & Safety news in Serian Division Sarawak

1. Elderly man in Kuching loses RM161,400 to fake tender scam

   17 hours ago Saluran 122 Jalan Meranti, Bintawa Industrial Estate, Kuching, Sarawak 49.8 km

   A 62-year-old man in Kuching lost RM161,400 after falling for a fake tender offer to supply goods to the JPSPN Sri Aman branch. He made four money transfers to two different bank accounts between 11 and 19 August before realizing he was scammed. The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.

2. Bank manager jailed, fined RM40M for money laundering, cheating

   2 days ago Sarawak Tribune Sessions Court, Kuching 34.3 km

   A former bank relationship manager in Kuching was sentenced to seven years in jail and fined RM40 million after pleading guilty to 24 charges of cheating and money laundering involving over RM1.5 million.

3. Love scam operation centre on Jalan Song raided

   2 days ago Saluran 122 Jalan Song, Kuching, Sarawak 44.6 km

   Police in Kuching raided an apartment on Jalan Song on Monday night, arresting eight individuals suspected of running a love scam call centre. The suspects, aged 21 to 26, were remanded for four days at the Kuching Magistrate's Court.

4. Father saves two children from Bukit Puyang fire, family now living in car

   3 days ago Makkal Osai Bukit Puyang, MYS 15 km

   A father in Bukit Puyang, Melaka, saved his two children from a house fire on Thursday night. The family has lost their home and is temporarily living in a car near the hospital. A local MP has offered assistance with temporary shelter and the deposit for a new rental home.

5. Man jailed four years for sexually abusing teen girlfriend in Serian

   3 days ago Borneo Post Serian, Sarawak 1.3 km

   A 21-year-old cook was sentenced to four years in prison by the Sessions Court in Kuching for sexually abusing his 16-year-old girlfriend in Serian. The offence occurred in September last year, and the sentence will take effect from his arrest date in March 2026.

6. Man jailed, caned for snatching mother's gold necklace in Kuching

   3 days ago Borneo Post Kampung Stutong Baru, Kuching, Sarawak 44.2 km

   A food delivery rider in Kuching was sentenced to seven years' jail and five strokes of the cane for snatching his own mother's gold necklace at their home in Kampung Stutong Baru.

7. Kumarasan Muniandy named new Sarawak CID chief

   3 days ago Saluran 122 Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontinjen (IPK) Sarawak, Kuching, Sarawak 49.7 km

   SAC Datuk Kumarasan Muniandy has been officially appointed as the new head of the Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID), effective today. The appointment was announced at a handover ceremony at the Sarawak Police Contingent Headquarters (IPK) in Kuching.