To date, 73 victims have lodged police reports, scammed of over RM11 mllions by a bank officer, says Michael Kong

KUCHING, Dec 6 2025: Sarawak DAP chairman Chobg Chieng Jen’s special assistant Michael Kong has claimed that “to date” 73 victims have reported losses exceeding RM11 millions to the police, all pointing to the same officer with a bank.

Caption: Michael Kong (facing camera) talking to Dr Alex and his family members 

He said this is an alarming number and raises serious questions about internal controls and oversight within the bank.

“Earlier today, I accompanied  Dr Alex, his wife, and his sister to the Tabuan Jaya Police Station, where they were requested to attend a police identification parade.

“The family collectively lost RM700,000 to a bank officer who allegedly misled them into investing in a bogus financial product,” Kong said in a statement.

“Many other victims were also present, and from our discussions, it was clear that the same modus operandi was used in every case.

“This reveals a serious breach of trust exploiting the good faith of ordinary Malaysians trying to grow their hard-earned savings,” he said.

Kong said he was informed that the officer allegedly involved in the investment scam is currently under remand until December 8.

“Meanwhile, we will continue to assist Dr Alex and his family, as well as the other affected victims, in every way possible to ensure they receive the justice and restitution they deserve.

“We also urge the authorities and the bank to expedite investigations, safeguard evidence, and ensure that all those affected are promptly compensated.

“At the same time, we will continue to monitor developments closely and stand firm with the victims in their pursuit of justice,” Kong stressed.

Sarawak has started supplying electricity to Sabah two days ago, says premier

BINTULU, Dec 6 2025: Sarawak has started supplying 30 mega watts (MW) of  power to Sabah two days ago, said Premier Abang Johari Openg today.

Caption: Abang Johari Openg says Sarawak has been exporting electricity to West Kalimantan since 2026 

“Now we can establish the Borneo grid because we are also supplying power to Kalimantan,” he said in his speech at the signing of signing of  the Shareholders’ Agreement  between PMB Aluminium Sdn Bhd and  Bintulu Capital Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bintulu Development Authority  (BDA). 

Sarawak has been exporting 100 to 200MW of electricity since 2016 through the West Kalimantan Interconnection.

He said Sarawak, through Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB), has investment on hydro-electrict project in North Kalimantan and “in terms of energy production, we are there.”

The supply of power to Sabah is done through the transmission line connection from Miri to Lawas under the Northern Grid Extension project.

The supply is from the Lawas substation to the Mengalong substation in Sabah via a 34-km-long, 275-kilovolt (kV) transmission line.

On August 6, 2021, Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) and Syarikat SESCO Berhad (SESCO), a subsidiary of Sarawak Energy signed a Power Exchange Agreement and an Interconnection Agreement.

The agreements would pave the way for an initial export of 30MW for a term of 15 years via a 31km 275kV double circuit transmission line which would run from Lawas in Sarawak to Mengalong in Sabah.

The Power Exchange Agreement and Interconnection Agreement were signed on behalf of SESB by its chief cxecutive officer  Abdul Nasser Abdul Wahid while  Sharbini Suhaili, group chief executive officer for Sarawak Energy signed on behalf of SESCO.