SIBU: For more than a month, motorcycle owners in Kapit were wondering how their petrol tanks could run dry overnight. This mystery was solved with the recent arrest of five youth aged 15 to 19. Kapit District Police chief deputy supt Freddy Bian said that the five were suspected of
MIRI: Dennis Ngau (GPS-Telang Usan) has received a pat on the back from Pakatan Harapan (PH) Sarawak secretary Senator Alan Ling for assisting rural residents in his constituency in the PeKa B40 programme. He recently organised a one-day programme to assist rural residents under his constituency for the free healthcare
MIRI: The government remains committed to making Malaysia a top tourist destination, said Pakatan Harapan (PH) Sarawak secretary Senator Alan Ling. “Among the Visit Malaysia Year (VMY) 2020 programmes, Malaysia will host the ‘Malaysia Year of Healthcare Travel 2020’ to solidify the country’s leading position as a medical tourist destination
KUCHING: All parties must work together without political barriers in the education and future of our children. Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Talib Zulpilip (pic) said a purported federal government directive in barring Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) lawmakers from speaking at events held in schools indicated
KUCHING: Pakatan Harapan (PH) should not fear Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) leaders going to schools in the state. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Law, State-Federal Relations and Project Monitoring) Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali expressed her hope that the federal government would have the good sense not to allow
A border security road network in the pipeline is set to become the state’s third trunk road. Deputy Chief Minister and Infrastructure and Ports Development Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing said it will traverse the Sarawak-Kalimantan border and will cost an estimated RM24 billion to build. He
THE sub-packages for the Second Trunk Road project are expected to be tendered out by early next year. Deputy Chief Minister and Infrastructure and Ports Development Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing (GPS-Baleh) said that the Second Trunk Road provided an alternative road to the Coastal Road
MIRI: A detainee escaped from the immigration detention facility in Bekenu yesterday morning. A manhunt for the Bangladeshi man was launched immediately after his disappearance was discovered around 7.50am. The detainee is believed to be naked when he escaped from the detention facility as his clothes and pants were found entangled
KUCHING: Outstanding students at Kuching High School will receive Excellence Awards during a presentation ceremony in the school tomorrow. The annual event aims to recognise students in the classes of Transition to Form Four for their outstanding academic performances and achievements. The school’s Board of Management president Tan Cho Yian is expected
KUCHING: The Kuching Life Care Society (KLCS) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Academy For Silent Mentor (AFSM) to collaborate and work on the ‘i∙Silent Mentor Programme’. KLCS was represented by its chairman Hung Sung Huo while signing on behalf of AFSM was its founding chairman and
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