SRI AMAN: The widow of a Sarawak Ranger who died while battling the communist terrorists in 1970 was reportedly living in poverty, depending only on her late husband’s meagre RM243.67 monthly pension. Linjong Edward, 70, widow of the late Ranger Tinggi Chakom Tinggi, lives in Rumah Karin, Tabut Skrang, near
KUCHING: A total of 1,124 cartons of illicit cigarettes worth RM202,000 were seized at a commercial centre in Kota Sentosa on Wednesday. Sarawak General Operations Force Brigade (GOF) conducted a raid, Ops Libas, at Jalan Tapang in Kota Sentosa at 5.10pm. According to deputy commander of Sarawak GOF, ACP Hakemal
BAU: Police nabbed a 27-year-old man for alleged drug abuse in a house in Bau on Thursday (June 11). The suspect was arrested in the raid conducted by Bau District Criminal Investigation Division at Kampung Pelaman Ledan. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon, who confirmed the arrest, said police
SRI AMAN: A baby crocodile was captured after it was found at the back gate of a house in Jalan Buntu Entulang, on Wednesday. According to State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, nine firefighters and First Response Team (FRT) personnel from Sri Aman BBP were dispatched to the
SRI AMAN: A body of a 14-year-old boy, believed to have drowned while swimming in a pool at Peladang Getan Stumbin, Sri Aman, was found by a team of divers from the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) on Wednesday (June 10). According to a spokesperson from Bomba operations centre,
KUCHING: A car was partially damaged after it caught fire at Taman Sri Wangi here on Tuesday night. According to the State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre, a distress call on the incident was received at 8.36pm. Following the call, eight Petra Jaya firefighters, one First Response Team (FRT)
KUCHING: Sarawak State Library (Pustaka) in Sibu and Kuiscell Sdn Bhd will collaborate to hold a community talk entitled ‘Covid-19: Muhasabah Diri’ at 10.30am on June 12. It will be held live via Sarawak State Library official Facebook page. In a press statement issued on Tuesday, Pustaka Sibu said the
KUCHING: The state government handed over a RM9 million grant to the Sarawak United Association of Private Chinese Secondary Schools Management Board in Kuching on Tuesday (June 9). Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg presented a mock cheque for the amount to the chairman of Committee of Management
KUCHING: The Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342) does not apply to Sarawak as the state has its own ordinance. Senior Minister and Minister of Defence Ismail Sabri last Monday clarified that the Act applied to all states except Sarawak. Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office
KUCHING: The ongoing statewide sanitisation exercise carried out by State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) continued yesterday at multiple locations. According to a Bomba report, three locations in Asajaya namely Tabika Kemas Kampung Asajaya Ulu, Taska Permata Kemas Kampung Asajaya Ulu and SK Asajaya Ulu pre-school, covering a total area
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