Author: Clement Erik Wong

Effort to help stateless children reflects concern

KUCHING: Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali is all for the state government’s effort to assist stateless children have access to education and health. As such, the Deputy Minister in the Premier of Sarawak’s Department (Law, MA63 and State-Federal Relations) said she welcomes the move to issue temporary documentation to

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Juvenile arrested for posting naked videos of ‘girlfriend’

MIRI: Police arrested a teenager here for allegedly posting naked videos of his ‘girlfriend’ who is below 12-years-old. The 17-year-old suspect from Kuala Lumpur reportedly posted the lewd recordings of the child from Miri on his Instagram page. Miri OCPD ACP Hakemal Hawari, who confirmed this, said the suspect was

State records 413 new cases, five deaths

KUCHING: Sarawak today recorded 413 new COVID-19 cases and five new backlog deaths. According to the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), 408 of the new cases were of categories 1 and 2, while five were categories 4 and 5 cases. “There were 128 category 1 cases and 280 category 2

Kuching police hunting 39 fugitives

KUCHING: Police here are looking for 39 individuals, including three former civil servants, in connection with several cases dating back to 2011. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the fugitives were 36 men and two women — all locals — and an Indonesian woman aged between 24 and 60. “Of

Empower the digital economy in Sarawak through better connectivity

KUCHING: Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC) has been mandated by the Sarawak Government to operate the Sarawak Rural Broadband Network (MySRBN) including interconnectivity, core network, and operational support systems. Deputy Minister of Energy and Environmental Sustainability Dr Hazland Abang Hipni said this would empower the digital economy in Sarawak through

415 new cases recorded in state

KUCHING: Sarawak today registered 415 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the tally to 301,085. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said of the total, 407 are under categories 1 and 2, while the others are in categories 3, 4 and 5. “A total of 108 are in category 1, while 299

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Foreign woman held for faking Malaysian IC

KUCHING: Police have arrested a foreign woman for misusing a copy of a Malaysian identity card to seek treatment at a hospital here. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said a report on the offence was received at 10.53am on Tuesday. “The suspect was found to have checked into the

Project site visits to ensure completion on time

KUCHING: The Infrastructure and Port Development Ministry (MIPD) will visit the sites of projects being implemented to ensure their completion is on schedule, said Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas “It is very important that the supervision is tight because we really want to meet the completion schedule,” he

Eric Chang’s caregivers face death penalty if convicted

KUCHING: Police have concluded investigations into the case of missing four-year-old Eric Chang following legal proceedings against the caregivers. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the babysitter and her husband were prosecuted in Kuching Court on Thursday (March 31) after 21 days of police remand. He said the duo

Win-win collaboration between Sarawak Skills and industry players

KUCHING: Sarawak Skills is always sensitive to the manpower needs of the various industries in Sarawak. Chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Abdul Aziz Husain said apart from technical skills, Sarawak Skills also emphasised on positive human capital development such as integrity, teamwork, creativity and innovation, and proficiency in communication, especially