BINTULU: Rescuers came to the aid of a 55-year-old-man after he was trapped in his four-wheel-drive vehicle following a collision along Jalan SGP Samalaju, here. The 6.40am mishap this morning saw a Toyota Hilux colliding with a Nissan Almera, causing the victim’s vehicle to crash on the road shoulder. The
PUSA: Some members of the general operations force (GOF), who raided a vacant house here, seized contraband cigarettes worth nearly RM130,000. The confiscated items comprised 18 boxes of various types and brands of cigarettes suspected to be with unpaid tax and Customs duties, said a GOF spokesman. He said the
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A patient, and four others, including the ambulance driver, narrowly escaped serious harm after the ambulance was rear-ended by a lorry along Jalan Kota Samarahan-Sadong Jaya here. Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said all were unharmed during the 10.40am incident. He said the
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Women are one of the most important pillars of national development, said Kota Samarahan MP Datuk Rubiah Wang. Because of this, the federal government had always emphasised the importance of women empowerment through the implementation of various programmes. She pointed this out in her speech at the Samarahan
SARATOK: A man’s glue fix ended up costing him his life after he fell into a drain behind a shop lot here. Saratok OCPD DSP Mordani Tanin said the 35-year-old man was found inside the drain and his identity was confirmed by his next-of-kin. They confirmed that the victim had
KUCHING: Sarawak has once again entered the Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR) – this time for having the most number of sape players performing simultaneously at one time. Two hundred and fifty-seven musicians of the traditional lute of the Orang Ulu community performed together during the ‘Rentak Kamek Urang’ Sape
BETONG: The Public Works Department (JKR) has been told to closely monitor the ongoing construction of three big projects in Spaoh near here. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas gave the advice after a briefing by Betong JKR on a number of ongoing projects here. According to Uggah,
BAU: Poultry farmers are appealing to the state government to subsidise the industry further because of increasing production costs. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, who echoed the sentiment, said he hopes that the state government could step in and provide sufficient subsidies to stabilise
KUCHING: The Ministry of Education, Innovation and Talent Development will focus on identifying and developing talents needed for Sarawak’s industries. Its minister Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn explained that while the ministry would still focus on education, similar to its predecessor (Education, Science and Technological Research Ministry), it would also
KUCHING: The Sibu Veterinary Department and Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) Sibu have carried the standard protocol in determining the location of pig carcass disposal and the depth of burial. Minister of Modernised Farming and Regional Development Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said this was a follow-up action
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