SIBU: Swift action by firefighters prevented a sawmill here from total destruction after a fire broke out in the wee hours of Thursday (Oct 21). The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firefighters were rushed to the factory located along Jalan Sungai Engkilo here after a distress call was received
KUCHING: Family members of the four anglers and a boat skipper who have been missing since October 1, want the authorities to reinstate the search operations for the missing persons. The family members expressed their concerns for boatman Khamizan Saidi, 40 and anglers Ng Ching Hui, 36; Christopher Teo, 32;
MIRI: The state is drawing up new standard operating procedures (SOPs) to tackle the increasing number of coronavirus-infected employees in the oil and gas sector. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin said these workers and their family members were adding to the Miri Division daily Covid-19 cases. “The sector
MIRI: Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) will be roped in to convince anti-vaccine Penans in Ulu Baram to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will also enlist the help of elected representatives in the area. Said Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, who heads SDMC: “We now have a
KUCHING: Sarawak’s vaccine rollout for teenagers aged 12 to 17 years has reached 41.3 percent of the teenage population, with the teens completing both doses. The State Health Department in revealing vaccination statistics as of Oct 17, said this accounted for 121,300 of eligible teenagers while 231,803 others were also
KUCHING: A Vietnamese fishing vessel sailed into stormy waters and right into the arms of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Bintulu Maritime Zone for encroaching into Malaysian waters. Maritime Commander Effendy Mohamed Fadil said the suspicious looking vessel was spotted during a routine patrol at a distance of about
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded the lowest number of Covid-19 cases in over two months on Monday (Oct 18), with only 694 cases. The number was a slight decrease of 36 cases from Sunday’s 730. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 656 or 94.52 per cent of the new cases were
KUCHING: The move to restore Sarawak’s power to recognise its natives will bring clarity to the legal position of the native people of Sarawak. Federation of Orang Ulu Associations of Sarawak (Forum) president Kennedy Chukpai Ugon pointed out that the term ‘Bumiputera’ is a political term, which is not synonymous
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) has charted six series of successes in Ops Benteng enforcement involving the arrest of two tekongs (trafficking agents) with three illegal immigrants, while 32 others were ordered to return to their home country. GOF Sarawak commander SAC Saini Bongkek said the arrests and deportations
BAU: Police arrested two men for drug-related offences on Wednesday. Narcotics police caught the duo in the act of using illegal substances at Kampung Bogag, Jalan Serikin-Bau. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the two suspects, aged 23 and 29 years, from Kampung Stass and Kampung Bogag respectively,
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