KUCHING: An elderly woman was injured while a serviceman was killed in a shooting cum suicide incident at Kampung Kolong 1, Sungai Tengah here this afternoon (Oct 13). The 28-year-old soldier reportedly shot his mother-in-law, 58, after a disagreement on marriage issues at the latter’s home in the village, before
KUCHING: Fourteen Indonesian illegal immigrants were ordered to return to their home country after they were caught entering Sarawak via rat trails in Tebedu and Biawak, Lundu recently. They were caught in three separate incidents on Tuesday and Wednesday by the Malaysian army guarding the Sarawak-West Kalimantan border. A spokesman
SIBU: A salesman here has fallen victim to an online investment scam, becoming poorer by RM54,800. Sarawak Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) chief Supt Maria Rasid said the victim, in his late 40s and working in a private company here, was attracted to investment opportunities offered by the Happybuy page
KUCHING: Traffic congestions from Jalan Penrissen to Jalan Kuching-Serian will be a thing of the past following the completion of four flyovers early next year. Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang said that all four flyovers will be completed by March of next year, one month ahead of its scheduled
KUCHING: The traffic light junction at Mile 7 connecting Jalan Penrissen to Jalan Kuching-Bau reopened to motorists today (Oct 12). Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang officiated at the simple reopening ceremony. He pointed out that the reopening of the junction would reduce traffic congestion in the area. “The junction
KUCHING: The lifting of inter-state travel restrictions will have a favourable effect on the country’s economic recovery process, says economist Dr Jerome Kueh Swee Hui. The Universiti Malaysia Sarawak Deputy Dean of Industry and Community Engagement, Faculty of Economic and Business pointed out that tourism was severely impacted in 2020
KUCHING: The government’s decision to reinstate inter-state travel is another step in the right direction towards economic recovery, opines Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) economic lecturer Dr Afiza Abu Bakar. She said the decision was taken to find a compromise between boosting the economy and ensuring public health and safety. She
KUCHING: The state registered 1,037 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (Oct 11) — a decrease of 95 cases compared to the previous day’s tally (1,132). The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 1,018 or 98.17 percent of the new cases were categories 1 and 2, while 19 cases fell on
KUCHING: Sarawak on Sunday (Oct 10) recorded 1,132 new Covid-19 cases, six more cases compared to Saturday’s 1,126 cases. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in its daily Covid-19 update today, said 1,118 or 98.76 percent of the new cases were of categories 1 and 2, while 14 cases were
KUCHING: A man has been arrested following a video of him assaulting his girlfriend at a restaurant in Jalan Pending here went viral on social media. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the suspect was taken into custody when he surrendered at the Kuching District Police Headquarters at about 6pm
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