Author: Connie Chieng

Gathering of unity by four SUPP branches

KUCHING:  Four Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) branches recently gathered at a restaurant in Kuching recently.  The four are SUPP Stakan Branch (host) SUPP Batu Kawa Branch, SUPP Kota Sentosa Branch and SUPP Batu Kitang Branch. Local businessman and SUPP Stakan Branch Proterm Chairman and now Honorary Chairman Dato Sim

Kapit’s Rh. Bengau national level ‘Desa Perdana’ champ

KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr. James Jemut Masing expressed his pride that Rumah Bengau, Sg. Sut, Baleh which won the National Level Champion of the ‘Desa Perdana’ ADP (Longhouse Category) this year which comes with prizes including cash of RM150,000. The proud longhouse committee received the

Nurse awakes to discover car vandalised

KUCHING: A nurse lodged a police report on Tuesday after waking up to find her car vandalised by unknown individuals. The victim who stays at flat unit in Demak Laut said she made discovery around 9.00am when she saw her car sprayed with black paint. Police were investigating the case. 

Lawyer burnt to death in shophouse fire

KUCHING: A lawyer was burnt to death in a fire that destroyed the second floor of a shophouse at Jalan Ang Cheng Ho here yesterday. The 8.35pm incident claimed the life of a man identified as Kong Chiew Huat @ King Chiu Huat, aged 66. According to a spokesman of

Man found dead in newly built shophouses

KUCHING: Two construction workers found a dead man in a new built row of shophouses at Kota Samarahan near here, yesterday. The two workers, one known only as Liaw aged 60 and a colleague were checking a newly built row of shop houses to see if there were any cables

Sink hole filled up, road resurfaced

KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Public Complaints Bureau (SUPP PCB) Chief, Wilfred Yap was recently approached by an individual from Kota Sentosa Bazaar near here during SUPP Kota Sentosa Branch weekly mobile service who informed Yap of a sink hole at a road behind the Kota Sentosa Commercial area

Taxi driver caught selling illegal 4D

KUCHING: A taxi driver was arrested by police for selling illegal lottery (4D) tickets last Sunday. The 55-year-old, from Bandar Baru Semariang, was picked up at a parking lot at the Kuching International Airport here around 4.00pm following a tipoff. A mobile phone, stationery, betting slips and RM101 were also

‘Injin pump’ boat race a hit among youngsters

KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister, Tan Sri Dr James Masing who introduced “Engine Pump racing or locally known as “Injin Pump” has proven to be a big hit among the youngsters. Masing who is also Baleh Assemblyman and Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation said Kapit is easily the centre of power

13 caught watching cockfights online

KUCHING: Premises believed to be used for online cockfighting were raided and 13 persons arrested including a 52-year-old man believed to be the manager of the premises. Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief, SAC Dato’ Dev Kumar Sree Shunmugam said the premises located at Hui Sing Commercial Centre, Jalan Stampin

Intruder dies in scuffle with house owner

KUCHING: An man sneaked inside a neighbour’s house compound at Jalan Pearl in Kota Sentosa near  here and died after a struggle on Thursday  at about 3pm. The intruder was in the kitchen when the house owner heard some sounds and went to investigate. After a struggle in the kitchen,