Author: Connie Chieng

450 expected to attend SUPP’s 58th Anniversary Flag Raising ceremony

KUCHING: About 450 party members are expected to attend Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) 58th Anniversary Flag Raising ceremony which will be held on 4 June. The event will take place at the Sa’ati Hall, SUPP headquarters here at 7.30am. Minister of Local Government and Housing, Datuk Dr Sim Kui

Two arrested for pickpocketing

KUCHING: Two individuals, believed to be pickpockets, were arrested by members of the public on Monday. The incident took place at the Kota Sentosa Ramadan Bazaar at around 4.30pm when a hospital cleaner spotted a man stealing a wallet from an elderly man who was purchasing some food from a

Padawan’s parking woes getting worse

KUCHING: Police are at their wits’ end at how businessmen are plying their trade in parking lots in Padawan area. Due to these businesses being set up in parking lots, car owners have a hard time finding spaces to park. This situation is getting worst due to the Padawan Municipal

Man detained over stolen motorcycle

KUCHING: A local man suspected of possessing a stolen motorcycle was arrested by police on Sunday morning. A police team was conducting crime prevention patrol in Demak Laut area when they spotted a man sitting on a motorcycle near a flat at around 2.00am. Upon checking the motorcycle, the police

Resurfacing of roads in Kota Sentosa progressing well

KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) chief, Wilfred Yap was recently approached by the business community of 7th Mile Bazaar (Kota Sentosa) for his assistance to request Padawan Municipal Council to carry out road resurfacing, maintenance and improvement works for the whole stretch of both sides of

Motorcyclist run over by lorry dies

BAU: A motorcyclist died from his injuries after he was run over by a lorry. The motorcyclist identified as Fusheng Anak Nyogien, 42, of Kampung Sibuluh, Tondong here was attempting to overtake a lorry near Siniawan when he collided with the lorry and fell on the road. He was then

Big crowd at ‘The Pitch’

KUCHING:  The inaugural Entrepreneur Networking Party-‘The Pitch’ organised by RH Vision (Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd. and Brand Yourself held at RH Park received overwhelming response from local and West Malaysians entrepreneurs, recently. The networking event started with the MOU signing ceremony between JW Sam, Project Manager from RH Vision (Sarawak) Sdn.

Cops nab second robbery suspect

KUCHING: A youth suspected of robbing a teenage girl of her mobile phone at a shopping mall along Jalan Wan Alwi last Thursday night was arrested by police yesterday morning. The suspect, from Siniawan, Bau was picked up by a police team from Kuching District Police Headquarters after receiving information

Blood donation drive on 21 May

KUCHING: The Federation of Kuching and Samarahan Divisions Chinese Associations Youth Section, Sarawak will hold a blood donation campaign on 21 May from 9.30am to 2.30pm at 6th Mile Kuching Sentral. The campaign which is supported by one of the Federation Youth’s affiliated youth groups, namely Sarawak Hakka Community Association,

Four detained in connection to snatch theft, stabbing

KUCHING: Four suspects have been detained following a snatch theft incident on Wednesday night. A 21-year-old woman was waiting for her father outside Viva City to pick her up when a man came out of a car and snatched her handphone and fled. At 7.00am on Thursday, Kuching CID personnel