Author: News Desk

Chong says DAP best safeguard for public funds

KUCHING: The Democratic Action Party (DAP), to date is the best protector of the nation’s wealth and public funds, claims State DAP chief Chong Chieng Jen. He said this is the view held by the people as the party retains its integrity and principles — despite it being scapegoated by

More calls for women reps

KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Women’s wing has joined in the call for more women to be fielded as candidates in the coming elections. Its chief Kho Teck Wan, said there were many qualified women in the state who could become excellent peoples’ representatives. “As a woman in politics,

JKKKs get project green light

By Nur Ashikin Louis & Nur Shazreena Ali BETONG: The village security and development committees (JKKKs) in Sarawak have been given the green light to implement rural transformation projects worth up to RM200,000. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said such projects must be implemented on gotong-royong basis or

Police to monitor all lottery premises

SIBU: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) will conduct periodic monitoring of all lottery premises here to ensure public compliance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) under the recovery movement control order (RMCO). Sibu district deputy police chief Supt Collin Babat said the monitoring would be conducted three times a day

Put pre-schools on hold

KUCHING: The state government has been urged to put pre-schools on hold until it is really safe for the children to resume classes. Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU) president Macky Joseph said it would be very difficult for very young children (preschoolers) to follow the standard operating procedures (SOPs) at such

State Library to hold a virtual talk session

MIRI: The Sarawak State Library (Pustaka Sarawak) will be conducting a virtual ‘Librarian Talk’ session where an exclusive interview will be conducted with librarians and support staff of Pustaka Sarawak on June 23 at 10am. The purpose of the virtual talk is to highlight the functions, services and achievements of

Fire razes abandoned house

BINTULU:  An abandoned double-storey house at Kampung Baru was razed by a fire on Saturday (June 20).    According to sources, a group of homeless people have been living there for some time prior to the incident. A team of 15 firefighters from the Bintulu Fire and Rescue Station, led

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra?

APPARENTLY Techradar says there is a leak which includes hands-on photos and a partial specs list. The leak comes from @UniverseIce (a leaker with a good track record) on Twitter on June 19, and you can see the images below, showing off the alleged Note 20 Ultra’s all-screen look, but

Drink driving dilemma

BY DR NAVIN C NAIDU Much is being discussed and debated today about this new nuisance threatening to escalate into a nightmare. Everyone seems to bear the brunt of blame — the manufacturer, the distributor, the retailer, the seller and the willing buyer — and no one is strictly liable

June bills show actual electricity consumption

KUCHING:  Sarawak Energy’s electricity bills received in June reflect adjustments for actual electricity consumed for the relevant period, following three months of estimated readings as a result of suspension of actual meter readings due to the movement control order (MCO) and conditional movement control order (CMCO). Over the MCO period,