BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS & NATASHA JEE KUCHING: Kuching City South Council (MBKS) aims to stop the usage of plastic straws and styrofoam containers at its hawker centres and markets, beginning this July. However, Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said before imposing this policy for coffee shops and restaurants under
ALOR SETAR: Two men and a woman have died in a fire at a karaoke outlet in Jalan Putra Mergong in Alor Setar, this morning. State Fire and Rescue deputy director Syufa’at Kamaron said the department received a distress call at 10.19am. A team of firemen from the Alor Setar
BY ANNABELL NAJA TOMMY KUCHING: Hope Place has helped a 74-year-old man who lives alone at a shop lot along the Kuching Waterfront. The non-governmental organization (NGO) immediately visited Yusof Reduan after receiving an urgent call requesting for food aid to be delivered to an elderly person “Hope Place is
BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS KUCHING: Construction of the Batu Kawah Multipurpose Sports and Community Hall at the abandoned Ang Cheng Ho Quarry is progressing well, said Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. He told this to reporters after launching the Earth Day programme organised by Kuching South City
BY NATASHA JEE & NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS KUCHING: The second COVID-19 booster dose is being rolled out in the state in order to build the body’s immunity to the virus and prevent a spike in cases, especially during the upcoming Hari Raya and Gawai Dayak celebrations. Deputy Premier Datuk Seri
BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS To describe kek lapis or Sarawak layer cake as an iconic Sarawakian dessert may not do it enough justice — it has become part of the Sarawakian identity. It is served not only during festive seasons such as Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Gawai and Christmas, but can
BY GABRIEL LIHAN KUCHING: The Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has called on the public to always be aware of information regarding escalator safety. DOSH director Dr Nor Halim Hasan said escalator accidents have been quite common lately because a lot of people are out and about for Raya shopping. Halim said that
KUCHING: The construction of the new MEASAT-3d High Throughput Satellite East Malaysia Gateway in conjunction with the launch of the latest MEASAT-3d satellite in June will greatly contribute towards Sarawak’s goal in line with its Post Covid-19 Development Strategy (PCDS) 2030. Minister for Utility and Telecommunication Datuk Julaihi Narawi believed
KUCHING: The Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud received a courtesy call from Sarawak’s new Commissioner of Police Datuk Mohd. Azman Ahmad Sapri at his residence at Demak Jaya here yesterday. Mohd Azman, 58, was appointed the new Police Commissioner for Sarawak effective April 18th taking over
BY JASMINE BADUN KUCHING: Sarawak registered 151 new Covid-19 cases today, an increase of 12 cases from the previous day’s 139. This takes the total number of cases to 304,432. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 148 cases were in categories 1 and 2 while three were in categories
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