KUCHING: Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) defeat in the just concluded Johor election on top of other electoral defeats since 2018 must be a final wake-up call for PH, said Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii. “To do things differently, we must bring fresh perspectives to the table. PH needs to lay
TATAU: Police are looking for a theft suspect who failed to turn up for trial in the mobile court bus of Tatau District Police Headquarters (IPD) on January 24. Tatau police chief DSP Jame Reis said the male suspect being tracked down was identified as Franky Lasan, 37, of Rumah
KUCHING: The proposal to close pig slaughterhouses in Sibu and use the incineration method for pig carcasses may be costly and impractical given the large number of pigs raised, said Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom. The Modernisation of Agriculture and Regional Development Minister stated that the Sarawak Veterinary Services
KUCHING: The Salvation Army Boys Home Kuching needs COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test Kits. We are looking for sponsorship or donations of the self-test kits for our staff and children,” it said in a Facebook post recently. It added it needed constant supply of the kits for its 30 residents and
SERIAN: Narcotics police here arrested two local men for allegedly possessing drugs believed to be methamphetamine on Saturday (Mar 12). Serian police chief DSP Aswandy Anis, said the drugs weighing 12.84g and stored inside 22 straw tubes and 12 plastic packets, were seized as evidence. He said a raid was
BY AINI SELIKANG BINTANGOR: The My Rakyat Sales Programme, which provides an opportunity for local small entrepreneurs to promote agricultural products, has been well received by the public. Meradong Assemblyman Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing said through My Rakyat, the public has the opportunity to obtain essential goods and fresh products
KUCHING: The Sarawak Energy Appointment System, or SEAS, will be activated at the utility’s customer service counters at Sri Aman, Sibu Regional Office and Jubli Mutiara, Sarikei on March 15. According to Sarawak Energy’s General Manager for Retail, Ng Shou Fui, it will be activated at the three counters following
SIBU: Many areas here experienced a water supply disruption from 3pm today. In a Facebook post the Sibu Water Board (SWB) said it was due to repair works on a burst 24-inch main pipe near Jalan Dr Wong Soon Kai, opposite SMK Sacred Heart. The board added that dredging works
SRI AMAN: The Mobile Community Services (Mobile CS) programme, involving 22 government agencies from the federal as well as the state government was held at Dataran Terubok Lingga on Saturday (March 12). Organised by the State Treasury it is aimed at channelling information on the roles and services of the
MIRI: A man ran amok on Thursday evening after his father refused his demands for cash. The man also damaged several things at his family’s place in a longhouse at Taman Tuanku Abdul Rahman Lambir here. Following the incident, his father, 77, lodged a police report. Miri Criminal Investigation Department
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