KUCHING: The Sarawak government through the Sarawak Volunteers and Yayasan Sarawak has provided financial assistance to between 10,000 and 12,000 Sarawak students studying at higher learning institutions. Chief political secretary to the Premier of Sarawak, Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman said that among the financial assistance provided are flight tickets whereby students
KUCHING: A new water technology prototype will be set up in Stumbin, Sri Aman, aimed at generating electricity using river water. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg explained that the new technology will be dependent on river water. “We use the water from the river, we pump
KUCHING: A water surge at a waterfall in Kampung Sebat, Sematan, resulted in the drowning of one man while another remains missing. The incident occurred at around 4pm today (Apr 12) when four men in their 20s were swept away by a water surge during an outing at the waterfall.
KUCHING: A two-vehicle collision near Sungai Alit along Jalan Bintulu-Sibu has resulted in one fatality and left 10 others injured. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said it received a distress call about the accident at 2.25pm today (Apr 12) and promptly dispatched firefighters from the Selangau
KUCHING: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for a 48-year old ferry helmsman, Lin Jarak, who went missing on Monday (Apr 8), is ongoing into its fifth day. Despite intensive search operations, which included surface searching up to 15 kilometres from the incident site using villagers’ boats, there have been
KANOWIT: A cat that was trapped inside a drain at Lorong Kuini 30, Jalan Teratai Taman Lucky here today (Apr 12) was successfully rescued by personnel from the Civil Defence Force (APM). APM Officer Lance Corporal (PA) Jennifer Ungang said they received a distress call at 2.25pm from a passerby
SIBU: The police here are actively searching for a 23-year-old Indian national who fell off a boat at Sungai Maaw Road Jetty. The missing man, who worked as a crew member in a shipping company based in Sibu, went missing yesterday (Apr 11) at 10.30am, according to Sibu police chief
KUCHING: Sarawak’s own airline company could be operational by next year, says Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said the acquisition of MASWings Sdn Bhd by the Sarawak Government is proceeding with the technical stages that would be completed by August or later this year, paving
KUCHING: Premier of Sarawak Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg brought festive cheer to thousands at his second day of Hari Raya open house at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) today (Apr 11) with lively song performances. Abang Johari entertained the crowd with a rendition of the classic
KUCHING: The Sarawak government is looking into feasible mechanisms that would spur forward dilapidated projects in schools and clinics. In stating this, Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said proper mechanisms and streamlining processes would expedite the provision of proper facilities for medical officers, nurses, teachers and
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