KUCHING: The Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) is currently in the process of listing the endangered pangolin species under the ‘Totally Protected Wildlife’ category in the Sarawak Wildlife Protection Ordinance. “It is in the process now as we are amending the Wildlife Ordinance 1998. “We will include pangolin as totally protected
MIRI: The Sarawak Skills here kicked off a two-day Arduino Skills Programme (Program Kemahiran Arduino) on Wednesday (Jan 19). The programme is an important initiative to create interest on Industry Revolution 4.0 among secondary school students. Ten secondary schools are taking part, and the launch was officiated by Ripin Lamat,
KUCHING: Sarawak is set to become a destination of choice for both domestic and international travellers following a partnership deal between the Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) and the Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) to promote the state. The MoU was formalised on Wednesday (Jan 19) in Kuala Lumpur following the signing
KUCHING: Kuching City South mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng has thanked the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) for approving the Kuching City South Council’s (MBKS) application to set up a counter for Bantuan Keluarga Malaysia (BKM) 2022. Wee visited the counter, which was set up at the MBKS building lobby, on
KUCHING: Various interim measures have been taken to mitigate traffic problems caused by the delay in completing the upgrading of five roundabouts along the Kuching-Samarahan road. In a statement on Wednesday (Jan 19), the Public Works Department (PWD) said arrangements had been made for the department to take over maintenance
KUCHING: A 33-year-old Vietnamese woman was handed a fine of RM2,200 in default four months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court for soliciting for the purpose of prostitution here. Tran Thi Huyen from Hai Phong, Vietnam committed the offence at about 8.30 pm in a room at Hotel Hua Kuok Inn
KUCHING: A man was fined RM1,000 in default of 10 days’ jail by the Magistrates’ Court here n Tuesday (Jan 18) for punching another man. The accused, Lau Hui Lok, 49, was charged with committing the offence on April 13, 2018 at about 5.45pm at a house in Jalan Angsana
KUCHING: What was to have been a farmer’s normal hunting trip with two of his women relatives went tragically wrong when one of the women was killed and the other, injured. In the Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (Jan 18) was Domanic Ridis, 46, who was slapped with two charges. On
KUCHING: A 34-year old man will have to spend time in jail after the Magistrates’ Court sentenced him to seven months behind bars for stealing a water jet worth RM600. Taib Jamel, from Kampung Pengkalan Kuap in Kota Samarahan, committed the offence in front of a supermarket at Jalan Sultan
KUCHING: A 36-year-old man stands accused of raping his 12-year-old daughter at the family home in Bintawa last month. Under the law he can be jailed up to 30 years and also whipped should he be found guilty of the offence. The court released him on a RM15,000 bail with two
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