LUBOK ANTU: Lubok Antu MP Jugah Muyang said the Lubok Antu Phase II rural water supply project has been approved for implementation at a cost of RM117.837 million. He said the project’s status had been submitted on June 20, 2019 and a letter of acceptance is expected to be released
Cash-strapped suspect arrested for selling narcotics to supplement income MUKAH: Teachers aspire to educate, inspire and affect positive change, but one such educator here has given the noble profession a black eye. Purportedly due to low pay, a 49-year-old primary schoolteacher chose the despicable way of peddling illicit drugs to
KUCHING: Pigs in Sarawak are so far free from Japanese encephalitis (JE) viral disease. This was based on the monitoring by the Sarawak Veterinary Services Department (JPVS) on swine farms throughout the state. However, JPVS director Dr Adrian Susin Ambud said although no JE cases had been reported, monitoring and
KUCHING: Police have found the tailor’s cellphone whose body was found in a suitcase on a riverbank in Kampung Pangkalan, Bau recently. Head of Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department SAC Denis Leong Soon Kuai said the phone was found in a drain at Lorong Chawan 12 here. “Yes, we have found
KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) will not use the opinions of Datuk Joseph Entulu Belaun as its manifesto in the coming state election (PRN). “No, it is solely based on his opinion and PSB central committee has not made any decision about it in our manifesto,” said PSB Secretary-General, George
KUCHING: A private firm here has been slapped with a RM3,000 fine by the Magistrate’s Court for failure to register its business with the Social Security Organisation (Socso). The company, which deals with supply and sales of food items, accessories and products related to pet animals at Jalan Uni Central
KUCHING: Youth associations in Sarawak may be exempted from the decision to lower the youth age cap from 40 years to 30. This is in view of the fact that associations are registered under the Registrar of Societies (ROS), and the Youth Societies and Youth Development (Amendment) Bill 2019 only
KUCHING: The proposed amendment to lower the voting age limit from 21 to 18 has received positive feedback from Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) leaders. Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman said he was grateful and appreciative of the support from Sarawak leaders. “I had the opportunity to
KUCHING: The water supply problem along the Puncak Borneo area to Siburan was initially caused by the construction of temporary pipeline connection at Batu 10, Kuching-Serian road. The work to connect the broken pipe, which is within the Pan Borneo Highway project, was completed on July 3 but water was
KUCHING: Haj pilgrims from Sarawak for this year are reminded not to spread news in social media on the situations in the Holy Land (Mecca). Utilities (Electricity Supply) Assistant Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said such action would only complicate the situation and not solve it. “If there is
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