KUCHING: Police arrested a 36-year-old man suspected to be involved in several snatch theft cases, at a renowned hotel here on Thursday (Sept 17). Acting district police chief Supt Merbin Lisa told that the arrest was carried out by the district’s Crime Investigation Division (CID) around 11.10pm after obtaining information
KUCHING: Krew Kelana Laut F Petrajaya presented assistance worth RM2,200 to 11 poor households in a ‘Simpulan Kasih Pengakap’ programme held at Kampung Semariang here on Wednesday. According to the programme leader Huda Fakhira Bolhi, each household received assistance of about RM200 in terms of food aid and cash. She
Miss Universe Malaysia KUCHING: Francisca Luhong James will be entered in the Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR) as the first woman of Dayak descent to hold the title of Miss Universe Malaysia. The lady who is of Kenyah, Kayan and Iban descent beat 17 other contestants at the beauty pageant
PASSING OF A HERO KUCHING: The nation’s sole recipient of the George Cross medal, Datuk Dr Awang Raweng, has passed away at his son’s residence in Sri Aman around 2.15pm today (Sept 18). He was 91 years old at the time of his death. According to a statement issued by
KUCHING: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Sarawak will give its full support and cooperation to assist the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government in the coming state election, said its chairman Jaziri Alkaf Abdillah Suffian. He noted that GPS is one of the coalitions under the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN)
SARATOK: A body was found floating at Sungai Kampung Alit around 10am on Friday (Sept 18). The body belonged to a victim of a sinking boat due to typhoon when fishing near Alit waters near here last Wednesday night. According to Sarawak Bomba Operations Centre, the body was identified as
BINTULU: A search and rescue (SAR) operation was activated by the Sarawak Maritime Headquarters here at 3.10pm on Thursday (Sept 17) for two missing anglers. The boat carrying the two anglers was suspected to have overturned and capsized while on the way from Kuala Serupai Jetty, Tatau to a nearby
PADAWAN: Unity, mutual respect and love for the country ensure the harmony of a plural society, thus must be maintained, said Federal Deputy Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Willie Mongin. “Do not be easily influenced by various efforts that lead to the collapse of unity and peace. “Everyone needs to
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded one new positive Covid-19 case here today, bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 701. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement, said the case was an imported case of a local female engineer from Cheras, Selangor. “The case entered Sarawak
KUCHING: The Sarawak Health Department will conduct contact tracing for a case confirmed to be positive by the Sabah Health Department. According to Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), the department on Sept 15 was informed by the Sabah Health Department about a confirmed Covid-19 case. The case is an engineer
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