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Author: Sarawak Tribune

Longhouse residents get fire prevention tips

BETONG: Everybody must know what to do when a fire occurred at their respective places to prevent the situation from worsening. This is the advice of Betong Fire and Rescue chief Vincent Baling Yabi, saying the first individual nearest to the fire site should act efficiently. “Imagine, the distance of

UNIMAS VC launches code lab teaching, learning facility

KOTA SAMARAHAN: UNIMAS has launched its Computing Professional Development Lab (Code Lab), a teaching and learning facility for the Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology (FCSIT) commercial programmes. Vice Chancellor Professor Datuk Kadim Suaidi officially launched the Computing Professional Development Lab (Code Lab) at Faculty of Computer Science &

Scoot to commence Singapore-Miri service on Feb 23

MIRI: Travellers can book direct flight tickets from Miri to Singapore with Scoot Tigerair Pte Ltd (Scoot) starting Feb 23. Sarawak’s Ministry of Transport received a letter of confirmation from Scoot on their intention to mount twice weekly direct passenger air service between Singapore and Miri. It will operate every

Online gambling centres raided last night

BY GERALD GILLES KUCHING: Two online gambling centres operating in two different locations inside an apartment at Jalan Song here were raided simultaneously and successfully busted last night (Feb 1). Kuching district police ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the raid was carried out about 10.30 pm under Ops Ambang Tahun Baru

27 evacuated as floods hit Marudi

MARUDI: The water level in some areas in Marudi town is reported to be rising after the Baram River broke its banks due to the excessive rainfall over the past few days. However, floods in some of the affected areas in the district are reportedly subsiding. Meanwhile, the number of flood

Drivers lucky to escape serious injury in two-vehicle collision

SERIAN: Two men suffered light injuries in a two-vehicle collision along KM55, Jalan Kuching-Serian this morning (Jan 11). Sarawak traffic police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the incident happened around 8.40am when both vehicles—a Perodua Myvi and a Perodua Bezza—were travelling in opposite directions. Investigation found that the Bezza

Heightened alert system to be announced soon

REMBAU:  Health Minister, Khairy Jamaluddin, said that the Ministry of Health (MoH) will introduce a heightened alert system to detect early signs of an increase in Covid-19 cases in the country. He said through the system, the MoH proposed that some sectors would be tightened if there was an increase

More to enjoy high-speed internet soon

KUCHING: Another 11 state constituencies are expected to enjoy high-speed internet service provided by Telekom Malaysia (TM) Sarawak by the end of the year with more expansion being planned for 2022. So far, 65 out of 82 state constituencies have been served with high-speed internet service. Through their 84 nodes

MA63 Bill holdup a misunderstanding

KUCHING: The deferment of the proposed constitutional amendments relating to the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) was attributed to a misunderstanding by several Cabinet ministers. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, who remained optimistic that the Bill, which was supposed to be tabled in Parliament this week, said there

A well-thought-out Budget

KUCHING: The 2022 State Budget will minimise the long term or permanent adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on Sarawakians and Sarawak respectively, said Datuk Seri Doris Sophia Brodie. “I am of the view that it is a well-thought-out budget. It is people-centric and focuses on the wellbeing and livelihood