Cobbler and GOF member probed for killing bipolar man
PADAWAN: A cobbler and a General Operations Force (GOF) personnel have been arrested for allegedly killing a man with bipolar disorder. The alleged murder happened in the backyard of the victim’s neighbour’s house at Kampung Jawa Semenggok, Mile 12, Jalan Kuching-Serian here around 4.30pm on Thursday (Aug 26). District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan, who […]
Cobbler happy with new kiosk
MUKAH: A cobbler identified only as Alik was all smiles when he began his first day of operation at a new kiosk in the old town here today (July 2). He said he moved from the old location at the five-foot-way of Dalat and Mukah District Council (MDDM) dry market nearby on Thursday. Alik, who […]
A cobbler, just like his father
If you want to repair your shoes or handbag, where do you go? In Kuching City, you can go to a cobbler on the five-foot way or a cobbler shop. Leo-cobbler Shoes and Handbags Repair Service, located at an old shophouse at Jalan Ang Cheng Ho, is a cobbler shop which repairs not only shoes […]
Cobbler soldiers on despite pandemic
KUCHING: The shoe repair industry has been greatly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, and a well-known second-generation cobbler shop here is not spared. Leo-cobbler, established in 1994, believed to be the only shoe and bag repair store located at Jalan Ang Cheng Ho here has experienced a 50 percent drop in sales since the pandemic […]
Pandemic or not, hard-working cobbler slogs on
KUCHING: From 8am to 5pm daily, Bohari Repin would ride his motorcycle from his village Kampung Niup, Samarahan to Mile 2 here. In front of a 24/7 convenience store, he would set up shop, and wait for customers. Bohari, 53, has been making a living from repairing shoes since he was in his early 30s. […]
Cobblers need proper workplace
MUKAH: Cobblers in Mukah need a proper place to conduct their business. One of them Wahab Razak when met by New Sarawak Tribune yesterday really looks forward to a plan by a local representative to upgrade the former bus station area here into such venue. If the new location is claimed to be more comfortable, […]
Business picking up for cobbler
MUKAH: Cobbler Wahab Razak found it hard to cope with everyday life during the movement control order (MCO) which was enforced from March 18 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Throughout the period, he could not carry out his business as usual at the five-foot walkway of the dry market in the old town here. “It […]
