Community policing team stops crime as it happens
KUCHING: The efforts and cooperation between the public, Sarawak Community Policing Association (SCPA) and Bintawa police station had led to the arrest of two crime suspects in the area. SCPA secretary David Xavier Hii Chin Loung said on Jan 8 at about 1.24pm, a resident of Bintawa reported about persons behaving suspiciously outside gated premises […]
Intensifying efforts to track smuggling planners
KUCHING: Efforts will be intensified to track ‘local coordinators’ or planners who are behind the smuggling of undocumented immigrants into the state. The army will work closely with the intelligence agencies and police in bid to nail down the culprits, said newly promoted Army Eastern Field Commander, Lieutenant General Datuk Mardzuki Muhammad. “We’ll take firm […]
Pandemic mgmt. committee to assess feasibility of holding GE during covid-19
PUTRAJAYA: The Pandemic Management Strategic Committee will look into the feasibility of holding the general election (GE) in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, said Election Commission (EC) chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh. He said the committee comprises the National Security Council (NSC), the Ministry of Health (MoH), the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA), the […]
Navigate carefully along Sarawak River
KUCHING: Mariners and river users are advised to navigate with extreme caution and to reduce their speed when navigating along Sarawak River between 8am and 3pm this Sunday. Sarawak Rivers Board said in a statement today this was due to the Giant Fresh Water Prawn Competition which would be held in the vicinity of Masjid […]
Companies donate food to students
MUKAH: A total of 10 companies have contributed to Politeknik Mukah (PMU) Food Bank programme worth about RM15,000 since February this year. These include two government-linked companies (Balingian Energy Mineral Sdn Bhd, Bintulu Ports Holdings Berhad), a plantation company (SOP Plantation (Balingian) Sdn Bhd), a supermarket (Nam Leong Department Store Mukah), two bakeries (Azka Cake […]
State needs at least 54 fire stations
KUCHING: Sarawak requires at least 54 fire stations to operate in response to various cases statewide. Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) state director Khirudin Drahman said there are currently 34 fire stations that are operating in seven zones — six in Kuching (Zone 1), five in Samarahan (Zone 2), three in Sri Aman (Zone 3), 11 in […]
Co-operate to avoid election amidst pandemic
GERALD Rentap Jabu (PBB-Layar) has called for co-operation from opposition leaders in the state to avoid holding a state election amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. “I ask of the opposition leader Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh (PSB-Bawang Assan) and Sarawak DAP (Democratic Action Party) leader Chong Chieng Jen (DAP-Kota Sentosa), both of whom have made public […]
Move to copy Singapore-style Islamic school
KUCHING: The state government is studying to establish cooperation with Madrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah, Singapore to develop international standard Islamic education here. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said this would be applied to the secondary school level to equip Sarawakians with knowledge of both the world and the hereafter. “I have instructed the […]
Aspirations achievable with grassroots’ cooperation
SIBU: Community leaders at the grassroots level are urged to always be in line with the aspirations of the government. These aspirations are achievable with the cooperation of all those at the grassroots level, said Assistant Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research Dr Annuar Rapaee. Such cooperation is important in order to realise the […]
Our co-operation will see us through
KUCHING: The strong cooperation between the components of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will enable Sarawak to sail peacefully towards developed status in 2030, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. He therefore called upon the component parties to continue to work as a team in order to bring more development to Sarawak and […]
