State approves RM50 mln for repair of damaged infrastructures
KUCHING: The state government has approved the Emergency Response Works for damaged public infrastructure with a first allocation of RM50 million in 2023. Deputy Premier cum Infrastructure and Port Development Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the approval of this work will be under the purview of the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). Uggah […]
Blaze destroys kitchen of rental room
SIBU: The kitchen of a rental room at Jalan Lembangan, here was destroyed in a fire today (Nov 19). The 12.30am incident was reported by a neighbour who went to the Sibu central fire station. At the time of the incident, no one was at home. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) […]
7.6-magnitude earthquake hits east Papua New Guinea
PORT MORESBY: A 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit off eastern Papua New Guinea on Sunday, with locals reporting damage to buildings near the coastal town of Madang and further inland. The US Geological Survey, which reported the quake, issued a tsunami warning but subsequently said the threat has now passed. It did, however, note that there could […]
Fire causes big damage to workshop
SRI AMAN: A workshop at Kampung Pasir Panas was 80 per cent razed in a fire incident yesterday morning. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (BOMBA) said firemen from Sri Aman station were despatched to the scene after his department received an emergency call at 1.35am. By the time the firemen arrived, the […]
Cops pick up man for damaging ATM
PADAWAN: Police have arrested a man on suspicion of damaging a bank’s automatic teller machine (ATM) in Siburan. Padawan OCPD Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the 37-year-old suspect was arrested on Monday (June 27) at aound 9am. The suspect, who has no priors, will be investigated under Section 427 of the Penal Code […]
Strong winds damage roofs, walls of houses
PADAWAN: Strong winds damaged the roofs and walls of four houses in Kampung Mambong and a house in Kampung Sikog at Jalan Mambong-Sikog-Sarig last Sunday (Oct 10). Deputy Plantation and Commodity Minister Datuk Willie Mongin, in a Facebook post, said no injuries or casualties were reported as the victims managed to get out to safety. […]
Fire damages part of village hall
PADAWAN: A village hall at Kampung Petung here caught fire early Sunday morning (May 30). A spokesman from the State Fire Department operations centre said firemen from the Siburan station were despatched to the scene after a distress call on the incident was received at 3.45 am. The firemen arrived to find that the fire […]
Court orders Raja Petra to pay Lim Guan Eng RM600,000 in defamation suit
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has won RM600,000 in damages in his defamation suit against blog writer Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin over a series of articles alleging corruption in the RM6.3 billion Penang undersea tunnel project. High Court Judicial Commissioner Datuk Mohd Arief Emran Arifin made the decision while deciding on the […]
Strong damages three longhouse rooms
PAKAN: Three rooms in the 23-room Rumah Ningkan Janteng at Mile 4, Jalan Engkamop here were damaged by a storm Monday morning (Nov 16). Bintangor fire station despatched firefighters to the scene after receivinga distress call on the incident around 8.45am. On arrival, operations commander PPgB Nicholas Belulin was informed that one of the longhouse […]
‘Open apology, RM30 million or else face legal suit’
PETALING JAYA: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba is seeking an apology from the Center to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4 Center) and for it to pay him RM30 million in damages within seven days for linking him to the ministry’s contract for supply of Covid-19 equipment. Dr Adham’s lawyer, Nasser Yusof, of the legal firm, The […]
