Sarawak Hakka Community Association to hold gala dinner on Nov 26
KUCHING: The Sarawak Hakka Community Association will hold its double jubilee gala dinner on Nov 26. The dinner is set to take place at Kuching Chung Hua Primary School No. 3 at 6.30pm. “Hundreds of guests are expected, comprising representatives and committees of Hakka associations statewide,” said Kapitan Chai Yong Liang, deputy president of the […]
9-year-old girl killed in Gelang Patah road crash
ISKANDAR PUTERI: A nine-year-old girl died, while four others were injured, including two with serious injuries, in a road crash involving two cars at Jalan Ismail Sultan, East Ledang, Gelang Patah here last night. Iskandar Puteri Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Senior Fire Officer II Ahmad Nazran Omar said the girl, identified as S […]
Driver killed after jumping out of crashing lorry
GUA MUSANG: A driver died from head injuries after jumping out of his lorry when it skidded at KM 56 of Jalan Gua Musang-Lojing here at 9.15pm last night. The victim was identified as Badrul Hisham Kamaruddin, 24, from Machang. Gua Musang district police chief Supt Sik Choon Foo said the victim was driving the […]
Pedestrian dies after being hit by car at Jalan Banting-Kajang
KUALA LUMPUR: A pedestrian died while another suffered serious injuries after they were hit by a car while crossing the road at Jalan Banting-Kajang near here last night. Kajang police chief ACP Mohd Zaid Hassan said the incident occurred at about 9pm. He said initial investigations revealed that the two women, who are in their […]
Motorcyclist dies after crashing into road divider
PADAWAN: A local man died on the spot after his motorcycle is believed to have crashed into a concrete road divider along Mile 12, Jalan Kuching-Serian this morning. Padawan district police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the accident happened around 1.50am when the victim identified as Alvin Kajitan, 31, was riding his […]
At least four dead after boat sinks off Galapagos
QUITO: At least four people died after a boat sunk off the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific, officials said Monday. Two Ecuadorans, a Colombian and an American-Israeli died in the sinking, which happened overnight from Sunday to Monday, Ecuador’s foreign affairs ministry said. The ministry said it was working with the consulates of those countries […]
King, queen express condolences over Samy Vellu’s passing
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have expressed Their Majesties’ condolences to the family of Tun S. Samy Vellu who died today. A post on the Istana Negara Facebook account said Their Majesties expressed sadness at the passing of the […]
Queen Elizabeth II begins solemn final journey
BALLATER, United Kingdom: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II embarks on her final journey on Sunday with thousands of her mourning subjects expected to line her coffin’s route from the Scottish retreat where she died. The solemn departure of the queen’s oak casket from Balmoral Castle for Edinburgh marks the start of an odyssey of national mourning […]
Sebastian Ting’s wife dies
MIRI: After a year-long struggle with lung cancer, Datin Lim Siew Lee, the wife of Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) secretary-general Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew, passed away today. She was 65 years old. Ting and his wife had been married for 34 years when she died. Datin Lee leaves behind a daughter, four sons […]
Overhead power line incident victims identified
TANJONG MANIS: The Fire and Rescue Team identified the two men who died of electrocution after the excavator arm transported by their lorry got entangled with an overhead electric cable in Jalan Semalau, here. Tanjong Manis Fire and Rescue Station chief Wan Umar Wan Alek, said that from information obtained from the Police, victims were […]
