Mechanic loses RM41,980 in loan scam
SIBU: A mechanic lost RM41,980 after falling prey to a loan scam. Sibu District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit, in a statement today, said the 45-year-old victim came across a loan advertisement on Facebook on Feb 28 and was immediately taken in. “He wanted to apply for a sum of RM40,000 to pay off […]
Ismail Sabri sues Anina over defamatory remarks on Facebook
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob is suing former Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Wanita chief Anina Saadudin for allegedly defaming him on Facebook and accusing him of being incompetent in discharging his duties during the implementation of the movement control order (MCO). Ismail Sabri, 61, filed the suit in his personal capacity through Messrs Kesavan on […]
Environmental, conservation activists invited
KUCHING: Environmentalists and cultural conservation activists are invited to participate in a virtual dialogue session on ‘Tales from the Mountains’, which will be streamed live on Facebook 5 December at 8.00pm. Organised by Sarawak Eco-Warriors (SEW) in partnership with Kuching Beach Cleaners, the session is hosted in conjunction with the International Mountains Day. During this […]
Fake news causes stir among Mirians
MIRI: Fake news on Covid-19 that has gone viral on Facebook on Tuesday (Nov 17) has caused quite a stir among Mirians. The news was posted on Facebook by someone named ‘Jenifer Lawrence’, which claimed that a tourist bus has been used to transport 46 passengers from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (by land) to Miri recently. […]
Maintain ‘gotong royong’ culture
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian has advised the people to maintain the culture of ‘gotong-royong’ (mutual assistance). The Local Government and Housing Minister said the ‘gotong-royong’ spirit was not just about getting jobs done but was also a platform to bring people together. “We live closer to each other than before, but we […]
Is it wrong?
KUCHING: Pending assemblywoman Violet Yong has been asked to explain why it was wrong for the Sarawak United People’s Party Kuching branch chairperson Datuk Lily Yong and her team to go round promoting the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) logo with the cross mark “x” in a box next to it. A political secretary to the […]
Multilingual road signs to continue
KUCHING: Having multilingual road signs is a tradition that Sarawak has practised in the past and will continue to do so now and in the future, said Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. In a Facebook post on Wednesday (August 5), he said appropriate languages were used for road signs […]
Health director responds to rep’s post
KUCHING: The State Health Department has assured that a person who came into contact with a Covid-19 positive patient would not be considered a case until further investigations have been done. Its director Dr Chin Zin Hing said this in response to Pending assemblywoman Violet Yong Wui Wui’s questions on her Facebook post. On July […]
Duo arrested for selling stolen property
KUCHING: Police, aided by social media, arrested two men for trying to sell off stolen property on Thursday. The property ― a wash basin and a toilet bowl ― advertised for sale via Facebook, were allegedly stolen from a house in a newly completed housing estate at Semariang here on Wednesday. District police chief ACP […]
Cops to quiz Al Jazeera
DOCUMENTARY ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS KUALA LUMPUR: The Al Jazeera news channel and one of its journalists will be called up by the police this week for investigation over a documentary that the Malaysian government has slammed for portraying what it claimed to be an inaccurate picture of the treatment of illegal immigrants during the fight against […]
