Cops on hunt for ‘tabung masjid’ thief
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Police have launched a manhunt for a man who stole from a mosque cash box also known as tabung masjid on Wednesday. District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said the complainant, a member of the mosque’s committee, had lodged a police report regarding the incident. The incident was noticed at approximately 8pm when […]
New cluster in Kota Samarahan
KUCHING: The State Health Department has declared a new cluster in Kota Samarahan called the Jalan Endap Sawit cluster. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said this was a workplace cluster involving an oil palm factory at Jalan Endap, Kota Samarahan. “Of the 48 individuals who were screened, 29 including the index case tested positive […]
Slightly injured drivers despite wrecked vehicles
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Two men escaped with minor injuries following a two-vehicle collision at KM17, Jalan Kota Samarahan-Sadong Jaya on Sunday. Sarawak traffic police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said they received a call from the public around 5pm alerting about the crash involving two cars. Investigations found that both cars were travelling in opposite directions […]
Three friends injured after car crashes into tree
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Three friends are lucky to be alive albeit with injuries following a car crash at Kampung Sigitin, Jalan Datuk Mohd Musa on Sunday (May 9). The accident happened around 2.20am when a car they were in, is believed to have gone out of control and crashed into a roadside tree. Firemen from Kota […]
Webinar on impact of pandemic on film industry
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A webinar entitled ‘Post Covid-19 Film Consumptions: Then, Now and The Future’ will be held on 29 April (Thursday), which will feature panel members with broad experience in the film and media industry. The event is organised by the Faculty of Applied and Creative Arts, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) in collaboration with TVS […]
Police hunt for two robbers
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Police are on the hunt for two men who robbed a grocery store at Kampung Empila here last Saturday (Apr 24). The incident happened around 3pm when the 55-year-old owner was taking care of her store alone. According to the complainant (owner), a car with an unidentified registration number pulled up in front […]
It’s terubuk season now
KOTA SAMARAHAN: With the onset of good weather now, many fishermen here and in Sadong Jaya are now selling fresh terubuk fish. A post on Facebook recently said many customers are making a beeline for Sadong Jaya where the fish are sold at very reasonable prices. According to the post, many people from Samarahan, Kuching […]
Stolen car found in river
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A car which was earlier reported stolen near a cafe here was found in the river at Muara Tuang ferry jetty by members of the public today (Apr 15). District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said the vehicle could have been deliberately ditched by the perpetrator or that the car fell into the […]
AnakSarawak community app to build a better community
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Sarawakians can better connect with each other on the AnakSarawak community and marketplace mobile application which is now available on Android and Apple. The community and marketplace mobile application platform was developed especially for the locals in Sarawak with various attractive features that focus on building a better community. Apart from being a […]
Sarawak eyes becoming global food production hub
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Cooperatives in Sarawak are urged to actively participate in the Sarawak government’s initiatives in developing the state into becoming global food production hub. Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (Medac) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said cooperatives have the resources to potentially be one of the driving forces in developing the […]
