Thieves target unoccupied homes
BY BARINA NANI ASAJAYA: Owners leaving their second homes unoccupied is among the factors that contributed to break-in cases in Samarahan. Samarahan district police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said most of the crime reports received from the community were related to property theft. According to him, theft was the main crime because most in Kota […]
Housewives attend graphic design course
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Twenty selected housewives joined a ten-day course called ‘Introduction to Graphic Design’ from August 17 to 28. The course was organised by Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Business School and fully funded by the Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) under the Housewives Enhancement and Reactivate Talent Scheme (HEARTS) at Unimas City Campus. The objective […]
Catalyst for entrepreneurs
D-VIRTUAL PARK KOTA SAMARAHAN: The RM13-million invested in Serba Dinamik’s D-Virtual Park at Jalan Meranek here would be a catalyst for many entrepreneurs, said Serba Dinamik Group Berhad chairman Datuk Abdul Kadier Sahib. The virtual reality theme park, according to him, was built by Serba Dinamik Holdings Berhad with virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), […]
Teenager killed in lorry-bike collision
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A teenage motorcyclist was killed in a road accident at Mile 10, Jalan Kota Samarahan-Sadong Jaya today (Aug 28). Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the tragedy occurred at 9.35am while rider was travelling from Asajaya. The lorry was also going in the same direction. The accident happened […]
New signboards on waste collection
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) will put up signboards at strategic spots in Samarahan soon to inform the public on its waste collection schedule. MPKS chairman Datuk Peter Minos said apart from the waste collection schedule, the signboards will include the contact numbers where complains can be directed to if waste collection is […]
Fire razes workers’ blocks
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Three out of four construction workers’ housing blocks at Lorong 1T, Taman Berlian, were engulfed in a fire on Monday. According to a spokesperson of the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, a distress call on the incident was received at 4.22pm. Following the call, two teams of firefighters from the […]
Kota Samarahan public’s SOPs compliance satisfactory
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Police are satisfied with the level of Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) compliance among residents here. Kota Samarahan district police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said thorough checks were conducted to weed out recovery movement control order (RMCO) flouters. “So far, (the authorities) had conducted checks in all places, covering areas of Kota Samarahan […]
Kota Samarahan council wants green zone status maintained
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) has intensified efforts to ensure that the green zone status is maintained. Chairman Datuk Peter Minos said MPKS had organised the Kongsi Rezeki Komuniti Niaga yang Lestari (Sustainable Business Community) post Covid-19 programme on Monday (Aug 17). He said the programme was organised to remind the residents here […]
Kota Samarahan will not be complacent
KUCHING: The people of Kota Samarahan will not be complacent in the war against the Covid-19 pandemic. Kota Samarahan Municipal Council chairman Datuk Peter Minos said despite the state’s status as a green zone, MPKS would continue to ensure compliance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) among its residents. “We in MPKS and Kota Samarahan […]
Samarahan, Lundu districts now green zones
KUCHING: The districts of Samarahan and Lundu have now been categorised as a green zone. This comes after no Covid-19 cases were reported in the districts for the past 14 days. However, Kuching still remains yellow, with one case reported in the last 14 days. “Serian District is also still a yellow zone. To date, […]
