Dzulkafli new 1st Infantry Div commander
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Major-General Datuk Dzulkafli Mustaffa has replaced Major-General Datuk Md Din Abu as 1st Infantry Division commander. A ceremony to hand over duties was held at Muara Tuang Camp here yesterday, and attended by Eastern Field Command acting commander Major-General Datuk Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan. Dzulkafli was born on Feb 23, 1963 in Kubang Pasu, […]
Hit-and-run victim admitted to SGH
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A 43 year-old motorcyclist who was involved in a hit-and-run incident was admitted to the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) Accident and Emergency Department red zone on Wednesday (Jun 17). The victim Fazdly Ahim was rear-ended by a lorry along the Jalan Kota Samarahan – Sadong Jaya (nearby the Summer mall roundabout). State Traffic […]
Traffic lights will solve congestion woes in Kota Samarahan
KUCHING: Traffic lights set up by the Public Works Department (JKR) in Kota Samarahan will help ease traffic congestion in the area. Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman, Datuk Peter Minos revealed that the traffic lights would be set up at five roundabouts — three within MPKS’ jurisdiction and two in Kuching South City Council […]
Covid-19 screening and ‘drive-thru’ centres closed
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Covid-19 screening and ‘drive-thru’ centre at Kota Samarahan Civic Centre was closed temporarily to allow cleaning and sanitisation work to be carried out today. The process was done in collaboration with the Health Ministry (MOH), State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) and the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) from the 1st ‘Battalion Ubat’ […]
No overpricing in Sarawak
KOTA SAMARAHAN: No case was recorded in Sarawak involving price control and price tag during spot checks conducted by the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) from May 20 until Thursday (May 28). Its minister Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi said since the enforcement of the Festive Seasons Maximum Price Scheme (SHMMP) for Hari […]
Duo arrested for alleged involvement in burglary cases
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A 56-year-old local man and a foreign woman, who started a fire in a locked room at Taman Desa Ilmu, have been arrested for their alleged involvement in several burglary cases around Kota Samarahan. On Tuesday, a distress call was received by the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) at 4.50pm by a […]
25 motorcyclists on joy ride compounded
KUCHING: Twenty-five motorcyclists were compounded for travelling from Kota Samarahan to Simunjan without a permit on Tuesday. Sarawak Deputy Police Commissioner, Datuk Dev Kumar said that among them was a police personnel from the Kota Samarahan district headquarters. “The motorcyclists were stopped by a police team conducting a snap check at KM1 Jalan Tun Openg, […]
Samarahan goes green
KUCHING: Samarahan Division is now designated a green zone after no new Covid-19 cases were recorded there in the past 14 days. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas announced that the state recorded no new cases of Covid-19 for the seventh consecutive day yesterday. The total number of cases remains […]
Four injured in road crash
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Four men suffered injuries after two vehicles collided at KM34, Kota Samarahan-Sadong Jaya road on Saturday. State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the accident occurred around 11.20am, involving three 21-year-olds in a Myvi car and a 39-year-old man in a Proton Wira. It is learnt that the youths […]
Council distributes 26,000 face masks
SAMARAHAN: Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) yesterday received 26,000 face masks from the Sarawak government and began distributing them to households in the area. The free face masks were part of the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance Package. MPKS chairman Datuk Peter Minos said that each household received a pack of six face masks, since Kota […]
