Quiet Nowruz celebration for foreigners in Malaysia, two years in a row
By Rosmalis Anuar KUALA LUMPUR: Nowruz (also spelled Norouz, Norooz, Navruz, Nauryz and other variants), celebrated this Sunday, is the most cherished of all Persian festivals and an important holiday in Central Asia, the Balkans, Caucasus, Middle East and other regions. Not many are aware that Nowruz is also celebrated in Malaysia by those coming […]
60 babies born on New Year’s Day
KUCHING: While most people were celebrating New Year’s Day, government hospitals in the state were kept busy with 60 babies — including twins — born on New Year’s Day. Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) recorded the highest number with 30 babies born — 17 boys and 13 girls. The first baby born that day at 12.03am […]
JPJ issues 335 summonses
KUCHING: The state Road Transport Department (JPJ) was kept busy on New Year’s eve. A total of 335 summonses were issued to traffic offenders during Ops Ambang Tahun Baru on Dec 31. JPJ director Mohd Syafiq Anas Abdullah said the statewide operation began at 9pm and ended at 11.30pm. A total of 646 personnel from […]
Car catches fire
KUCHING: Firefighters in the state might have had a less hectic year end, but still they were always prepared for any eventuality. Bomba personnel were summoned to put out a car fire along Jalan Riih Mongkos, Serian at 8.25pm yesterday (Dec 31). Firemen from the Serian fire station were despatched to the scene and they […]
Hoping for a better 2021
If there’s one thing that most of the world can agree on this year, it is that 2020 has been challenging. Amongst all other things, the unexpected surfacing of the Covid-19 pandemic surely takes the cake for total domination of the entire year due to fear of its catastrophic health outcomes. The pandemic has, over […]
Police on the lookout on New Year Eve’s
KUCHING: The police will be deploying teams from the Criminal Investigation Department and Narcotic Crime Investigation Department as well as additional armoured vehicles to ensure that the public adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) on New Year’s Eve. “The police would like to remind everyone that New Year celebrations involving large crowd and fireworks […]
Sarawakians’ wishes for 2021
BY NUR SHAZREENA ALI, DUWIN UDIH & MARGARET RINGGIT KUCHING: This year has been a long and challenging period because of the Covid-19 pandemic which has brought major economic destruction and despair to the whole world. In Malaysia, for Dec 28 alone, 1,594 Covid-19 cases were reported, bringing the total tally of confirmed cases to […]
One park, four reserves open on New Year’s Eve
KUCHING: Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC), controller of 46 national parks, five wildlife sanctuaries and 15 nature reserves, has announced that it will only allow one Nature Park and four nature reserves open to public on New Year’s Eve. On the sites that will be opened that day, Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) will have all other […]
Private New Year gatherings allowed
KUCHING: Sarawakians are allowed to hold private New Year gatherings, said Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and Kuching North City Commission) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. He stressed that those planning to usher in 2021 in groups must comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the State Disaster Committee […]
Looking forward to a great new year
The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals. — Melody Beattie, American author I’m looking forward to a great new year. We will be bidding farewell to 2020 in four days’ time and welcoming 2021, a brand new year. […]
