Police shoot down viral messages

KUCHING: Police have refuted two viral messages which stated only one passenger is allowed in a vehicle and compounds up to RM5,000 will be issued to those who are out and about after 10 pm. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail when contacted said that both information shared on WhatsApp were incorrect. “The text message […]

Mulu rep refutes PKR sec’s NCR claims

KUCHING: Mulu assemblyman Datuk Gerawat Gala has refuted Sarawak Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) secretary Joshua Jabeng’s recent remarks on Native Customary Rights (NCR) land. “The statement by Joshua who said that ‘not an inch of land has been returned to the native landowners’ is either a deliberate lie or completely misconceived.” Gerawat said the government […]

MetMalaysia refutes claim of Malaysia experiencing cold weather like in London in February

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (METMalaysia) has denied claims that the cold weather, like in London, will hit Malaysia in February. METMalaysia in a statement today said that such claims, which have been viralled on social media and the WhatsApp application, were false information that had been spread in 2016 and were re-posted. It […]

Masing refutes ‘back door govt’ accusation

KUCHING: When Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) accepted the invitation to be part of the federal Cabinet it had nothing to do with forming a ‘back door government’ or being undemocratic, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Jemut Masing.  He said it could not be undemocratic because all the Malaysian members of parliament (MPs) involved […]