Activist remanded for insulting the Raja Permaisuri Agong
KUALA LUMPUR: Activist Fahmi Reza Mohd Zarin has been remanded for a day to facilitate police investigation into a social media posting deemed insulting to Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Datuk Huzir Mohamed, in a statement today, said the remand order was obtained at […]
Imposition of MCO in Sarawak to be known tomorrow
KUCHING: Whether or not the movement control order (MCO) will be re-imposed in Sarawak will be known tomorrow. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas is scheduled to clarify the confusion over Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s announcement today Sarawak will be placed under MCO for two […]
Be rational in social media posts
MIRI: Residents in Beluru have been reminded to always think rationally before posting anything on social media platforms. Local Government Assistant Minister Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil said people must also maintain good manners on social media. “I also want to advise everyone to be wary of the slanders that are becoming more prevalent in social […]
Illegal to spread fake news
KUCHING: The public have been reminded not to spread fake Covid-19 news as it is illegal to do so and will only worsen the situation. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement today, pointed out that several agencies, organisations and companies had taken the initiative to create their own lists of Covid-19 high risk […]
Mega-size mural painting proposed
BATU NIAH: A mega-size mural painting themed with various uniqueness in the Subis district has been proposed. This special item is to be set up here in Batu Niah. Assistant Minister for Women, Family and Childhood Development Assistant Minister Rosey Yunus who disclosed this on Friday, said the proposal to set up a mural painting […]
Man arrested after running amok
MIRI: A man was arrested after running amok in the middle of the Miri-Bintulu Coastal Road near Kampung Terahad, Bekenu this morning (Sept 29). In the 11am incident, the man was seen wielding a machete and an oil palm spear (tombak sawit), and swinging the weapons at road users. His actions were video recorded, and […]
Health director responds to rep’s post
KUCHING: The State Health Department has assured that a person who came into contact with a Covid-19 positive patient would not be considered a case until further investigations have been done. Its director Dr Chin Zin Hing said this in response to Pending assemblywoman Violet Yong Wui Wui’s questions on her Facebook post. On July […]
Duo arrested for selling stolen property
KUCHING: Police, aided by social media, arrested two men for trying to sell off stolen property on Thursday. The property ― a wash basin and a toilet bowl ― advertised for sale via Facebook, were allegedly stolen from a house in a newly completed housing estate at Semariang here on Wednesday. District police chief ACP […]
Problem caused by heavy rain: Lee
MIRI: Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin yesterday clarified that the roof leakage video that went viral recently believed to be taken in Miri Airport was due to heavy rain. “That incident happened due to exceptionally heavy downpours causing the outlet being unable to cope and thus causing overflow of water, according to the […]
Cruelty in the name of vanity
BY C. VINOOTHENE KUALA LUMPUR: A few weeks ago, social media went abuzz after an animal activist posted about how her desire to launch her own line of faux eyelashes uncovered a dark secret. She wrote that a year ago, she had contacted a potential vendor for supply. Upon enquiry, she discovered that “mink lashes” […]
