Two escape unharmed from burning lorry
SRI AMAN: A lorry driver and his passenger escaped unharmed as their lorry carrying oil palm suddenly caught fire at the Engkilili junction, Jalan Sri Aman-Betong on Monday (Jan 18). Sri Aman fire chief William Baheng said they received a distress call on the incident around 5.55am and deployed firefighters to the scene. Upon arrival, […]
Busy day for firefighters
KUCHING: A residential house in Jalan Kampung Hilir, Sri Aman was engulfed in flames while three other houses were badly damaged today. The incident happened around 12.20pm and the alerted firefighters who were deployed to the scene found that one of the houses was completely destroyed while other houses could still be spared. Sri Aman […]
Contraband beers worth RM75,000 seized
SRI AMAN: Several boxes of contraband beer worth more than RM75,000 were seized by Sarawak Marine Police during a raid at Taman Srijaya last Monday (Dec 21). A caretaker of the premises was also detained after he failed to produce any legal documents for the good. Sarawak Marine Police Regional Five commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said […]
Sri Aman raw water project to start soon
KUCHING: A raw water project costing RM145 million for Sri Aman division is currently in the tender process, said Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom. He said the project was necessary in order to meet the needs of Bayai Water Treatment Plant. “The facility will transfer water from Batang Lupar because the one […]
Three SK Jaong teachers’ quarters perish in fire
SRI AMAN: Three blocks of teachers’ quarters of SK Jaong were completely destroyed in an inferno at Kampung Jaong, Sri Aman last night (Nov 17). State Bomba operations centre stated that two distress calls about the incident were received around 7.30pm. A team of firefighters from Sri Aman fire station was immediately despatched to the […]
Sri Aman’s sixth flood of the year
SRI AMAN: Sixty-seven residents in TR Morin longhouse, Lingga, were affected by flash floods yesterday. According to the Department of Irrigation and Drainage Sarawak, this flood is Sri Aman’s sixth flood during the year 2020. The first flood occurred on the 5th of March, 2020, it’s second on the 11th of March, its third was […]
Don’t be deceived by opposition
SRI AMAN: Those in the rural community were told not to be influenced and deceived by the ideology of those who suddenly try to gain their support. They must reject any opposition party in order to ensure their (community members’) interests are secured. The opposition party does not have any master plan to develop Sarawak, […]
Seven injured in overturned bus
SRI AMAN: Seven individuals including a bus driver sustained injuries while two others were unharmed when the bus they were in overturned. This happened after an express bus they were travelling in, was believed to have gone out of control and crashed at Bukit Begunan, KM43, Sri Aman-Kuching Road on Monday (Nov 2). Sarawak Traffic […]
Harden visits suspension bridge
KUCHING: Assistant Minister of Community Wellbeing, Datuk Francis Harden Hollis, who is also Simanggang assemblyman, visited Rh Lichang suspension bridge at Entawa, Undop in Sri Aman on Tuesday. The Rural Transformation Project (RTP) in Simanggang constituency was completed at a cost of RM450,000. It was to meet the demand of villagers who had requested for […]
George Cross recipient passes away
PASSING OF A HERO KUCHING: The nation’s sole recipient of the George Cross medal, Datuk Dr Awang Raweng, has passed away at his son’s residence in Sri Aman around 2.15pm today (Sept 18). He was 91 years old at the time of his death. According to a statement issued by the family, the body of […]
