Wednesday, 16 July 2025

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State archery meet in August

KUCHING: The 20th Sarawak Outdoor Archery Championships will be held at State Stadium here from August 14 to 17. More than 150 participants from three centres in Kuching, Sibu and Miri are expected to compete in the event organised by Sarawak Archery Association and Sarawak State Sports Council (MSNS). Sarawak Archery

Felda United beaten 2-1

MIRI: Sarawak  President’s  Cup  squad defeated Felda United 2-1 in a match here on Thursday. Hendry Amir Simon scored the first goal  for Sarawak in the19th minute and midfielder Amir Amri Salleh put in the second  in the 53rd minute. Felda’s defender Mohamad Arif Asyraaf scored for his team in the

Dengue strikes dirty urban village

KUCHING: The dirty and mismanaged environment is affecting the scenery and attracting uninvited migrants such as flies, rats and Aedes mosquitoes. Kampung Ajibah Abol is in such a situation and because of that, it has become the latest place to see a dengue outbreak. Numerous dengue cases have been reported.

Temporary fire station brings relief to folk in Asajaya

ASAJAYA: The temporary fire station in Asajaya has already started its operations this month. “An early start is really out of necessity. One can never know when its services are called upon,” said Kota Samarahan MP Rubiah Wang in a recent statement. She said the station is very much awaited

Fishing for RM50k

SIBU: A whopping RM50,000 is up for grabs for the champion angler at the forthcoming Shimano International Surfcasting Challenge Cup 2019. The competition, to take place from 9am to 12.30pm on July 28 in Belawai, has so far attracted 600 people. “Since entry was opened last month, we have received

Students learn of O&G engineer’s career

MIRI: The Department of Petroleum Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering and Science of Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) recently hosted an industry talk by Abel Tan, a senior reservoir engineer at Sarawak Shell Berhad, for its students. The talk entitled “Life in an Oil and Gas Company from the

MCMC welcomes special packages for OKU

KUCHING: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) yesterday welcomed the announcement made by its minister Gobind Singh Deo regarding the implementation of special communications packages for the differently-abled (OKU). MCMC chairman Al-Ishsal Ishak acknowledged that the announcement was very timely and expressed confidence that the packages which were being

Pregnant woman in red zone following accident

KUCHING: A 25 year-old pregnant woman was admitted to the red zone at the Sarawak General Hospital for observation after a car she was in went out of control and collided with an oncoming car and a motorcycle yesterday. The accident occurred along Jalan Sultan Tengah, Petra Jaya at about

RTP projects progress as scheduled

MIRI: A total 54 rural transformation projects (RTPs) have been implemented for Sibuti electorate. It’s MP Lukanisman Awang Sauni said the RTPs are progressing smoothly when met after visiting four longhouses within Sepupok, Niah area yesterday. The longhouses he visited were Rumah Aron, Rumah Jelenggai, Rumah Malina and Rumah Enju.

Motorcyclists, pillion riders top road fatalities

KUCHING: Motorcyclists and pillion riders still top the list of road fatalities with 15 deaths recorded during the Ops Selamat 15 from May 29 to June 12 in conjunction with the Hari Raya festive season this year. Eight of the dead were motorcyclists and pillion riders. Sarawak Head of Traffic