Wednesday, 16 July 2025

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One dead, four injured in crash

BINTULU: A crash that occurred at Mile 22, Bintulu-Miri road on Thursday night left a pick-up driver dead, while his four passengers sustained bodily injuries. All five were male foreigners – three Indonesians (including the deceased) and two Bangladeshis. State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu

Man detained for drug possession

MIRI: A 39-year-old has been detained by the Narcotics Crime Investigation Division here yesterday morning for drug possession. The unemployed man was arrested nearby a quadruplex flat at Lorong 3 in Permyjaya. Police also seized drugs, believed to be syabu weighing 18.24g from the suspect. The drugs are estimated to

Man sentenced to 34 months’ jail time

MIRI: A 56-year-old man was sentenced to a total of 34 months’ imprisonment by two Magistrates’ Court here yesterday for three crimes of fraudulent land deal, impersonating a Road Transport Department (JPJ) officer, and selling a non-existent motorcycle involving a total amount of RM34,100. The accused Imran Othman Pawi pleaded

Batang Ai tilapia attracts China business group

KUCHING: A Malaysia/China joint venture business group, MatQtra International, is proposing to invest in Batang Ai tilapia fish commercial production via a collaboration with Sarawak Land Custody and Rehabilitation Authority (Salcra). The group executive chairman Tengku Ibrahim Petra and his deputy Zhang Rong Yang yesterday paid a courtesy call on

Ties with Huawei will continue, says CM

KUCHING: Cooperation between the Sarawak government and Huawei will not be affected despite the global pressure on the China-based telecommunication company. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg (pic) said the development of Sarawak’s ICT infrastructure, particularly on 5G with Huawei would go on. “Our side is not affected,

Two needy families receive school aid from Hope Place

KUCHING: Two families with schooling children have been selected by Hope Place to receive donations from the Food Aid Foundation Malaysia, a Kuala Lumpur based non-governmental organisation (NGO). The children were each given two pairs of school shoes and socks which were delivered by Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan recently.

RM10 subsidy for river travellers this Gawai, Raya

SIBU: Passengers of extra boats in the Sibu-Song-Kapit and Kapit-Song- Sibu sectors will get to enjoy a RM10 subsidy this festive season. However, the subsidy is only for passengers of the extra boats applied for by the operators and approved by the Sarawak Rivers Board (SRB). “The operators of the

European stocks sink at open as EU voting begins

LONDON: Europe’s major stock markets fell in initial trading Thursday after losses elsewhere, as voting kicked off in European Parliament elections. Investor sentiment remains dogged by frictions over the festering China-US trade war, dealers said. In opening deals, London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading blue-chip companies was down 0.5 percent

Oysters make a comeback — as water filters

In 1609, as Henry Hudson sailed his three-master into the harbour of what is today New York, the English naval explorer must have had a lot on his mind: Conflicts with Native Americans, the health of his crew, the still unsuccessful search for a sea route to Asia. One thing

Why you should be paying attention to your engine’s rev counter

Most vehicles have a speedometer and a rev counter for the driver to not only tell how fast they are driving, but also how many revolutions per minute (RPM) the engine is doing. Drivers often ignore their RPM gauge, but it’s actually important to keep an eye on it, as