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Longer remand for job scam suspect

KUCHING: The main suspect in a job scam will be further remanded until April 30 to facilitate investigation. Sarawak Commercial Crimes Investigation Department (CCID) head Supt Mustafa Kamal Gani Abdullah said the remand order was granted by Kuching Court assistant registrar Aida Montong yesterday. The application was made under Section

Help curb violence at workplace, officers told

BETONG: Officers of the Health Ministry can do their part to curb violence in their workplace. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said to do so they must first know what constituted such violence and the issues involved. He said this when officiating at the Sarawak Nursing Professional Association

Three police reports lodged

KUCHING: A 54-year-old housewife is at her wits’ end after a peeping tom took pictures and also video recorded her while she was taking a shower in a bathroom near her house at Taman Sukma, Jalan Sultan Tengah here on Thursday morning. The woman said while she was taking a

Man nabbed for drug possession

KUCHING: Padawan police confirmed that a suspect has been arrested for drug possession and remanded for further questioning. Padawan deputy police chief DSP Merbin Lisa said on Thursday afternoon that the suspect was arrested in front of a flower shop at Mile 8.  Upon inspection, he was found with 5.31g

Airport not a waste of money: MP

MUKAH: Mukah requires a complete and efficient transportation system, said Mukah MP Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib. Hence, she stressed that the ongoing construction of the new Mukah airport was timely and not a waste of the government’s money as alleged by certain quarters. “With the completion of education centres and

State honoured by royal visit, says chief minister

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has described the King and Queen’s visit to Sarawak as a historic moment for the state and its people. He said Sarawak was deeply honoured to have been picked as among the earliest destinations by the royal couple for their nationwide

PH’s approval down to only 39 percent

KUCHING: Public approval for the Pakatan Harapan government is now only 39 percent compared to 71 percent in August last year, according to a nationwide survey conducted by independent pollster Merdeka Center in March. The survey also saw 46 percent of Malaysians expressing satisfaction towards Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamed’s

Songket keringkam goes for Unesco recognition

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg welcomed Sarawak’s songket keringkam nomination for Unesco recognition under the Representative List Convention 2003. Interviewed by the National Heritage Department at his office at Wisma Bapa Malaysia recently, Abang Johari said the state government saw the songket keringkam as part of

Sarawak wants neither Bill nor existing Act: Chong

KUCHING: The state legal profession is against the extension of either the newly drafted Legal Profession Act (LPA) or the existing one (LPA 1976) to be extended to Sarawak. This message has been duly conveyed to Law Minister Datuk Liew Vui Kiong, said state Pakatan Harapan chairman Chong Chieng Jen.

Another systematic attempt to downgrade Sarawak: Lawyer

KUCHING: It would appear that the federal government has been resorting to any means to infringe upon Sarawak’s rights, said lawyer Soo Li Ching. Soo, a member of the Advocates Association of Sarawak, said the emergence of what looks like a draft of the Legal Profession Bill 2019 is another