Monday, 11 August 2025

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14 appointed to SGH Visitor Board

KUCHING: A total of 14 people from various agencies including non-governmental agencies (NGOs), and political parties of various professions have been appointed as members of the Sarawak General Hospital Visitor Board by the Health Ministry. Its minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad has been appointed as the president effective this

Lucrative jobs for local contractors

KUCHING:  Local contractors have a lot of opportunities to land themselves lucrative contracts from Sarawak Energy (SEB). This is because SEB is seeking to maximise local content and widen the pool of qualified contractors for its projects. Sarawak Energy Group chief executive officer Datuk Sharbini Suhaili said this is to realise

Take care of yourselves before others, women told

KUCHING: Women should take care of themselves before they can take care of others, said Law, State-Federal Relation and Project Monitoring Assistant Minister Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali. She said, “Women make up half of the population and the workforce. In order for them to contribute to their families, the

Miri records unhealthy API reading of 188

MIRI: The Air Pollutant Index (API) reading for Miri yesterday morning at 5am soared to 188, which is considered unhealthy. As at noon, the reading decreased to 172, but is still considered unhealthy. Over the past few weeks, bushfires and prolonged dry weather have led to increasingly hazy days and

Unlicensed bird’s nest company raided

SERIAN: A swiftlet bird’s nest company located at Taman Batu Gong, Mile 18, Jalan Kuching-Serian has been raided for carrying out the activity without a licence. The company was raided at around 10.30am following complaints by the general public of noise coming from the premises.  According to a spokesperson of

Jobless man arrested in drug-related raid

MIRI: A juice drink packet containing synthetic drugs powder known as methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA) was among the items seized by the district’s Narcotics Crime Investigation division on Thursday (April18) following a raided on a house at Lite Avenue Sze Chuan Road 2 off Airport road here. During the raid, the team

161 left homeless by fire

SIBU: It will be a bleak Gawai for 161 residents of Rumah Umpang, Ulu Bauh Celon in Selangau as their longhouse has been totally destroyed in a late night fire on Thursday (April 18) State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) in its daily update said they received a distress call

Drugs worth RM1,900 seized

SIBU: A 28-year-old man with six narcotics-related criminal records has been arrested at a house in Pulau Li Hua Island on Thursday afternoon for possessing six packets of the Methylenedioxymetha-phetamine (MDMA) drug. Sibu District Police chief, ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit, said a team of officers and staff of the Sibu

Restyled Hyundai Elantra launched with a bold new design

KUALA LUMPUR: Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) officially launched its redesigned Elantra yesterday with a revolutionary new exterior design and interior refinements. Hyundai’s C-segment sedan, the Elantra remains one of HSDM’s best sellers since 2012 and with the launch of this new bold design, HSDM aims to strengthen its presence in

Lucky customer wins new Ford Ranger Raptor

KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC), the sole distributor of Ford in Malaysia concluded its ‘Buy a New Ranger. Win a Ranger Raptor’ contest by rewarding a lucky customer with a brand new Ford Ranger Raptor – Ford’s ultimate high-performance pickup truck. Shahrul Iman bin Sulaiman from Pahang, who