KUALA LUMPUR: A giant panda born in a Malaysian zoo celebrated her first birthday yesterday with a cake made of ice in front of adoring visitors. The adorable antics of the cub named ‘Adik’ clearly delighted visitors at Zoo Negara’s Giant Panda Conservation Centre (GPCC) as she whimsically played with
KUCHING: It’s a bountiful year, farmers and orchard owners should be laughing, but they are not. Their initial joy has turned to grief. They were happy when their fruit trees began flowering, but they are certainly not laughing all the way to the bank now because overabundance has caused prices
BEIJING: It took Smash customer Qiu Siyu just a few sharp blows with a baseball bat to wreck what looked like an old car radio, after which two friends battered telephones, audio speakers, rice cookers and even a mannequin. All three paid 158 yuan (US$23) to spend half an hour
KUCHING: A total of 73 Grade A and B contractors of Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) signed their annual-term contracts and took their oaths of commitment yesterday. MPP chairman Lo Khere Chiang officiated at the contract signing and oath of commitment at the MPP Council Hall. According to Lo, the oath-taking
KUCHING: A man failed to escape fate after he was involved in an accident for the second time in his life. Awang Kadri, who was left crippled due to the first accident which occurred years ago, was run over by a lorry yesterday at Kampung Rampangi at about 1pm and
KUCHING: A jobless man who reportedly robbed an elderly woman armed with a weapon was nabbed by police at his house on Sunday. Kuching police chief ACP Ng Ah Lek said the suspect with another man still at large went to the victim’s house in Petra Jaya on the morning
MIRI: The Sarawak government is committed to help low-income families by targeting to build 2,000 to 2,500 units of affordable houses, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said this during a press conference held after the unveiling of the booklet entitled “Demi Rakyat Sarawak – Inisiatif
KANOWIT: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) Flag Rally convoy was welcomed with a lion dance performance upon arrival at the waterfront here yesterday. The convoy boarded an express boat from Sibu at 9am to this town. It took the convoy about one and a half hours to arrive. The event
KANOWIT: The existence of unity in Sarawak reflects that Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is able to work as one entity. Machan assemblyman Allan Siden Gramong said one of the reasons the setting up of GPS was a success was because the four component parties comprising members of different races and
MIRI: Local community leaders lauded the launch of “Demi Rakyat Sarawak-Inisiatif Team Abang Jo” on Monday, saying it portrays Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg’s vision and mission to further develop Sarawak. “We definitely welcome the launch as it is about Sarawak’s development,” said Pemanca Wilson Siang Lim
