KUCHING: For 10 years, the job of cutting the grass along 700km of federal roads was awarded to only one company, revealed state DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen in a press statement yesterday. “This is in reference to the recent press statement of DAL HCM Sdn Bhd claiming that it
Minister of Finance Lim Guan Eng has yet again proven to the people of Sarawak that we cannot trust the Pakatan Harapan leadership, and in this particular instance, the DAP. Lim says Sarawak needs to pay a RM2.5 billion loan first before Putrajaya can agree to pay 50 percent of
KOTA BHARU: Two associations in Kelantan yesterday expressed shock over the resignation of the Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Muhammad V, as the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Sunday. They are Pertubuhan Peradaban Melayu Malaysia Kelantan (Peradaban) and Persatuan Siam Kelantan. Peradaban president Datuk A. Aziz Deraman said the decision to
BEIJING: A US guided-missile destroyer sailed near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea claimed by China as US officials join talks in Beijing during a truce in a bitter trade war. The USS McCampbell carried out a “freedom of navigation” operation, sailing within 12 nautical miles of
SINGAPORE: A fragile truce in Singapore’s founding family was shattered yesterday after state prosecutors alleged the wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s estranged brother may be guilty of professional misconduct. The allegations mark the latest flare-up in a bitter quarrel between Premier Lee, and his younger brother and sister
JAKARTA: A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the Indonesian coast early yesterday, sending residents running out of their homes, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit at a depth of 60 kilometres under the Molucca Sea, some 175 kilometres north northwest of the city of Ternate, according to
LIBREVILLE: Gabon foiled an attempted military coup yesterday, arresting several plotters just hours after they took over state radio in a bid to end 50 years of rule by President Ali Bongo’s family. Government spokesman Guy-Bertrand Mapangou told Reuters that four of the five officers who had taken over the
KATHMANDU: A Nepali spiritual leader believed by his followers to be a reincarnation of Buddha is under investigation over the disappearance of several devotees, police in Kathmandu said yesterday. Ram Bahadur Bomjan, dubbed “Buddha Boy”, became famous in 2005 after followers said he could meditate motionless for months without water,
JAKARTA: At least 32 people were killed by a landslide in Indonesia on New Year’s Eve, authorities said yesterday as they ended a week-long search for missing victims. Rescuers who have been pulling bodies from mountains of mud called off the search with one person still unaccounted for after heavy
Minister thinks bodybuilder can be youth icon KUCHING: Renowned bodybuilder, Buda Anchah, can be Sarawak sports youth icon. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said with his numerous outstanding achievements at the world and Asian-level competitions, Buda was certainly in a position to inspire them to progress in their
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