KUCHING: The Persatuan Kebajikan Tiong Hua Islam Sarawak (Sarawak Perkhitis) here plans to erect its own building in the future. Its newly-elected president Mothada Lau said a piece of land had already been identified for this purpose and construction was expected to take off upon approval from the relevant authorities.
KAPIT: The rooftop unit of a commercial building was razed by a fire here yesterday. A spokesperson from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the department received a distress call about a pharmacy building being up in flames at 2.15pm. A team of firefighters from the Kapit fire station
MIRI: A DHC-6 Twin Otter has reportedly made a crash landing at Marudi Airport and skidded off the runway, killing three of its passengers. The aircraft, carrying nine passengers and two crews, veered off the runway while trying to land on Wednesday at 1.46pm. Prior to the incident, the plane
DALAT: A course on how to make homemande ice cream will be held tomorrow (Dec 15). With an entry fee of RM50, the course will take place at the Kampung Hilir Dalat community hall at 9am. Besides making ice cream, the course will also teach participants how to bake carrot
MUKAH: The spirit of Christmas had been very much felt by the locals since the beginning of this month, with most of the shopping outlets in town sporting festive decorations and Christmas songs being played through the stores’ speaker system. The festive mood was further amplified with house-to-house carolling conducted
MUKAH: Three students from MRSM Mukah scored straight A’s in this year’s PT3 examination. The three students are Alexander Sureng Saut, Marcella Sebi Juing and Hendra Lajang Suyau. However, school principal Zuraida Zaidi said that this year’s results showed a decline in the number of straight A scorers compared to
Humans can now hear the haunting, low rumble of wind on Mars for the first time, after NASA’s InSight lander captured vibrations from the breeze on the Red Planet, the US space agency said recently. The strong gusts of wind, blowing between 10 to 15 mph (five to seven meters
McDonald’s announced a plan on Tuesday for a phased reduction of antibiotics in beef, expanding a health-oriented reform to a new meat source other than chicken. The fast-food giant described a three-stage process where it would first undertake a study of its top 10 beef sourcing markets of current antibiotic
KUCHING: Vivacity Megamall will host “Christmas Fun 3.0” this coming Sunday (Dec 16). The event, organised by SUPP Pending Youth and Women, will commence at 1pm and end at 7pm. Organising chairlady Judy Kho said members of the public were encouraged to participate in all the games and win prizes.
MIRI: The Blood Donor Recruitment Committee of the Malaysian Red Crescent Miri District is organising a blood donation drive this Sunday (Dec 16). With a target of 80 pints of blood, the event will kick off from 9.30am to 2pm at the third floor of the Boulevard Shopping Complex, here.
