Tuesday, 16 December 2025

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It’s to celebrate religious freedom free of bigotry and extremism: Uggah

MIRI: Despite the rain and strong winds which started barely five minutes after its flag-off, the nearly 45,000 participants from 15 churches persevered and went on with the Miri City Christmas Parade 2018 scheduled for 7.30pm on Saturday.The five-kilometre procession which started at Miri City Fan was flagged off by

Baru to open PKR Mukah office on Dec 20

MUKAH: Works Minister Baru Bian is expected to officially open Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Mukah Branch office this coming Dec 20. It is located at Sub-lot No 3, Block E, Lot 613 Block 76 of the Mukah Bio-Tech Economic Zone which is about 150m from the Mukah New Administrative Centre

Bersatu will complement PH parties in Sarawak

MUKAH: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) would complement well the existing Pakatan Harapan (PH) components parties here. According to state Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) deputy chairman and PKR Mukah Branch head Abdul Jalil Bujang, Bersatu’s presence would further strengthen PH in Sarawak. “I am sorry to say, it definitely and

Man caught shoplifting from convenience store

MIRI: A man made a dramatic escape after he was caught shoplifting in a store in Piasau on Friday morning (Dec 7). The suspect was reportedly caught stealing goods in the convenience store via a surveillance camera, prompting the store manager and a staff member to follow the suspect. According

MASwings to cease ops for eight domestic routes

KUCHING: Effective Jan 1 next year, MASwings will cease operations for eight domestic routes in Sabah and Sarawak. In a statement issued yesterday, the airline said the decision was decided by the government  represented by the Ministry of Transport (MoT), as part of the new Public Service Obligation (PSO) Agreement

It should have been me, mall owner cries

KUCHING: CityOne Megamall owner Stephen Long was all tears when he arrived at the house of Tchee Fah Hin, the father of Tchee Kiom Joong, 24, who was killed in the gas explosion in CityOne Megamall, yesterday. “I am very sorry uncle, it should have been me in the incident,”

Probe outcome with fire department

KUCHING: Police are still waiting for the outcome of the investigation by the Forensic Unit of the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) into last Tuesday’s blast at NeNe Chicken, CityOne Megamall here. State commissioner of police DCP Datuk Pahlawan Mohd Dzuraidi Ibrahim said pending the outcome, police were still classifying

Tarsealed road to Kapit by 2020

KUCHING: The drive to Kapit from Sibu will be in relative comfort once the Baleh Access Road (BAR) project is completed in 2020. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing said this shortly after he emerged from a briefing by Public Works Department (JKR) on works progress of

SUPP shifts focus to protecting state rights

KUCHING: Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) is focusing on protecting Sarawak’s rights and autonomy. Its president Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian said due to this, the party’s central working committee (CWC) that met yesterday spent most of its three hour session discussing the party’s strategy to realise a Sarawak for

STIDC revives risk management practices

KUCHING: The Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) held its 88th board of management meeting yesterday at Pullman Hotel Kuching. The meeting was chaired by its chairman Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. The members that met were Entrepreneur and Small Medium Enterprises Assistant Minister Datuk Mohd