Thursday, 7 August 2025

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Thai cops kill smuggler in massive meth bust

BANGKOK: Thai cops shot dead a smuggler and seized 15 million meth pills at a checkpoint in Thailand’s portion of the “Golden Triangle”, officials said yesterday, the latest death in an intensifying drug crackdown. Millions of dollars worth of methamphetamine pour into Thailand each week from neighbouring Myanmar, where drug

Battle of four S’wakians for Chief Minister’s Cup

KUCHING: The Chief Minister’s Cup 2018 Sarawak Muaythai Championship will see four Sarawak athletes competing in the 66 Kg category. Among them are Morris Hii Zhen Wei from D30 Miri Muaythai Club, Jordan Bokoet Ak Herman (Bau Muaythai Club), Abang Muhammad Uqail Abg Mustapha (Sarawak Warmonger Club) and Roslan Johani

DGCC to host 2019 S’wak International Junior C’ship

KUCHING: Sarawak Golf Association (SGA) had recently announced that next year’s 21st Sarawak International Junior Golf Championship is to be held at Damai Golf and Country Club (DGCC). This was revealed by SGA president, Hoan Kee Hock during the closing and prize presentation ceremony of this year’s event which was

Talented people needed for hospitality industry: CM

KUCHING: The state is aiming to get the right and talented people in the hospitality industry, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. “It is important for the state to get the right people to work in the hospitality industry with knowledge on the environment. The right people

US woman sues Hilton for $100m over nude shower video

NEW YORK: A Chicago woman is suing Hilton Worldwide for $100 million saying that she was filmed naked in the shower by a hidden camera while a hotel guest – in footage uploaded with her name onto multiple porn sites. The unnamed plaintiff sued the hotel giant for negligence citing

Explosion occurred in the midst of a meeting

KUCHING: Staff members of NeNe Chicken Restaurant at CityOne Megamall was in the midst of a meeting when the explosion occurred at the outlet last Tuesday. The meeting was to finalise  preparations and get the employees ready for its first day of business the next day, said State Fire and

Take workplace safety seriously: Dr Sim

KUCHING: Everybody has been urged to pay serious attention to safety in their workplaces wherever they may be. “No one should take safety-related things for granted,” said Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian, yesterday. He was visiting the families of two local persons, O Kui Lim,

Assemblyman visits gas explosion victims

KUCHING: Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang visited the victims of the CityOne Megamall gas explosion at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) here yesterday. During the visit, Lo said at the moment all the victims were in a stable condition. “I have visited 14 victims, some are badly burnt but they

Man goes missing in boat capsize

MIRI: A 55-year-old man has been reported missing while his wife survived after their boat capsized in the Baram River in Marudi. The incident occurred on Wednesday when the couple was returning from their orchard located downstream of Kampung Long Pilah. In the 6.30pm incident, Lian Ngau from Long Pilah,

Nada nabs two for keeping shotgun, drugs

MIRI: A home-made shotgun, ammunitions and a number of drugs were found by the National Anti-Drugs Agency (Nada) Miri branch, following the arrest of two men early Wednesday morning in Kampung Sepurau, Sibuti. The suspects, aged 35 and 37, were nabbed in a house at 12.43am (December 5) said State