KUCHING: A switch box of a building at Tasik Biru caught fire and caused quite a scene on Thursday. Sesco personnel alerted to the burning switch box disconnected power to the area and firemen called to the scene at 5.45pm doused the flame in minutes. It is not clear how
KUCHING: Sibu police have brought in a female witness for questioning regarding the case where a man was found dead with 12 bricks tied to his neck and waist at a private jetty in Jalan Lanang on Oct 14. State Deputy Police Commissioner Datuk Dev Kumar, when contacted yesterday, said
MIRI: Two residents from Pujut 4 and Pujut 5 here were shocked upon receiving letters issued by Syarikat Sesco Berhad (Sesco), asking for more than RM12,000 each in arrears. The reason given was for allegedly tempering with the meters. Frustrated as they were never given proof of the allegation, both
MIRI: The Miri Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) confiscated contraband cigarettes and beers worth RM6,537.22 with unpaid taxes amounting RM43,339.44 following a raid held on Wednesday morning. According to JKDM state director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha, the raids were conducted at one of the premises in Permy Technology Park at
KUCHING: Three persons were arrested for attempting to smuggle RM1 million worth of goods in three lorries into Indonesia on Wednesday evening. State General Operations Force (GOF) Battalion 11 commanding officer Supt Rosdi Inai revealed that they managed to intercept the attempt in a roadblock set up near Kampung Serikin,
ZURICH: Food group Nestle plans to return up to 20 billion Swiss francs ($20.13 billion) to shareholders over the next three years and reorganise its struggling waters business after organic sales growth slowed in the third quarter. Packaged food makers are branching out into new areas such as plant-based meat
SEPANG: As Malaysia gears up to welcome 30 million foreign tourists for Visit Malaysia 2020 (VM2020), AirAsia is urging airport operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) to urgently address the worsening congestion at klia2 immigration counters. In a press statement, AirAsia Malaysia CEO Riad Asmat and AirAsia X Malaysia CEO
KUCHING: Sarawak hockey’s outreach programme to rural areas has landed in Marudi but chief coach C. Sivasubramaniam — although satisfied of the work done — is still worried that it will go to waste. Having covered Miri, Sibu, Mukah and Long Lama apart from Kuching Division, the coaching clinic, which
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) will host an inaugural Unimas International Regatta 2019 at its Tasik Unimas here on Oct 19-20. A total of 12 categories will be competed namely IPT men’s dragon boat (12 rowers), IPT mixed dragon boat (12 rowers — 8 men and 4 women), 200m men’s
KUCHING: Two local football teams Sileng United and Fadzio FT will battle in the final of the Lundu League 2019 on Sunday. Both teams have equal winning chances for the Datuk Amar Jamilah Anu Challenge Trophy. On Friday, Jamilah who is Tanjong Datu assemblywoman received the challenge trophy donated by Lea
