BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: A village in a conservative region of Indonesia is pulling the plug on wireless Internet after children were caught accessing porn sites instead of going to Koran study class, officials said Monday. Aceh province – the only region in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country that imposes
FUZHOU: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg who arrived in Fuzhou, China yesterday with members of his delegation were taken on a conducted tour of the NetDragon Virtual Reality (VR) Campus in Changle near Fuzhou, the capital city of Fujian Province. NetDragon is China’s leading company founded in
KUCHING: A press statement from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Betong division chief Vernon Albert Kedit has been described as “a desperate argument”. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) senior vice president Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof stressed that the statement was following the failure of Pakatan Harapan (PH) Sarawak, especially DAP and
TOKYO: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan held several meetings with Japanese investors here yesterday. The meeting discussed investment plans with several companies interested to invest in Sarawak held at the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) office here. Also present during the visit was Tokyo Halfest organiser
KUCHING: Stampin MP Chong Chieng Jen’s statement proves that he does not want to see the Sarawak Government generates extra revenue for the state. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) youth wing deputy chief Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman said that during the recent State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting, Second State Finance Minister
SIBU: A morning fire destroyed 50 percent of a salon at Jalan Mahsuri here yesterday. However, no casualties were reported. According to a statement from the state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operation centre, 16 personnel from Sibu Fire and Rescue Station and eight personnel from Sungai Merah Fire and
SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) will take strict action against litterbugs, said its chairman Datuk Tiong Thai King yesterday. According to him, the council had started the RM500 compound to those caught littering within the council’s jurisdiction since July 1, 2017. “Court action will be taken against those who fail
KUCHING: A 40-year-old local former convict was arrested in Batu Kitang Height here at 1.30pm on Sunday for stealing iron rods. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan who confirmed the case said the man previously was also involved in 10 drug cases as well as one case each on
KUCHING: With more than 5,000 years of history, the Chinese traditional medical practice, and now combined with science technology, has come into the community to benefit the people with better treatment. This was said by the Federation of Sarawak Traditional Physicians and Complementary Medicine board advisor Then Shui Ted at
KUCHING: A man was found dead in a hotel bathroom here by his wife around 10.30pm on Sunday. Prior to the incident, the victim and his wife were staying at a hotel on Saturday at about 1pm. Later in the evening, the wife went out to send their grandchildren home
