KOTA SAMARAHAN: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has approved RM5mil state’s allocation to Sarawak Tropical Peat Research Institute (Tropi) in appreciation of its success in turning Sarawak’s peat land into productive agricultural areas. He also pointed out that Tropi’s research had made planting oil palm on peat
KUCHING: When retiring Bukit Aman Management Department director, Datuk Seri Asri Yusoff announced that there was a shortage of manpower in 65% of police stations in the country, especially in Sabah and Sarawak where only five personnel handled a police station, a retired senior police officer from Sarawak immediately put
KUCHING: When 21-year-old waiter Charles Boromeo Markos saw a bag placed at a corner of a chair in his workplace early this year and unzipped it, he was surprised to find thick wads of Malaysian and foreign currency notes including a passport inside. Although money was something Charles needed most
Motorists see project solution to jams on Kuching-Samarahan expressway KUCHING: Overwhelming traffic jams can become unbearable and each day brings even more road users and traffic jams that congest the main road from Kota Samarahan to Kuching. At the end of the day, there’s nothing commuters can do about a
DAVENTRY (Northamptonshire): Firefighters are known for being selfless, brave people who save lives almost daily. So when they get alerted to a potential house fire, they make it their priority to get there as quickly as possible. But when one crew got to the scene of a suspected fire recently,
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) public complaints bureau chief Wilfred Yap educated house buyers to exercise their rights when there is a dispute between them and the housing developers, especially on the non-compliance by the developers according to the sale and purchase agreement. Yap said he had been receiving
KUCHING: Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) through TM Sarawak, is set to promote a digital lifestyle to the local communities with its latest offerings as the company will be participating in the upcoming annual Sarawak ICT Expo 2018 as the main telco sponsor. The event, one of the largest ICT showcases
MILAN: Chocolate spread Nutella has long had pride of place on supermarket shelves but faces imminent attack from an Italian rival usually found in the pasta section. Italy’s Barilla, known internationally for its spaghetti and maccheroni packaged in blue boxes, is preparing to launch a chocolate spread next year in
SERIAN: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is waiting for its official registration certificate from the Registrar of Societies (RoS) before embarking on its next step. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg yesterday told the media this after attending meeting at t h e Resident’s Office here. H e was
KUCHING: The state government’s decision to revive the Kuching Samarahan light rail transit (LRT) project is most desirable and no one should politicise its implementation. “It is an issue of real needs,” said Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS)chairman Datuk Peter Minos yesterday. “As I see it, if there is money
