Saturday, 18 April 2026

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State records 500 to 600 breast cancer cases a year

KUCHING: At least one person a day will be diagnosed with breast cancer in Sarawak, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Sri Fatimah Abdullah. According to her, over 5,000 cancer cases are recorded each year and out of that number, 500 to 600 of them

MAI, Swinburne to collaborate on Transport Innovation Centre projects

KUCHING: The Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) and Swinburne University of Technology (Swinburne) will collaborate again next year for the second edition of the Transport Innovation Centre projects offering about 20 fully-sponsorship spots for the post-graduate programme. Chief executive officer (CEO) of MAI Datuk Madani Sahari said the spots will be

Five more winners from Boulevard weekly lucky draw

MIRI: Another five lucky winners have been chosen from Boulevard Shopping Complex’s ‘Shop & Win’ Christmas weekly lucky draw. In its second week, Chia Mee Yun was among the five to have walked away with the lucky draw prizes along with Teo Tee Kia, Hung Ing Mei, Lai Pek Wei

Indonesian man found dead in rental room near Satok Flyover

KUCHING: A man believed to be 34-year-old Indonesian citizen was found dead hanging in his rental room near Satok Flyover here on Sunday. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Assistant Operations Director Tiong Ling Hii when contacted informed that they received an emergency call at around 11.31pm on Sunday. “A

Clean compounds keep Aedes away, says Health Office rep

MUKAH: Flower pot containers have been identified as among the most common breeding grounds for the Aedes mosquito, said Mukah Division Health Office (PKBM) representative Phua Ah Peng in a ‘gotong-royong’ (work party) event here on Sunday. “The most important thing now is to keep your house compound clean. Aedes

Provide conducive environment for children to study

KAPIT: Administrative officer in charge of social development at Kapit Resident Office Belayong Pok, called upon parents to provide an environment that is conducive for their children to be able to study at home. “Education starts at home and parents are their children’s first educators before receiving their formal education.

Combined teams emerge XCR champion

KUCHING: A combination of cyclists from team Thailand and Johor National Team broke the dominance of Giant Team to become the Champion for the Cross Country Relay (XCR) category during the Siol International Mountainbike Challenge (SIMBC) 2018. The combination of champion cyclists recorded 12 minutes 30 seconds to cross the

Willie retains Mambong post

KUCHING: Puncak Borneo Member of Parliament Willie Mongin has retained his seat as chairman of PKR Mambong (also known as Puncak Borneo) division when he was returned unopposed in the party elections yesterday. The deputy chairman’s post went to Iana Akam while the vice chairman is Joseph Akam. Willie said

Former Julau MP embroiled in heated argument over PKR polls

SARIKEI: A former Julau member of Parliament was involved in a heated argument with a PKR member over the Sarikei division election. The latter lodged a police report over the incident. Sarikei OCPD DSP Awang Arfian Awang Bujang confirmed receiving a report. He said the 72-year-old politician had an argument

SPM exam from 13 Nov to 13 Dec nationwide

KUCHING: The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination will be held nationwide starting from 13 November 2018 (Tuesday) until 13 December 2018 (Tuesday). According to the press statement from the State Education Department a total of 36,106 students in the state have registered for the examaination. From that total number, 33,645