KUCHING: A soldier died on the spot when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a school bus at Kpg Bratan, Jalan Puncak Borneo at 7.30 am yesterday. The deceased identified as Johari bin Safi, 36, of Tundong, Bau was heading to 10th Mile Bazaar when the accident happened. Due
MUKAH: A divisional level anti-Aedes spring cleaning programme will be held this Sunday at two housing estates in Jalan Desa Merpati here. The event known as `Program Gotong-Royong Mega 2.0 Perangi Aedes Peringkat Bahagian Mukah’ will kick off with the gathering of participants at Lane 2 of the road at
PETALING JAYA: Land Rover is bringing the Above and Beyond Tour to Malaysia to celebrate 70 years of adventure. This year’s tour will be held in Penang and Kuala Lumpur, providing participants with the unique opportunity to experience first-hand the signature capability and composure that is at the heart of
KUCHING: The five percent sales tax on petroleum products need not burden Sarawakians. Responding to Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali’s concern of the possibility of costs rising due to the extra tax imposed, Sarawak Institute for Public Affairs (SIPA) Director Philip Wong said it was only natural that
SANDAKAN: The setting up of a swiftlet nest processing factory in Batu Sapi near here will enable Bumiputeras in Sabah to penetrate the global market for the product. The Bumiputera-status pre-cleaned raw material processing factory, a joint venture between the Sabah Swiftlet Nest Farming Association and Syarikat AMG Advance Profitable Enterprise, has been operating at the Majulah Industrial Centre since August.
Humans have hankered after chocolate for centuries longer than previously thought, scientists said Monday, tracing the earliest known consumption of its key ingredient to more than 5,000 years ago in South America. Archaeologists have long believed that ancient civilisations in Central America started drinking concoctions of cacao — the bean-like
KUCHING: A creative art exhibition organised by students from Limkokwing Institute of Creative Technology (LICT) will be held this Sunday at the Plaza Merdeka Shopping Centre (Ground Floor) from 10am to 10pm. The exhibition will highlight three main programmes — Branding and packaging designs by students from Diploma in Graphic
TACLOBAN (Philippines): Philippine survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan recalled their terror and loss in memorial gatherings held yesterday for the thousands killed five years ago in the country’s worst storm on record. Then the strongest typhoon to ever hit land, Haiyan left more than 7,360 people dead or missing across
Archeologists in central China Tuesday believe they have unearthed a 2,000-year-old pot of wine that had been sealed and buried in a tomb. About 3.5 litres (118 ounces) of the yellow liquid, which officials said smelled strongly of Chinese wine when they poured it out, was discovered in a bronze
KUCHING: The Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (SHEDA) Kuching Branch 2nd Home & Property Roadshow 2018 has attracted 36 participants. The five-day roadshow which was launched by Minister of Local Government and Housing Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian at AEON Mall here yesterday is showcasing properties from Sarawak,
