Tuesday, 30 December 2025

Author: Aina Azizah Yeo

Ministry reaching out to travellers

KUCHING: Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) will continue to restore people’s confidence in travelling again, followed by plans to promote travel bubble with green zone countries. Its minister, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri, said the ministry needed to give assurance that the industry practised the new norms to ensure

Smart car park system launched

KUCHING: The Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) applauds Pay and Go Sdn Bhd for rolling out Malaysia’s first Licensed Plate Recognition (LPR) Smart Car Park system that integrates with e-wallet. The Pay and Go is a car park payment and management solution. SMA, the owner of Sarawak Pay e-wallet platform, welcomes

New application for devt of Dalat discussed

KUCHING: Two dialogue sessions have been held with residents of Kampung Baru Cina and Kampung Medong Hilir in Dalat by Dalat assemblywomen, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah yesterday. The sessions were held to discuss the new application for development for Dalat constituency as well as listen to problems and complaints from

DBKU Satok offices to relocate to Jalan Depo

KUCHING: Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) payment counter, Licensing division and Business Development division at the DBKU office, Satok here will relocate their operations to DBKU building @Depo at Jalan Depo, Petra Jaya on July 1. Office hours are subject to working days and office hours from Monday to Friday

Hospital seeks patient’s next-of-kin

KUCHING: Hospital Sentosa is looking for the family members of a patient, Aji Undi. According to a statement yesterday, the 53-year-old was placed in the forensic ward of Hospital Sentosa here since February 21, last year. The patient’s last known address was Rumah Achai, Sungai Sigu, Bintulu. The beneficiaries or

Soap, face masks for needy from Hope Place

KUCHING: Charity body Hope Place will distribute handmade soaps and face masks to families under its care. ‘Solution For Life’, a joint-venture project between Hope Place, Hilton Kuching and Eco Lab, has produced many handmade soaps since last year. “Hope Place will give out the soaps to the needy, including

Gasak, Aspirasi share same aspirations

KUCHING: Gabungan Anak Sarawak (Gasak) shares the same core policies with Aspirasi — which is to fight for the Sarawak referendum and its people, said Lina Soo, chairman of Gasak. “With representation in the Sarawak state assembly, this new coalition party shall pursue the Sarawak referendum to direct the Sarawak

New political coalition eyes Sarawak polls

KUCHING: A new coalition, Gabungan Anak Sarawak (Gasak), will be competing in all 82 seats in the upcoming state election. Gasak, if approved by the Registrar of Societies (ROS), will comprise five parties which are Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi), Sarawak Workers Party (SWP), Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak Baru (PBDSB),

2,565 people bleed for a good cause

KUCHING: The blood donation programme, launched by the Blood Bank of Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) at Kuching South City Council (MBKS) community hall here on March 24, attracted 2,565 donors. MBKS Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng revealed that the programme was a collaboration between the blood bank, Malaysian Red Crescent

RM55,350 worth of contraband seized

LAWAS: A total of 70,000 sticks of contraband cigarettes and 19 boxes of canned beer worth RM55,350 was seized during a raid at Kampung Tanjung Surabaya around 10.30 pm last Wednesday. The raid, codenamed ‘Ops Libas’, was conducted by Limbang’s 12th Battalion ‘C’ Inspection Branch of the General Operations Force