SIBU: The Magistrate’s Court here fined two lorry drivers RM5,500 each for exceeding the permitted weight limit while transporting concrete piles in November last year. Magistrate Onn Kerk Chern handed down the sentence after both men, aged 44 and 55, pleaded guilty to charges under Section 19(3) of the Commercial
KUCHING: Contesting for the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Bumiputera Wing’s vice presidency is about serving the party, not securing a ministerial position in the Sarawak government. This was made clear by newly elected PBB vice president Datuk Len Talif Salleh today (Feb 18). Len explained that his decision to
KUCHING: Newly elected Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice president Datuk Len Talif Salleh aims to strengthen the party’s leadership while nurturing young leaders for the future. His vision aligns with Premier and PBB president Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg’s leadership transition efforts. “I am already in
SIBU: A motorcyclist was killed on the spot after crashing into the rear of a five-tonne lorry along Jalan Tun Zaidi Adruce last night (Feb 17). Civil Defence Force (APM) Sibu district officer Major Wan Mohd Jabir Wan Mohd Badrudin said one of their teams, which was returning to the
LIMBANG: The body of a teenager, who went missing with his uncle while installing fishing nets in the river near Rumah Thaddeus Kampung Pulau Brunei on Saturday (Feb 15), was found today (Feb 17). A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the body of 16-year-old Joence Jordisone
KUCHING: Authorities have seized RM76.4 million worth of processed and unprocessed electronic waste (e-waste) components in a statewide integrated operation last Saturday (Feb 15). Codenamed ‘Op Hazard’, the operation involved personnel from the General Operations Force (GOF) 10th, 11th, 23rd, and 12th Battalions, Sarawak Department of Environment (Doe), and local
KUCHING: Twenty-two tenants, including four children, lost everything except the clothes on their backs when four double-storey houses at Lorong 10, Kampung Tabuan Dayak were destroyed by fire last night (Feb 16). Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the 9 pm incident, as all occupants –who were renting
KUCHING: Eight frustrated consumers have turned to the police after failing to get refunds from a Selangor-based travel agency offering Umrah packages, with losses amounting to tens of thousands of ringgit. The National Consumer Action Council (MTPN) Sarawak revealed that dozens more have filed similar complaints. Recently, its branch chairman
KUCHING: Forty-two new and experienced e-hailing drivers gained essential road safety knowledge during a Road Safety Seminar held at WJ Wego Driving School today (Feb 16). Organised by Maxim Kuching in collaboration with the Sarawak Road Transport Department (RTD), the first-ever seminar aimed to equip e-hailing drivers with critical knowledge
SRI AMAN: The Sarawak Road Transport Department (RTD) has issued a total of 26 non-compliance notices against motorists during an integrated operation here yesterday (Feb 15). According to the department, the operation was conducted with the Sarawak Immigration Department from 10 pm on Friday until 4 am on Saturday. Such
