KUCHING: Deputy Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Snowdan Lawan has demanded that Sarawak’s regressive policy requiring the use of Bahasa Malaysia (BM) in government be exempted or excluded. “There is simply no way we could avoid using English as our means of communication in the state.
KAPIT: The bodies of two children believed to have drowned on Gawai eve (May 31) at Nanga Semawang, Batang Rajang, were discovered this morning. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire Department operations centre said both victims were found at two separate locations around 7.15am. “Nine-year-old Damien Dashlley Sedan Donny, was
LUBOK ANTU: Seven persons who were reported to be floating in the waters of Aiman Resort last evening after their boat capsized have been found safe and sound. A spokesperson of the Sarawak Fire Department operations centre said they received a distress call about the capsizing event at 6.30pm. Firemen from Betong
MARUDI: Police here arrested a man in connection with a hit-and-run accident at Jalan Muhibah, Kampung Pemindahan Marudi last night. It was reported that the police received a call on the road accident involving a sport utility vehicle (SUV) and a motorcycle at around 7pm. A police team carrying out crime prevention
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) has relocated forty-four crocodile eggs found at a nest in Kampung Meranek, to a safer location away from the residential area. The corporation said the discovery of the crocodile eggs were made following public complaints. During the relocation process, the team managed to
SERIAN: Two motorcyclists were killed in a head-on collision after one of them decided to ride against the flow of traffic here today. Anthoneo Daxster Adlani, 19, and Isamuddine Suri, 33, sustained head and chest injuries as well as broken limbs in the 12.25am mishap at Km 55 Jalan Kuching-
KUCHING: Two 19-year-old hikers who had been missing since yesterday at Permai Rainforest in Santubong were finally found safe today by the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba). Today was the second day of the search for the victims, which was aided by the department’s Special Tactical Operation and Rescue Team
BINTULU: Police here arrested a homeless man for causing injuries to his friend under a bridge in front of the Sing Kwong Medan Jaya supermarket last week. Recently, a video of a homeless man being hit on the head by his friend on May 27 went viral on social media.
BINTULU: An 11-year-old boy died while four others were injured in a car-lorry crash at Jalan Pesisir Bintulu-Miri last Sunday (May 29). Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Bingkok John, in a statement, said the boy, identified as Micheal Tyson Unding Ngelai, succumbed to his injuries at 5.45 pm while receiving
KUCHING: Members of the public are invited to the Deputy Premier’s Gawai Dayak Open House on June 1. The open house, hosted by Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas and Dayak leaders in Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu (PBB), will be held at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) from
