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
KUCHING: Only 38 out of the 66 government buildings throughout Sarawak have obtained their fire certificates (FC). “The rest are still under annual inspection. Government buildings that still do not have a FC and fail to meet the ‘good housekeeping’ procedures, will be issued a notice. “We will advise them
KUCHING: There is still a need for more fire stations in Sarawak despite having auxiliary firefighters and community emergency response teams to complement the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba). Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this after he recalled a school fire in Betong being quickly put
KUCHING: All business premises, offices and factories which will not be operating during the Gawai Dayak break have been urged to ensure all their electrical appliances are switched off before everyone heads out. The call come from Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) director Datuk Khirudin Drahman to prevent any
PUSA: Swift action by a resident of Munggu Ruan longhouse in Muton managed to prevent the longhouse from being burnt down in an evening fire. The incident happened around 8.45 pm last Saturday (May 28) and firemen from Betong and Saratok stations were despatched to the scene, about 45 km from
BINTULU: Police here arrested a local man for suspected involvement in substance abuse yesterday. OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit in a statement, said the 31-year-old suspect was detained for inspection at the Wharf Penambang, Taman Sri Dagang. “The suspect will be investigated under Section 12(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952
SIBU: Police arrested two motorists for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Mabuk’ here recently. The operation was held in conjunction with Gawai Dayak celebration. Both drivers are believed to be intoxicated with the alcohol concentration exceeding the prescribed limit. They were taken to
PADAWAN: The community should be able to differentiate between cyber-crimes and burglary as the two are separate cases involving different breeds of suspect. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri explained that these two crimes are not the same because for burglary cases, the police know that the suspect
LUBOK ANTU: The army successfully thwarted an illegal entry attempt into Sarawak by nine immigrants via an illegal route today. The First Infantry Division in a statement, said all the detained Indonesians aged between 18 and 45, had since been deported to their country of origin after a police report
BINTULU: Narcotic police here arrested two men in separate locations on suspicion of being involved in substance abuse yesterday. Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit in a statement, said the suspects aged 22 and 29, were arrested around Kampung Baru and Jalan Tun Hussein Onn. “One of them will be investigated
