Wednesday, 14 January 2026

Author: Allan Jay

Needy pupils receive school bags

PADAWAN: Pupils from three primary schools here received school bags courtesy of Persatuan Gerakan Kemajuan Kota Padawan in collaboration with Batu Kitang constituency. A total of 300 school bags were distributed to the schools namely SJK Chung Hua Batu 10 (150), SK Landeh (75), and SK St David (75). Batu

Help the needy, leaders urged

SEMATAN: Community leaders and village chiefs (KMKK) have been reminded of their important role in disseminating information on the government’s assistance to the needy. Assistant Minister of Community Wellbeing Datuk Francis Harden Hollis said they could assist in registering qualified children under their care for government aid. “This is because

Giving back to frontliners

KUCHING: Hope Place donated food items worth RM3,000 to frontliners at the Malaysia Medical Welfare Fund Sentosa Hospital branch yesterday. The local non-governmental organisation (NGO) presented the donation as a token of appreciation for efforts in battling the Covid-19 pandemic. The donation included biscuits, mineral water, noodles, malt drinks, and

Drown victim found after 3-day search

DARO: The body of 11-year-old Mohamad Amirul Dedy Susanto was discovered on Wednesday evening (July 22) after he was reported missing when he slipped and fell into the river at Kampung Hilir, Kuala Matu on Monday (July 20). The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said that the victim’s body

Nine new Covid-19 cases detected in Kuching

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded nine new positive Covid-19 cases, bringing the cumulative total of positive cases in the state to 628. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that the new cases were all reported in Kuching. Two of nine cases were imported from overseas — a local who had just

Man killed by falling tree

BAU: An elderly man was killed after a tree fell on him at Kampung Barieng Segong, Singai on Wednesday morning (July 22). Bau Fire and Rescue Station chief Tawang Lingem said that they received an emergency call that the victim Metih Rai @ Rais, 64 was crushed by a tree

17 fined for RMCO SOP violations

KUCHING: Seventeen individuals comprising 15 men and two women were issued with a RM1,000 compound fine each for failing to practise social distancing in two different eateries. Kuching District police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said that the first premises inspection took place on Tuesday night (July 21) around

Two men held for drug possession

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Police picked up two men for possessing drugs worth RM705 at the compound of a local university on Monday night (July 20). Kota Samarahan District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said that the arrest was carried out by a team from the Kota Samarahan Police Narcotics Crime Investigation

Vietnamese fishing vessels caught in Sarawak waters

BINTULU: The Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained two Vietnamese fishing vessels which were caught in the act of fishing illegally in our waters on Tuesday (July 21). The total value of the confiscated items was RM1.2 million. MMEA Bintulu Maritime acting director Commander Effendy Mohamed Fadil said the boats

Remember, wear your mask!

KUCHING: Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) Sarawak urged the general public not to be negligent and forgetful in adhering to the usage of face masks and to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to curb the spread of Covid-19. Its chairman Ahmad