KUCHING: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department has confiscated 980,400 smuggled cigarettes that were kept in an abandoned shop at Jalan Penrissen. “A thorough inspection of the shop revealed that the cigarettes of various brands had not passed Customs for non-stamp tax. “The value of the cigarettes amounted to RM88,236 and
KUCHING: Youth have been urged to take part in charity work to help the less fortunate. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said this when met by reporters after officiating at a Chinese New Year Alms Giving event at Lim Fah San Monastery yesterday. “Here, we
KUCHING: A total of 70 underprivileged students of Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Merpati Jepang here received back-to-school items yesterday. Batu Lintang assemblyman See Chee How officiated at the back-to-school programme along with Sarawak Penggerak Muafakat Nasional chairwoman Nurhanim Hanna Mokhsen and school headmaster Halim Borhan The back-to-school initiative is an effort
KUCHING: Putrajaya or the ministry that oversees the appointment of Tan Sri Dr Kamal Mat Salih as Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Board of Directors chairman must respect the convention of consultation. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said, “Whoever oversees the appointment of certain important positions
NEW UNIMAS CHAIRMAN’s APPOINTMENT KUCHING: The appointment of Tan Sri Dr Kamal Mat Salih as Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) board of directors chairman without consulting the Sarawak government is high handed and insensitive. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the appointment showed
KUCHING: Sarawak Customs successfully crushed an attempt to smuggle out 42 imported luxury cars on Thursday. State Customs director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha revealed that an operation was conducted on a warehouse around 11.30am. A car sales premises was suspected of smuggling luxury imported cars through a Pekema Licensed
KUCHING: Putrajaya should just give Sarawak back its autonomy including in education since it has consistently disrespected the wishes of Sarawakians. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said this when commenting on the appointment of Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) chairman Tan Sri Dr
SIMUNJAN: A fire caused by a gas cylinder was successfully put out by a homeowner early yesterday. The incident occurred at 6.40am at Rumah Panjang Kampung Kuala, Gedong near here. According to state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) officer PBK II Willian Boni Alah, the Serian fire and rescue station
New Unimas chairman KUCHING: The Sarawak government will seek clarification from the federal government on the appointment of Tan Sri Dr Kamal Mat Salih as the fourth chairman of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s (Unimas) board of directors. In a statement issued from the Chief Minister’s Office yesterday, it mentioned that they
KUCHING: There must be compliance to ensure the safety of a proper day-care centre, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “Every day-care centre or nursing home have to comply in terms of the size of area, floor space and the ratio of
