KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii should demand for more allocations in the upcoming Parliamentary sitting for the development of human resources in the police department in view of increasing safety issues in Kuching. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Youth chief Milton Foo said, “This is due to the
KUCHING: A total of 300 mangrove stems were discovered and seized by Sarawak Forestry Department (SFD) on Monday. According to a spokesperson, SFD conducted an inspection on a premises at Batu 6 1/2, Jalan Matang around 3.40pm. The mangrove stems were found hidden at the back of the premises. The
MIRI: A motorcyclist died while a passenger was critically injured in a road accident involving a four-wheel drive vehicle and a motorcycle at Jalan Batu Niah on Monday night. According to State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu, the incident occured around 9.30pm and the victim was
KUCHING: Sarawak Customs confiscated a container loaded with medicated samsu at Senari Port near here. Sarawak Customs director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha said the items numbering 1,000 cartons were valued at RM129,679.20 with a total tax of RM116,871.72. She said the seizure was the result of thorough inspection by
LUNDU: A man narrowly escaped serious injuries after his vehicle crashed into a ditch on Sunday. According to state Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu, the accident occurred around 5.30am at Jalan Lundu-Sematan here. It was told that the driver was on his way from Kuching to
KUCHING: Sarawak Customs struck gold once again in their mission against smugglers, this time confiscating a container full of contraband cigarettes. In a statement, state Customs director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha said officers had been monitoring a 20-foot container that was placed on the roadside in front of a
KUCHING: An explosion here caused a 45-year-old man to suffer injuries to his hand and leg. The incident occurred at 11.30am yesterday at premises at Jalan Tun Razak. A team of eight firefighters from the Tabuan Jaya station and 10 of their colleagues from the Padungan station rushed to the
SAMARAHAN: Institute of Teacher Education Tun Abdul Razak (IPGKTAR) staffers have embarked on a mission to stop the use of polystyrene in food and beverage packaging at the campus. Director Anis Alisya Abdullah explained on Friday that the ‘No Polystyrene’ programme was a continuation of the ‘Say No to Plastic’
SPAOH: Several big “Projek Rakyat” (people’s projects) will be completed this year, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah. “Among them will be the new sub-district office costing RM5 million which is expected to be ready by September this year. “The next one will be the RM3.5 million Spaoh
SRI AMAN: The public are urged to take note of the services and assistance provided by the Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Children Development (KWKPK). Its assistant minister Datuk Francis Harden Hollis told members of the public this during a Chinese New Year dinner organised by SUPP