SEBUYAU: A female passenger died upon impact when the sport utility vehicle (SUV) that she was riding on collided with a lorry here yesterday. The accident, involving a Toyota FJ Cruiser and a 10-tonne lorry, occurred at 11.45am at Kampung Kakus junction. A team of six firefighters from Simunjan fire
KUCHING: Work on Satok suspension bridge’s faulty anchor block has started again. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing, who is also Infrastructure and Ports Development Minister, said he was told that the new design had been done and verified and work on the block is
KUCHING: The Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has yet to send any notice to Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) on returning the 1Malaysia Development Board (1MDB) fund. This was stated by party president Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing on Monday when met by reporters after he officiated at Public
KUCHING: Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Malaysia continued its effort to give back to the Sarawak community by donating RM18,000 to charitable homes and organisations throughout the state. Four beneficiaries recently received Christmas and New Year donations from KFC Malaysia as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative. The recipients
State-owned Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (Petros) is asserting a greater role in Sarawak’s oil & gas exploration and production activities now that it has been awarded licences. Initially, the onshore mining licences granted to Petros cover Limbang and Baram areas in the northern region. The Sarawak government’s award of such licences
Abang Johari has also questioned the validity of the 1974 Petroleum Development Act which was passed by Parliament during the Emergency Proclamation period from 1969 to 2011. The Emergency Proclamation was abolished in 2011. In his Christmas message, Abang Johari said Petros would soon be given another task — to
SIMUNJAN: Sarawak Police Commissioner (CP) Datuk Ramli Din made a working visit to Simunjan police headquarters last Friday. He was greeted by Simunjan district police chief DSP Merbin Lisa and 50 police officers. Apart from visiting the headquarters, he also attended the ‘Rindok Digital’ programme at Dewan Mesra, which Chief
SIMUNJAN: The Simunjan police headquarters Customer’s Day programme received a positive response from the public on Saturday. Held in front of the old Simunjan market from 9am to 12pm, the programme saw 100 people attending the event. Simunjan Police chief DSP Merbin Lisa, in a statement, revealed that a total
KUCHING: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as the interim Education Minister has been urged to ensure that the right education policies are in place with his past experience as education minister in 1974. Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU) president Macky Joseph said this when commenting on the recent announcement on
KUCHING: Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn Bhd handed out ang pows and mini hampers to 400 needy elderly citizens here, yesterday. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng officiated at the 33rd Sports Toto Chinese New Year Ang Pow Donation Campaign here at Che Hia Khor Moral Uplifting