KUCHING: Ba Kelalan assemblyman Baru Bian is worried about the flood situation in Lawas. “I am alarmed and extremely concerned with the flood situation in Lawas,” he said in a statement yesterday. “I was notified that many villages and areas, including where my Lawas town house is situated in Siang
KUCHING: The RM200,000 in damages awarded to Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas will be donated to charity. Uggah, who is also Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) deputy president, is currently overseas said that the money will be donated to a charity organisation of his choosing. High Court
DEFAMATION SUIT KUCHING: The High Court here yesterday ordered former Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sarawak publicity chief Vernon Kedit to pay RM200,000 in damages and another RM40,000 in costs to Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas for defaming the later. Uggah had sued Vernon for calling him a
Cuepacs says financial aid shows state govt is concerned KUCHING: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services Malaysia (Cuepacs) Sarawak Branch thanked the state government for the RM500 financial assistance for federal civil servants in the state. Cuepacs Sarawak president Ahmad Malie said that the
KUCHING: Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus (Swinburne Sarawak) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Phuket Rajabhat University to develop academic, educational and cultural co-operation. Signing the MOU for Swinburne Sarawak was Swinburne Innovation Malaysia Sdn Bhd chief executive officer cum Future Projects director Professor Wallace Wong, while
SHANGHAI: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan recently led a state delegation to one of the top global producers of solar industry here to better understand its operations. Awang Tengah, who is also the Minister of International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development (Mintred) was
SRI AMAN: Longhouse residents have been urged to be thankful for their leaders’ services. Community Wellbeing Assistant Minister Datuk Francis Harden Hollis said, “Longhouse residents should be thankful for the services of leaders who truly help them.” Harden, who is Simanggang assemblyman, said this at the closing ceremony of the
UGGAH VS VERNON SUIT KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas’ defamation suit against former Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sarawak publicity chief Vernon Kedit will be decided today at the local High Court. High Court judge Ravinthran N Paramaguru, is scheduled to deliver his decision today at 11.30am.
KUCHING: The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) will be conducting an audit and inspection in stages on 256 agencies and companies with auxiliary police permits. Bukit Aman Crime Prevention and Community Safety (JPJKK) director CP Datuk Seri Rosli Abdul Rahman said, “There are 31,471 vacant posts in the auxiliary police or
KAPIT: A 30-year-old man was arrested on Monday for possession of drugs at Jalan Sungai Asap in Belaga. State Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) chief Supt Hasnir Abdul Hamid revealed that the team confiscated the drugs, believed to be syabu, weighing 32.63g with an estimated worth of RM4,900. Acting on