Tuesday, 24 March 2026

Author: Allan Jay

Parliament too cold?

Wan Junaidi rebukes PH MPs for poor attendance in Parliament KUCHING: Santubong MP Datuk Sri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has rebuked Pakatan Harapan (PH) MPs for using excuses such as ‘Parliament is too cold’ and fatigue for their poor attendance in the Dewan Rakyat. Wan Junaidi, who has been an

Arts sanctuary proposed

KUCHING: A sanctuary for the ‘unsung’ artists has been proposed for the arts community in Sarawak. According to Josephine June, the youngest daughter of renowned artist, the late Raphael Scott Ahbeng, Sarawak needs a sanctuary to preserve the works of local artists. “It could be like The Tate Gallery in

Man nabbed for possession of syabu

KUCHING: A 28-year-old man was arrested in Bako for possession of syabu during an operation conducted on Monday. The raid was carried out by the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department at a house in the village at 4pm. NCID Kuching department chief DSP Hasnir Abdul Hamid said the police found a

Trio injured in shipyard fire

DEMAK: Three people were injured in a fire that broke out on an empty oil tanker at a shipyard in Jalan Bako here. Bomba operation commander (Zone 1 chief) PgKB l Henderi Ardimansyah said the 8.45am fire yesterday occurred during the welding and cleaning process of the tanker. At the

Lorry laden with plywood catches fire

BINTULU: A lorry laden with plywood caught fire at Jalan Sungai Sebatang here yesterday. According to the fire operation commander, 20 per cent of the plywood were burnt in the 10.15am incident. A team of eight firefighters from Bintulu fire and rescue station (Bomba) led by PBK II Helman Main

A man of determination

Ahbeng’s death a great loss KUCHING: The late Raphael Scott Ahbeng was a man of determination and able to translate society into a form of abstract art. This was what Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg described the talented and well-established Sarawakian artist, who passed away. Abang Johari

RM2.2 mln liquor, cigs seized

Sarawak GOF scores another success in contraband fight KUCHING: The Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) has scored another success, seizing 8,952 cartons of contraband cigarettes and liquor worth RM2,267,760. The total figure comprised 512 cartons of liquor worth RM92,160 and 8,440 cartons of cigarettes worth RM2,025,600. A five-tonne lorry valued

Maintenance centre for hydrogen buses by year-end

KUCHING: Kuching will have a temporary maintenance centre for hydrogen buses by the end of this year. This was revealed by Foshan Feichi Automobile Manufacture (China) general manager Jiang Young yesterday during a courtesy call on Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin at Baitulmakmur building in Petra Jaya. The temporary

Sarawak Metro inks pact with China’s Feichi

KUCHING: A local company, Sarawak Metro Sdn Bhd, will be among the front runners in the sale of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in South East Asia, said Sarawak Economic Corporation Development (SEDC) chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Abdul Aziz Husain. A sole agency agreement for the sale of hydrogen fuel

11 stranded victims rescued

BAU: Eleven people were rescued after being stranded on the opposite side of a river at Adis Buan Resort, Kampung Segong here last Sunday. According to the Sarawak Fire and Rescue (Bomba) operation centre, they received an emergency call regarding the victims — 10 males and a female — trapped