KUCHING: Sarakup Indu Dayak Sarawak (SIDS) is shining a spotlight on the powerful role of Dayak women in shaping Sarawak’s future as the state marks its independence anniversary today. Its chairwoman, Datuk Alice Jawan Empaling, said the association’s upcoming Triennial General Meeting will carry the theme ‘Segulai Sejalai – Unity
BAU: The General Operations Force (GOF) has arrested a local man for transporting 6,250kg of rice sacks without valid documentation last Saturday (July 19). In the operation carried out around 2 pm, the GOF 11th Battalion’s Intelligence Branch intercepted a lorry suspected of carrying rice without a permit. Sarawak GOF
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) has seized more than RM2.15 million worth of contraband cigarettes and beers in separate raids across Serian and Sibu last week. Sarawak GOF Brigade Commander SAC Dr Che Ghazali Che Awang said the raids also resulted in the arrests of six local men, aged
KUCHING: The Sarawak Patriot Association (SPA) has called on both the federal and state governments to turn aspirations of autonomy into reality by fully honouring the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) and the Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) Report. SPA chairman Datuk Dr Lau Pang Heng said that July 22 is a powerful
KUCHING: The Sarawak Federation of Chinese Associations (SFCA) hopes Sarawak will continue its strong momentum of growth and progress under the leadership of Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. SFCA president Datuk Richard Wee stated that Abang Johari’s vision had brought unity and purpose to the state’s
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) has seized over RM2.29 million worth of frozen food products in separate raids in Miri and Lundu last week. Sarawak GOF Brigade Commander SAC Dr Che Ghazali Che Awang said the operations codenamed ‘Op Taring Chiller’ and ‘Op Taring Awas/Batas’ also led to the
SIBU: A 21-year-old local man drowned while swimming at a public pool in Jalan Delta on Saturday night (Jul 19). Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said they received a report regarding the incident at around 8 pm from the victim’s brother, who discovered the man unresponsive in the water.
MIRI: A local man was killed in a workshop accident at a premises owned by a petrol company this morning (Jul 21). The victim, whose identity has not been disclosed, was pronounced dead after being pinned beneath a pickup truck. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they received a
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A teenager with disabilities (OKU) escaped unscathed while her mother was found unconscious after their car plunged into a lake at UNIMAS this morning. The incident happened at around 10.30 am when the Perodua Bezza, carrying the woman and her daughter, fell into the lake. The 17-year-old girl
KUCHING: A 52-year-old local man was arrested for allegedly damaging the windscreen of a parked car with a stone at Lorong 3, Jalan Central Timur yesterday (Jul 20). Kuching police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu confirmed receiving a police report lodged by the victim on the 6.20 am incident. According