BAU: Chinese New Year festivities here ended yesterday with a colourful Chap Goh Mei celebration in Siniawan Heritage Town which drew more than 3,000 people. The event also saw a Chingay performance that kept the local community and tourists spellbound as well as a lion dance and a traditional drumming
KUCHING: There was an increase in cancer cases in Sarawak, from 2,114 cases in 2021 to 2,619 last year. The Minister of Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah stated that this increase occurred more among women, with 1,461 new cases and 13,066 follow-up cases, compared to
KUCHING: Members of the public applauded the decision to legalise the sales of fireworks and firecrackers but the safety aspect should also be prioritised for the sake of the consumer. Recently, the Ministry of Home Affairs was tasked with coming up with regulations to licence the import and sales of
SARIKEI: Bomba rescued a man trapped in a lorry cabin after two delivery lorries collided with each other on the road. A call was received by Bintangor Bomba station at 12.53 pm yesterday regarding a road collision between two lorries at Jalan Bintangor-Sarikei. A team was mobilised to the scene
MUKAH: An old government quarters in Balingian here was razed to the ground in a wee hour fire today (Feb 4). A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from Mukah station were deployed to the scene after receiving a distress call around 4.02am. “On arrival, the
PADAWAN: The new Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) building in Semenggok will begin construction at the end of the year. MPP chairman Lo Khere Chiang said the project was still in the planning and design process as well as to review its budget. “We will also have to do a briefing
SERIAN: Two villages in the Siburan area have been affected by floods due to continuous heavy rain which began last night. The Civil Defence Force (APM) reported that by 12.30 am (Feb 3), heavy rain had caused water to rise in these villages. “In Kampung Mundai, water entered 15 houses,
BETONG: A 10-foot long crocodile has the Civil Defence Force (APM) to thank for after it was literally ‘let off the hook’ by the rescuers. The reptile got itself ensnared by a huge fishhook at the riverbank in Kampung Hilir and was unable to move. APM personnel were alerted to
KUCHING: The Matang District Scout Council (MPDM) paid a courtesy call on Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman, who is also the MPDM president, on yesterday (Feb 2). The delegation was led by Matang District Scout Commissioner Abdul Rahim Abol, aimed to brief Fazzrudin about the activities and programmes in Matang
KUCHING: Business chambers of commerce and industry associations applauded the state government’s performance in achieving the highest revenue ever in history. The Association of Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sarawak (ACCCIS) secretary-general Datuk Jonathan Chai opined that this was a positive sign for Sarawak. “Leaving aside whether the
