Saturday, 13 December 2025

Author: Alverdtekoster Anyap

Customs officers make major narcotics busts

KUCHING: The state Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) scored a major year-end success against narcotics when its officers busted three cases in separate raids from November to December. The total value of the drug busts amounted to RM238,510. JKDM Sarawak director Dr Ahmad Taufik Sulaiman said that all three cases

Five detained for transporting logs without permit

MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained a tugboat and a barge on suspicion of transporting logs without a permit, about 20 nautical miles off Kuala Sungai Miri yesterday. MMEA Miri director Capt (Maritime) Mohd Shafie Paing said they were detained at 10.30am during a routine patrol. The tugboat

Road closure due to procession Dec 26

KUCHING: Roads will be temporary closed to make way for the Hiang Thian Siang Ti Temple annual procession tomorrow (Dec 26). Acting Kuching district police chief Supt Merbin Lisa stated that the procession will start from 4.30 pm and is expected to end around 11 pm at the Hiang Thian

Several roads in city to close for temple annual procession

KUCHING: Roads will be temporarily closed to make way for the annual procession of the Hiang Thian Siang Ti Temple on Dec 26. The acting Kuching district police chief Supt Merbin Lisa, stated that the event would start at 4.30pm and be expected to end around 11pm at the Hiang

UNIFOR continues to make positive impact

KUCHING: The establishment of the Unit for Other Religions (UNIFOR) on April 27, 2017 has made a positive impact on the non-Muslim communities in Sarawak until today. This goes to show that the state government continues to safeguard the existing harmony among the multiracial society. In 2023, UNIFOR will receive

Family’s home totally destroyed in blaze

SERIAN: A family has lost its home after its one-storey house was razed by flames when they went out. The State Fire and Rescue Operations Centre (Bomba) received a call about a house on fire at 11.14 am this morning. A spokesperson for Bomba said firemen Siburan Bomba station and

Two arrested separately for drugs

BINTULU: Two local men were arrest by the police for involving with drug abuse activities and for the possession of drugs. In one of the cases, a 40-year-old local man was apprehended by police on December 21 (Wednesday) for the distribution and abuse of illegal substances at Paragon Bintulu area.

Stringent steps to curb road accidents during festive season

KUCHING: Christmas Day Ops will see stringent efforts taken by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) through its strategic enforcement literacy. Sarawak JPJ Director Norizan Jili said this follows the increased number of road accidents that has risen up by 0.70 percent up to September alone. He said based on police

Woman driver dies in collision

BINTULU: A midnight road accident claimed the life of a young in a collision between a pickup vehicle and a car at a traffic light junction. The Bomba operations centre here which was alerted to the 12.27am incident today (Dec 22), despatched a rescue team from the Bintulu Bomba station

Sustaining heritage culture to maintain ethnic identity

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Preserving and sustaining the heritage culture of Borneo in general and Sarawak, in particular, is important to maintain the identity of one’s ethnicity and for the next generation to know their roots. Faculty of Language and Communication Dean Prof Dr Ambigapathy Pandian said through various discussions, suggestions and