LUNDU: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) will contest in all its seven traditional seats, namely Bandar Kuching, Stampin, Serian, Sarikei, Sibu, Lanang and Miri in the forthcoming general election. In disclosing this on Sunday, party president Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian called on the party’s candidates to work hard
KUCHING: Telecommunication service providers will be brought to Kampung Sagah to increase network accessibility to the village. Caretaker Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said that the improved internet accessibility in the area will allow education programmes proposed for Kampung Sagah by UNIMAS to be held online. He said
MIRI: Enforcement teams raided a premise which illegally stored subsidised diesel fuel for sale to industrial users. Enforcement and intelligence teams from the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affair (KPDNHEP) and 12th Battalion General Operations Force (GOF) Miri raided a premise during an integrated operation. According to a statement
KUCHING: The Federal Education Ministry has been urged to immediately improve the facilities of five schools in the Batu Kitang area which have not been properly maintained for more than 20 years. Assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang said that the facilities in the government’s secondary and primary schools were in a
KUCHING: Despite concerns on the rainy season come polling day on Nov 19, the people must go out and vote to fulfil their democratic responsibilities said political analyst Dick Lembang Dugun opined. He said with the mandate returned to the people, it is an opportunity for them to restructure the
KUCHING: A sedan vehicle was completely burned along a road in Kota Samarahan before midnight yesterday. According to the State Fire and Rescue Operations Centre (Bomba), the report of a vehicle on fire was received at 11.29pm on Thursday (Oct 20). The operations centre has dispatched teams from Kota Samarahan
KUCHING: The Election Commission (EC) has made a good call with regard to the 15th General Election (GE15), says political analyst Dr Joseph Ramanair. The Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) lecturer said the important dates announced by the EC provided enough time for political parties to prepare and strategise their plans
BAU: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is expected to wrest back the Mas Gading Parliamentary seat in the 15th general election (GE15). Expressing hopes for GPS to win big in the Bidayuh heartland, State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Speaker Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar said the forthcoming general
KUCHING: A motorcyclist was killed in an early morning accident near Bintawa here. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah, when contacted, said that the incident happened at around 3am this morning (Oct 15). He said the police received a report on the accident at 3.30am. “The 29-year-old man was killed in
BAU: The Sarawak State Library in collaboration with Business Events Sarawak (BES) today donated some 300 books to SK St Teresa’s school library at Kampung Stenggang here. SK St Teresa headmaster Nyopas Rinag said the donation will benefit both of the school’s primary and secondary school students as well