Friday, 13 February 2026

Author: Alverdtekoster Anyap

Call for review of compulsory booster dose

———————————– SIBU: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has been asked to review the implementation of the revocation of COVID-19 vaccination certificates for individuals who fail to get the booster dose before April 1. Bintulu Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, who said this yesterday, said based on data

Special Police Day prayers

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Kota Samarahan district police held Friday prayers in conjunction with the 215th Police Day. The district police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said yesterday was the first time they held the prayers at Surau Al-Madani at the  district police headquarters here.  Sudirman gave the sermon while   Sub Insp Sabudin

Bomba’s ties with Radio Emergency Drone Sarawak crucial in emergency response

KUCHING: Radio communication equipment is crucial to Bomba’s (Fire and Rescue Department) swift response to emergencies. “Information relayed to Bomba from the community using radio communication equipment allows our personnel to respond to distress calls, especially in hard to reach areas. “Thus, our relationship with the Radio Emergency Drone Sarawak

High Court ruling timely and clears any confusion, says deputy minister

SIBU: The Kuching High Court’s decision to rule Liquidated Ascertained Damages (LAD) for late handover of properties in Sarawak only starting from Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA), not from the date of booking, was welcomed by Deputy Minister II for Public Health, Housing and Local Government Michael Tiang Ming Tee.

Hamdany goes from sim racing to real racing

KUCHING: From the racing simulator to real world racing, an 18-year-old Sarawakian has finished third in the Toyota Gazoo Racing at Sepang International Circuit. In a social media post on Thursday (March 24), Sarawak Esports Association (Sesa) said Mohd Hamdany won the third place in the race held on March

Still no sign of missing boy

KUCHING: Search and rescue (SAR) operations for the missing four-year-old boy Eric Chang Wei Jie at Kampung Muara Tebas continue into the fifth day today. As of 8am, the search radius was expanded to one to 1.5 kilometres on land following low tides. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations

Firefighter runs into problems fighting blaze

KUCHING: A firefighter who experienced breathing problems while dousing a house fire had to be sent to hospital here. He was among two teams despatched from the Petra Jaya and Batu Lintang stations after the two-storey terrace house at Taman Mawar in Kampung Gita caught fire this afternoon. The operation

Electrocuted couple buried in Shah Alam

KUCHING: Electrocution victims Simon Senin, 46, and Ronwina Mambai, 35, who died on March 10 were laid to rest on Sunday (March 13) at Shah Alam, Selangor. Tebedu assemblyman Dr Simon Sinang Bada said the decision to bury them there after Damian was found positive for COVID-19, while his wife

Dump trucks catch fire

SRI AMAN: Two dump trucks caught fire early morning at Jalan Sri Aman-Serian today. The State Fire and Rescue operations centre (Bomba) said the Sri Aman station responded to both incidents by promptly dispatching a team of firefighters to both scenes. “The station received a distress call on the first

Widen search for missing Eric Chang

KUCHING: The search operation for the missing four-year-old Eric Chang Wei Jie has entered day four today. A spokesperson from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operation centre said the search area has been widening to 400 to 500 metres from the operation post around the coastal area. “As of