BINTULU: A tugboat and a barge sailing from Kuching to Bintulu were detained for using expired documents to carry cargo. The Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (Malaysia Maritime) Bintulu Maritime Zone detained the two vessels around 4.20pm near the estuary of Sungai Kemena Bintulu. According to Bintulu Maritime Zone Director Capt
BAU: An unemployed man was apprehended by police here on suspicion of being involved with drug abuse activity. According to Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon, the arrest on the suspect was made on Friday (Jan 28) at approximately 12.30am. “During Ops Tapis conducted by the district police’s Narcotic
KUCHING: RM100 mln will be allocated to Sarawak to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) grow. “For the whole country, we will ready a fund amounting to RM1 bln (for SMEs). “For Sarawak, we allocate RM100 mln, and together with the state government, we hope this will benefit those who
KUCHING: Bank Rakyat will look into ways to provide better banking facilities and services in Sarawak’s rural areas. Its chief executive officer Datuk Syed Abdul Aziz Syed Hassan noted that while there were not many bank branches in rural areas, there were banking agents to help rural communities with banking
KUCHING: The Malaysian Prisons Department will set up a committee to study the Sarawak Prisons experience in solving the problem of overcrowding of inmates in prisons. Sarawak came in for praise from Prisons Commissioner General Datuk Nordin Muhamad who was impressed with the state’s methods in effectively controlling the issue of
KUCHING: Stakan will become a booming economic centre, much like Kuching, due to its many economic developments and activities, said its assemblyman. “There are many businesses in Stakan so, it is not impossible to develop the area and turning it into an economic centre. “Even the distribution of population in
KUCHING: There are rumours that the 15th general election (GE15) will be held this year, said federal Senior Minister (Works) Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. “Either way, those are just rumours and I do not know when is the exact date of theelection. “However, at the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) level,
BINTULU: A motorcyclist died after colliding with a four-wheel-drive vehicle, while his pillion rider suffered serious injuries. State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the incident happened at about 6.20pm on Friday. “This happened at Jalan Kidurong, at a junction to Columbia Asia Hospital, involving
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 14 cases of Covid-19 on Saturday (Jan 22), with the total number of cases adding up to 252,688. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) stated that 13 cases were in categories 1 and 2, while only one case in category 3. “Breaking down of the cases saw
SAMARAHAN: A total of 43 cadet officers of the reserve officer training unit (PALAPES) from five public universities have been commissioned as officers in the Territorial Army Regiment. All cadets are students from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Universiti Kebangsaaan Malaysia (UKM) and