Saturday, 17 January 2026

Author: Amyra Varkisa

Dog vaccination programme

KUCHING: The Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) and the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) will be organising a dog vaccination programme tomorrow (July 20). The council said the vaccination programme will take place from 9 am to 3 pm at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) Chung Hua Batu Kawa’s basketball court.

Man charged with abetment, accomplices still at large

SIBU: A man, who was remanded to assist investigations in a shooting case earlier this year, was brought before the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday (July 17). No plea was recorded from the accused, Billy Harris Wee, 25, after the charge was read out before Magistrate Romario Jonoi. The court later

Six NGOs receive RM2,000 each from RPA

SIBU: The Rejang Port Authority (RPA) donated RM12,000 through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme to support six local non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The recipients were Sibu Kidney Foundation, Association For Children with Special Needs, Lembaga Kebajikan Anak-Anak Yatim Sarawak, Methodist Children’s Home, Rumah Seri Kenangan and Sibu Benevolent Society. According

RPA’s handling capacity at its wharves up 6.7 pct first 5 months of 2024

SIBU: The Rajang Port Authority (RPA), which started from a port with a small jetty and a handful of staff, is now a port able to provide trustworthy, efficient, and reliable service to its customers, said Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum. The RPA chairman said that the authority, established 53 years

Sukma badminton players to undergo centralised training in Sibu

SIBU: Sarawak’s 21st Malaysia Games (Sukma) badminton players will undergo centralised training in Sibu. According to Deputy Minister for Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development, Datuk Gerald Rentap Jabu, among the shuttlers who will undergo training are two under the Pelapis Negara programme in Bukit Jalil. “They will be coming back

Malnourished baby on island

KUCHING: Hope Place, in collaboration with social workers from Klinik Kesihatan Batu Kawa and nurses from Klinik Kesihatan Santubong, recently assisted a family in Salak Island whose baby is suffering from malnutrition. In a statement, the NGO said that one-year-old Nurqalini Batrisha Mohd Ayub is severely underweight and might be

Baram to bloom with bamboo

KUCHING: The Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC), in collaboration with the Malaysian Community Care Foundation (MCCF), has recently visited Baram district to promote local involvement in a new bamboo planting initiative. The initiative, primarily focused on attracting investors, integrates bamboo cultivation, smart community farming, and eco-tourism throughout the 49,000-hectare

SUKMA XXI Basic Volunteer Course successfully held

KUCHING: The Basic Volunteer Course for the 21st Malaysia Games (SUKMA XXI) Sarawak 2024 Kuching Division Series 3 was successfully conducted at Dewan Wisma Wanita here. According to a post on the SUKMA Sarawak 2024 Facebook page yesterday (July 15), the course was organised in preparation for the smooth running

SUPP doles out aid to fire victims

SIBU: The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Pelawan Branch provided aid totalling RM2,650 to the fire victims at Lane 9, Kampung Bahagia, Jalan Teku. Penghulu Stephen Yong handed over the aid on behalf of Deputy Minister for Public Health, Housing and Local Government, who is also the Pelawan assemblyman, Datuk