KUCHING: A total of 1,745 suspects, most of them locals, were arrested for various criminal, narcotics and commercial offences in the first six months of this year. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the arrests involved 1,483 men, 211 women and 51 juvenile suspects. “On average 10 suspects were
BINTULU: A search has been mounted for a boat crewman reported missing in the waters of Samalaju, here. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Bintulu director Captain Mohd Khairol Anuar Saad said Indian national Himanshu Kumar went missing after the boat was in capsized around 40.2 nautical miles northwest of Bintulu
BINTULU: A cryptocurrency mining operator was caught red handed for stealing electricity during a joint operation between Sarawak Energy (SEB) and the local police here. In a press release, SEB said the raid was triggered following a detection of unusually high electricity load at the Nyabau industrial area, which raised
KUCHING: The first interstate control post in Sarawak will soon be built in Lawas to deal with the rampant entry of illegal immigrants and cross-border crime along the Sarawak-Sabah border. First Infantry Division commander Major-General Datuk Dzulkafli Mustaffa said the matter has been approved by the state government. He said
KUCHING: The mainstream media must not sacrifice the use of proper language for the sake of popularity, says Suhaimi Sulaiman. The Sarawak Media Group chief executive officer (CEO), who pointed this out, asserted that he always believed in proper presentation of information through the use of standard prose amid the
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas was officially appointed as the fifth Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) Pro Chancellor on Monday (June 27). Uggah was appointed Pro Chancellor for three years from January 24, this year with the approval of Yang di-Pertua Sarawak Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) will continue working with the Sarawak government to achieve the state’s aspirations, said Professor Datuk Dr Mohamad Kadim Suaidi. The UNIMAS Vice Chancellor said this will allow it to sustain the university’s excellence through research that supports the goals and aspirations of Premier Datuk
KUALA LUMPUR: The appointment of Centre of Technical Excellence (CENTEXS) as the sole technical and vocational education and training (TVET) hub in Sarawak is expected to propel the state towards achieving its digital economy initiative. CENTEXS chief executive officer Syeed Mohd Hussein said the appointment has placed CENTEXS ahead of
KUALA LUMPUR: Centre of Technical Excellence (CENTEXS) wants to help bring about more skilled human resources in the digital economy field to cope with the state’s digital economy initiative. It plans to offer more courses under its digital academy field following its recent appointment as the Technical and Vocational Education
KUALA LUMPUR: Centre of Technical Excellence (CENTEXS) Commercial has embarked on a path to empower the state’s halal industry. CENTEXS chief executive officer Syeed Mohd Hussein said the subsidiary company to CENTEXS seeks to provide training in halal certification as well as marketing of Halal products through collaboration with the