MIRI: A man who allegedly went amok at a house in Tudan Desaras here has been detained by the police. The 31-year-old man reportedly became enraged after being told to send his nephew to school. In anger he broke the windshield of his mother’s car. Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga
TEBEDU: Sarawak is prepared to beef up manpower at the Tebedu Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) for a seamless system to ensure smooth entry and exit at the border. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this may be done due to the expected influx of visitors from
KUCHING: A group of Sarawakian and Malayan golfers are enjoying their favourite sport while also giving back to the needy. Golf Persaudaraan Sarawak dan Semenanjung founder Ikhwan Zaidell said the group would be contributing RM8,000 to assist the less fortunate during Ramadan. He said the money was from the group’s
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Sarawak is looking to secure additional supplies of Pfizer’s COVID-19 drug Paxlovid, says Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. He said a discussion with representatives from Pfizer will be held on Monday night (Apr 11) together with the Sarawak Covid-19 Advisory Group (SCOVAG) led by its
KUCHING: The definition of party-hopping as part of the Anti-Hopping Act must be specifically stated in the Federal Constitution with all the necessary safeguards in place, said Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii. With the initial amendments to Article 10 of the Federal Constitution by the government, he said it
SPAOH: A pilot project to use the Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA) model to do land surveys under Section 18 of the State Land Code will be carried here soon. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this would involve native customary rights (NCR) landowners from six longhouses here.
KUCHING: Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali is all for the state government’s effort to assist stateless children have access to education and health. As such, the Deputy Minister in the Premier of Sarawak’s Department (Law, MA63 and State-Federal Relations) said she welcomes the move to issue temporary documentation to
MIRI: Police arrested a teenager here for allegedly posting naked videos of his ‘girlfriend’ who is below 12-years-old. The 17-year-old suspect from Kuala Lumpur reportedly posted the lewd recordings of the child from Miri on his Instagram page. Miri OCPD ACP Hakemal Hawari, who confirmed this, said the suspect was
KUCHING: Sarawak today recorded 413 new COVID-19 cases and five new backlog deaths. According to the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), 408 of the new cases were of categories 1 and 2, while five were categories 4 and 5 cases. “There were 128 category 1 cases and 280 category 2
KUCHING: Police here are looking for 39 individuals, including three former civil servants, in connection with several cases dating back to 2011. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the fugitives were 36 men and two women — all locals — and an Indonesian woman aged between 24 and 60. “Of