KUCHING: The traffic light junction at Mile 7 connecting Jalan Penrissen to Jalan Kuching-Bau reopened to motorists today (Oct 12). Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang officiated at the simple reopening ceremony. He pointed out that the reopening of the junction would reduce traffic congestion in the area. “The junction
KUCHING: The lifting of inter-state travel restrictions will have a favourable effect on the country’s economic recovery process, says economist Dr Jerome Kueh Swee Hui. The Universiti Malaysia Sarawak Deputy Dean of Industry and Community Engagement, Faculty of Economic and Business pointed out that tourism was severely impacted in 2020
KUCHING: The government’s decision to reinstate inter-state travel is another step in the right direction towards economic recovery, opines Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) economic lecturer Dr Afiza Abu Bakar. She said the decision was taken to find a compromise between boosting the economy and ensuring public health and safety. She
KUCHING: The state registered 1,037 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (Oct 11) — a decrease of 95 cases compared to the previous day’s tally (1,132). The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 1,018 or 98.17 percent of the new cases were categories 1 and 2, while 19 cases fell on
KUCHING: Sarawak on Sunday (Oct 10) recorded 1,132 new Covid-19 cases, six more cases compared to Saturday’s 1,126 cases. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in its daily Covid-19 update today, said 1,118 or 98.76 percent of the new cases were of categories 1 and 2, while 14 cases were
KUCHING: A man has been arrested following a video of him assaulting his girlfriend at a restaurant in Jalan Pending here went viral on social media. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the suspect was taken into custody when he surrendered at the Kuching District Police Headquarters at about 6pm
KUCHING: The fifth day of search and rescue (SAR) efforts to locate five fishermen lost at sea has come up empty handed. There was still no sign of the five missing men as of 5pm today (Oct 7) and the SAR operation was postponed to Friday (Oct 8). Malaysian Maritime
KUCHING: Search agencies expect to find the bodies of five fishermen reported missing at sea after their boat sank in the waters of Karang Berumput – Tukun Bass Santubong on October 3. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Sarawak director Zin Azman Md Yunus said based on his experience, dead bodies tend
ASAJAYA: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah fully supports the lowering of the legal voting age to 18 (Undi18) nationwide. “We support those who are over 18 years old to be given the right to vote. Based on the Age Majority Act 1971, we can
SAR Day 5 KUCHING: Rescuers in search of six fishermen reported missing in two separate incidents on October 2 and 3 have recovered an unidentified dead body believed to be one of the missing victims. Officials at the scene said the body was taken to Telaga Air Jetty using a