ASAJAYA: While the reopening of the tourism industry is highly anticipated, relevant standard operating procedures (SOPs) must be put in place prior to its resumption. Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, in saying this, pointed out that necessary precautionary measures must be taken, and the reopening should not be done too
ASAJAYA: A proper study must be conducted into the need for a booster shot against Covid-19 prior to its implementation, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He hoped that relevant agencies would study the importance of getting a third jab as well as its pros
KUCHING: The state’s daily Covid-19 cases reverted to high numbers on Monday (Sept 20) with 3,619 new cases reported, a notable increase compared to Sunday’s (Sept 19) 2,707 cases. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 3,611 of the newly registered cases fell into Categories 1 and 2 while eight
BINTULU: A fatal accident near the Kampung Pisang petrol station along Jalan Pesisir Samalaju, here, claimed the lives of a mother and her seven-year-old child. The incident occurred last night (Sept 15) around 9.50pm when the duo was travelling on a motorcycle ridden by the woman’s husband when a four-wheel-drive
KUCHING: A vacant home was reduced to ashes in a fire today (Sept 16). In the incident at Kampung Kolong 2 near Jalan Matang, here, the house caught fire at around noon. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said it received a call at 12.26pm and firefighters
KUCHING: A greengrocer was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here last Monday (Sept 13) for lodging a false report that he was robbed. The 29-year-old man who claimed to have been robbed of over RM5,000 at knifepoint, admitted filing a false report after spending the money belonging to him and
LUNDU: A seven-year-old boy was among eight illegal immigrants deported back to Indonesia on Wednesday (Sept 15). They were caught entering Sarawak via illegal routes, known locally as jalan tikus, at Kampung Biawak here. The army’s 1st Infantry Division, in a statement, said the illegal immigrants were intercepted at around
KUCHING: A man was killed in a collision between a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) and a lorry along KM6.5 Jalan Bau-Kuching on Tuesday (Sept 14). Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu identified the deceased as 21-year-old Tian Zhen Kang from Siburan. He said the 9.30am incident occurred
BAU: Firefighters on Tuesday (Sept 14) finally managed to extricate the body of a driver of an excavator from beneath fallen rocks in a quarry at Jalan Tanjung Durian here on Monday (Sept 13). The body of Anthony Kanna, 48, was extricated at 12.23pm, approximately 21 hours after the rocks
MIRI: A migrant worker was killed days after his birthday on Sept 11 in an accident involving a motorcycle and a tanker truck at the Bekenu junction, Jalan Miri-Bintulu here on Monday (Sept 13). The motorcyclist, Muhammad Yahya Simang, 43, an Indonesian national, was confirmed dead at the scene by