Sunday, 15 February 2026

Author: Clement Erik Wong

One-stop centre in Tanjung Manis offers convenience, efficiency

KUCHING: The Tanjung Manis integrated administration building, set to be completed by December this year, will be a one-stop centre that offers various services to residents in and around Tanjung Manis. Assistant Urban Development and Resources Minister Datuk Len Talif Salleh said the 16-storey, RM78.2million facility, which began construction in

More needs to be done for Tanjung Manis

KUCHING: A lot more needs to be done in Tanjung Manis, says Datuk Len Talif. The Assistant Urban Development and Resources Minister explained that this included upgrading existing infrastructure such as telecommunications and roads, among others. “If people ask me whether I’m satisfied, of course, I’m not satisfied, but when

Not enough time for DUN meeting

KUCHING: There is not enough time until the Emergency is lifted for a State Legislative Assembly (DUN) meeting to be held, said Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He pointed out that it is time consuming to call for a DUN sitting and that it

New virus milestone with 60,000 cases

KUCHING: Sarawak on Monday (June 21) hit a new grim milestone, with the state recording a total of over 60,000 Covid-19 cases since the first case was detected in March last year. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cumulative total number of cases now stood at 60,482 after

State records 661 new cases and two deaths

KUCHING: Sarawak yesterday (June 20) recorded 661 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths. This brings the cumulative total number of cases to 59,800 and the death toll to 380. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 389 or 58.85 percent of the total cases were detected in five districts, namely

Daro becomes green

KUCHING: Sarawak now has two Covid-19 green zones after the Daro district became green yesterday (June 20). The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the Daro district was now green after no new cases were reported in the district in the last 14 days. It said the other green zone

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Another four new clusters in Sarawak

KUCHING: The State Health Department has identified four new Covid-19 clusters in the state. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the first cluster, dubbed the Lorong Perlis Empat cluster in Kuala Baram, Miri, was a community cluster involving the occupants of a company’s workers’ quarters under the enhanced movement

Fire leaves family of five homeless

MIRI: A family of five managed to escape unharmed after their house at Jalan Piasau Lorong 1A, here was razed by fire last Wednesday evening (June 16). State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said they received an emergency call regarding the incident at about 9.40pm. Firefighters from Miri Central

Rescuers retrieve body of drowned boy

MUKAH: The body of a child who drowned while bathing in a river near Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Bukit Inkerbai, Selangau was recovered by rescuers on Thursday (June 17). Mukah police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias ​​said the body of Muhammad Danish Muhammad Zamrie, 8, was found by villagers around 8am

Illegal gambling raid nets six

KUCHING: Police on Wednesday busted a call centre for an online gambling syndicate, here. The centre, said to be generating profits of over RM4,000 daily, has been in operation for over two months, a source pointed out. Kuching district police chief ACP Ashmon Bajah said the call centre, located at