Sunday, 15 February 2026

Author: Clement Erik Wong

Gym owner, patrons fine total RM32,000 for defying SOP

KUCHING: The owner, employees and a number of patrons of a gym located at Jalan Wan Alwi, here were compounded RM32,000 in total for standard operating procedure (SOP) violation. Kuching district acting police chief Supt Merbin Lisa in a statement today (May 27), said conditional movement control order (CMCO) SOP

State bans travellers from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan

KUCHING: Sarawak prohibits the entry of travellers who have been to India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan in the last 30 days effective today (May 26). The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) announced this in its daily Covid-19 update today. The committee said the initiative, which was taken in

Sarawak records 640 new cases, two deaths

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 640 new cases of Covid-19 and two deaths today (May 26). This State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said these brought the cumulative total number of cases to 43,966 and the death toll to 263 people. It said 346 or 54.06 percent of the new cases were detected

Fire destroys old empty factory

KUCHING: An old vacant factory at Mile 4, Jalan Penrissen here was destroyed by fire this afternoon. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said the blaze also destroyed a large part of an empty office building located next to the factory. It said firefighters from the Batu

Missing 71-year-old man found

KUCHING: A 71-year-old man went missing while on his way home alone after undergoing a dialysis treatment at Sibu Hospital yesterday afternoon. The man, identified as Wong Ging Yieng, was alone driving his car. Members of the public found him around 3 pm today near Tanjung Kunyit, Paradom. The State

We will wait till Emergency is lifted

KUCHING: The practice of democracy in Sarawak will have to be put on hold before the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 2021 is lifted, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing. In a statement today, the Parti Rakyat Sarawak president said the 12th State Election (PRN12) could only

Shortlisted design entries on show at the mall

KUCHING: La Promenade Mall is hosting a public display of shortlisted entries for Langit, a nationwide architecture competition to find the next best high-rise for Kuching City. According to the Malaysian Architecture Institute (PAM) Sarawak Chapter, it received 85 submissions out of 112 registrations in total.  Almost two-thirds of entries

EMCO-imposed residents receive food aid

KUCHING: The Pantai Damai Service Centre today (May 25) handed over food assistance to residents of Kampung Boyan who are subject to the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) from May 21 to June 4. The contribution was presented by Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and DBKU)

Thumbs up for Sarawak’s decision on CMCO

KUCHING: Sarawak’s decision to continue with the conditional movement control order (CMCO) and allow most economic sectors to open and operate will give it a head start in its economic sector  compared to other states currently under the imposition of the nationwide movement control order (MCO). Orang Ulu Chamber of Commerce

11 shortlisted entries on public display at La Promenade Mall

KUCHING: Langit, a nationwide architecture competition to find the next best high-rise for Kuching City, has shortlisted 11 entries and put them up for public display at La Promenade Mall. According to the Malaysian Architecture Institute (PAM) Sarawak Chapter chairman Chai Si Yong, 85 submissions out of 112 registrations in