KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg’s call for more Sarawakian students to master aero-technology has received encouraging response from the public. Recently, the chief minister said the state government would upgrade the facilities at International College of Advanced Technology Sarawak (i-CATS) University College so that the university
KUCHING: A total of 252 positive Covid-19 cases were recorded in the state on Monday (Mar 8). State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said of the total, 234 cases were asymptomatic. “Sibu District reported 149 cases, Bintulu (23); Miri (17); Subis (13); seven each in Kuching and Mukah; six each in
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Police arrested a 29-year-old man for alleged possession of drugs believed to be methamphetamine, or syabu and Eramine 5 on Thursday morning (Mar 4). District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said the man was detained by Kota Samarahan Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) officers during a vehicle inspection
PADAWAN: Police have issued fifteen traffic summonses to vehicle owners found to have modified their exhaust resulting in noise pollution. A spokesperson from the Padawan district police headquarters said the summonses were issued in an integrated operation codenamed Ops Ekzos together with the Road Transport Department (JPJ) and the Department
KUCHING: A teenage girl, feared drowned in a river at Kampung Giam Lama, Puncak Borneo, Padawan, was found dead by firefighters on Wednesday. The body of the victim, 13, was found about 30m from her last known location by divers at around 8.30pm. “The diving team made a third dive
KUCHING: Two cases of Macau phone scam involving losses in excess of RM377,000 were reported in Kuching and Mukah districts on March 2 and 3 respectively. Sarawak Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) chief Supt Maria Rasid said the first case involved a 36-year-old woman, who is a civil servant. “According
KUCHING: The state government has approved the implementation of the Illegal Immigrant Recalibration Plan effective March 15 to June 30. This was announced by State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas today (Mar 3). Elaborating on the details of the plan, Sarawak Immigration director Datuk Ken
KUCHING: A search and rescue (SAR) operations has been activated after a teenage girl was reported missing and feared drown at a river in Kampung Giam Lama, Puncak Borneo in Padawan today (Mar 3). State Fire and Rescue operations centre received a distress call at 4.04pm informing it of the
KUCHING: A pregnant woman was among the five who survived after their boat capsized at the Sungai Kanowit estuary today (Mar 3). State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said the incident occurred when the survivors were making their way to Sungai Poi from Kanowit town. “Their boat sunk
KUCHING: A fire broke out at a building at Taman Janting, Jalan Batu Kawa here this afternoon (Mar 3). The State Fire and Rescue Department’s (Bomba) operations centre said the fire department was initially led to believe that the fire broke out at a residential building in the area according