Saturday, 25 April 2026

Author: Connie Chieng

Man arrested for peddling drugs

KUCHING: Padawan police have arrested a man, aged 43 for peddling drugs under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drug Act 1952. The suspect was arrested on Saturday afternoon at about 2.30 pm in a house at Jalan Stakan. He was found to have hidden the drugs inside a biscuit tin under a coconut tree.

Review three Fed gov’t projects in Serian — Edward Andrew Luwak

KUCHING: The 11th Malaysia Plan Mid-Term review is expected to be tabled in September this year and the Economics Affairs Minister stated that the review will “not only review the achievement under the 11th Malaysia Plan over the last 2 years but also to set new targets based on PH’s

Police give 200 porridge packs to public

KUCHING: Padawan Police chief, DSP Merbin ak Lisa led a team of 15 officers and men on a police community servicing programme at 7th Mile Bazaar between 3 pm and 5 pm, yesterday. Besides meeting the public and talking to them on personal security and getting to know them, police

We’ll work with MBKS, says Bandar Kuching MP

KUCHING: Bandar Kuching Member of Parliament, Dr Kelvin Yii paid a courtesy visit to Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Mayor, Dato James Chan Khay Syn and his officers at the latter’s office at Padungan yesterday. During the visit, several issues were discussed especially on the relationship between both the federal

Beware of Facebook scam, parents and teachers advised

KUCHING:  Bandar Kuching Member of Parliament, Dr. Kelvin Yii has advised parents and teachers to be aware of  increasing scams on Facebook affecting children and students even in Kuching. The scams involve  hackers who reportedly threaten young underage students to send nude and compromising photos of themselves on the internet.

Elderly driver hurt in collision

KUCHING: An elderly driver of a Perodua Kenari car sustained facial injuries after the car he was driving collided with another car at Jalan Arang here at 11 am yesterday. The elderly driver was believed to have overtaken the other car which caused both cars to collide. The impact of

Television and electrical items missing in house break-in

KUCHING: A house at Sungai Moyan near here was broken into and among items found missing were a television set and some electrical appliances. The house owner was returning home from work on Wednesday evening when he discovered that the back door of his house has been smashed open. He

Man arrested under Section 39B of DDA 1952

KUCHING: A 28-year-old man was arrested under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drug Act (DDA) 1952 which carries a mandatory death sentence upon conviction. The suspect was also to be charged under Section 15 (1) (a) ADB 1952 for consumption of drugs. Police arrested the man at Rock Road on Monday

Lo attends pre-Gawai dinner

KUCHING : Batu Kitang State Assemblyman, Lo Khere Chiang attended a pre-Gawai dinner at Kampung Bentung here on Sunday. He thanked the villagers for appreciating what the state government had done for them. He revealed that in just concluded 14th General Election, the voter turnout in the village was over

Sim launches Chung Hua charity run

KUCHING: Local Government and Housing Minister, Datuk Dr. Sim Kui Hian launched the Chung Hua Middle School Charity Run on Sunday morning. The run which was flagged off at 6am at saw the participation of 2,000 individuals. It was held in conjunction with the Chung Hua Middle School No 1’s