Saturday, 25 April 2026

Author: Connie Chieng

22 nabbed in raid on illegal cockfighting

KUCHING: Sarawak CID chief, SAC Dato’ Dev Kumar said in an effort to curb illegal gambling during this election, several teams from CID HQs have been deployed in certain districts which are prone to illegal gambling activities. Among the districts are Miri, Sibu, Bintulu and Sarikei. He said at 3.30

Walkabout for Ting at Tamu Muhibbah

MIRI: The SUPP candidate for Barisan Nasional (BN), Datuk Sebastian Ting went for an early walkabout in Tamu Muhibbah here, yesterday morning. Ting who is also Piasau Assemblyman will face Pakatan Harapan’s Dr Michael Teo Yu Keng from PKR in the parliamentary seat of Miri. Dr Teo is the incumbent

Rita meets voters in Selangau

  SELANGAU: The Selangau candidate for Parti Raykat Sarawak (PRS) had a chance to meet her constituents here, yesterday. Rita Sarimah Insol told her audience she was born and raised in Selangau, and had been a legal advisor to the Bintulu Port Authority (BPA). Speaking at the official opening of the bridge

BN candidates cheered by crowd at talk

KUCHING: Barisan Nasional candidates, Datuk Dr. Sim Kui Hian (Stampin) and Kho Teck Wan (Bandar Kuching) were cheered on by a huge crowd at the public talk organised by the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) at Trinity Hub here on Sunday night. Sim outlined what he would do if he

Biker dies in crash

KUCHING: A motorcyclist died on the spot after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a van at the junction of Jalan Bau-Lundu at 5.30pm last Sunday. The motorcyclist has been identified as Frances Casesedy anak Mini aged 39 from Kpg Bobak, Bau. The impact of the collision caused Frances

Second suspect nabbed at KIA

KUCHING: Sarawak CID chief, DSP Dato’ Dev Kumar confirmed that a second suspect has been arrested last Sunday in connection with armed robberies of convenience stores. Dev said the 24-year-old suspect was arrested upon arrival at Kuching International Airport (KIA) from Kota Kinabalu. The man had told police through his

Man found dead in car at temple

KUCHING: A temple worker was shocked to find a man who has died inside his car at the Lim Fan Sah Buddhist Temple along Jalan Tabuan here on Sunday evening. The worker was closing the temple for the day when he saw a car still parked in the temple’s compound.

Oil spill causes traffic jam

KUCHING: An oil spill occurred along Jalan Tabuan Jaya here at 4pm yesterday which caused a massive traffic jam. The oil tanker was travelling on the right lane while oil spilt on the left lane which caused passing vehicles to slow down at the location.

Give BN a chance, Kho urges voterslaborations

KUCHING: Winning the battle for Bandar Kuching is no walk in the park for Barisan Nasional (BN) but its candidate, Kho Teck Wan is willing to give her all to wrest the seat back from DAP. With the parliamentary seat being held by the opposition party for the last 15

Guests of honour at Siburan health talk

KUCHING : Tarat State Assemblyman, Datuk Roland Sagah Wee and the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for Puncak Borneo parliamentary seat, Jeannoth Sinel will be guests of honour at a  health talk at Siburan Hall community hall here at 10am on Sunday, The Siburan Hall Committee invites the public to bring