KUCHING: Sarawak Club marked its 150th anniversary on Friday (Jan 30) with the unveiling of a new logo and commemorative signage, kicking off a year-long programme of events and facility upgrades. The anniversary logo and signage, bearing the tagline ‘Honouring the past; shaping the future’, will be displayed at the
KUCHING: Kota Sentosa state assemblyman, Wilfred Yap Sau Sin, has criticised a proposal for Sarawak to take a 30 per cent equity stake in PETRONAS, calling it impractical. Yap was responding to a suggestion by Sarawak Democratic Action Party (DAP) Chairman, Chong Chieng Jen, and referenced Chong’s earlier 2017 claims
KUCHING: A rising Sarawak chef is bringing the flavours of Borneo to West Malaysia, using food as a bridge to promote the state’s tourism and cultural identity during a series of high-level networking sessions. Chef Robbie Richard Balcarek, owner and chef of Little Fairy Cafe, was invited by the Sarawak
KUCHING: Isuzu’s truck market share hit a record 56.1 per cent in 2025 as Malaysia’s commercial vehicle and pick-up markets fell. Isuzu Malaysia said its vehicle sales held steady in 2025, even as demand for diesel-powered vehicles continued to dwindle after the 2024 diesel price policy revision. It said the
KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here on Friday sentenced a 29-year-old man to 12 months’ jail for trespassing on private property in December 2025. Iqmal Puninman pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 448 of the Penal Code, which was read before Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan. Upon conviction, the offence carries
KUCHING: The Padawan District Scouters Council has unveiled its key activities for 2026, aiming to strengthen scouting’s impact on students and the wider community. The council meeting, held at SK St George, Kampung Punau, on Thursday, brought together scouters from 12 schools in the district to plan programmes focused on
KUCHING: The federal government has been urged to revise and increase allocations under the Malaysian Road Records Information System (MARRIS), particularly for Sarawak to better meet the state’s growing maintenance and infrastructure needs. Batu Lintang state assemblyman, See Chee How, highlighted that Sarawak received only RM435 million in 2025, less
KUCHING: Maxis has introduced new Maxis Family Plans priced at RM299 and RM399, bundling home fibre with multiple unlimited 4G/5G mobile lines. According to Maxis, under the RM299 option, customers get 500Mbps home fibre with three unlimited 4G/5G mobile lines. It added that under the RM399 option, customers get 1Gbps
LUNDU: A comfortable and safe hall facility is essential to support community programmes, including village meetings, festive events and community development activities, said Opar assemblyman Billy Sujang. He said the upgrading project of the Kampung Jangkar Multipurpose Hall, which involved a government allocation of RM200,000, has been fully completed and
KUCHING: Researchers from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) have identified 11 graves of high-ranking individuals at an old cemetery within the Astana Negeri, offering new insights into Sarawak’s Malay heritage. The findings were presented by the UNIMAS delegation during a courtesy call to the Head Of State Tun Pehin Sri Dr
