Friday, 9 January 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Drugs: 23-year-old man detained

KUCHING: Padawan district police arrested a 23-year-old man and found seven plastic packs of drugs weighing 5.33 grams in his possession, said DSP Merbin Lisa the deputy Padawan district police chief yesterday. On 16 Sept 2018 a team of police officers from the Padawan District Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division led

DAP Sri Aman lends help to fire victims

KUCHING: Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak came to the aid of fire victims at Rumah Augustine, Kampung Gran Limu, Sri Aman yesterday when DAP Vice Chairman Leon Jimat Donald sent aid in the form of over 40 boxes of mineral water, rice and dry food items. Together with the entourage,

Restoration of Sarawak as equal partner in Malaysia

KUCHING: The Sarawak Patriot Association (SPA) welcomes the announcement by the Prime Minister YAB Tun Dr Mahathir during his Malaysia Day address in Kota Kinabalu on September 16, 2018 that the Pakatan Harapan (PH) Federal Government will be restoring Sarawak and Sabah as equal partners with Malaya in the Federation

PBDSB: Don’t expect too much of Dr M’s equal status promise !

KUCHING: Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak Baru (PBDSB) president Cobbold John reminded Sarawakians not to be too eager with what Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had said on returning equal status to Sarawak by the Pakatan federal government, a press statement said Monday. He said what Dr Mahathir had told

Floodwaters rise as killer storm stalks southeastern US

GRIFTON (Uni ted States ) : Catastrophic floods raised the threat of landslides and dam failures across the southeastern United States yesterday, prolonging the agony caused by a killer hurricane that has left more than a dozen people dead and caused billions of dollars in damage. Downgraded to a tropical

Frantic dig for Philippine victims of typhoon landslide

ITOGON (Philippines): Philippine rescuers used shovels and their bare hands to claw through mounds of rocky soil yesterday as they desperately looked for dozens of people feared buried beneath a landslide unleashed by Typhoon Mangkhut. Searchers have already pulled 11 bodies from the vast debris field in Itogon, in the

Massive clean-up in Hong Kong after typhoon chaos

HONG KONG: Hong Kong began a massive clean-up yesterday after Typhoon Mangkhut raked the city, shredding trees and bringing damaging floods, in a trail of destruction that left dozens dead in the Philippines and millions evacuated in southern China. The death toll in the Philippines, where the main island of

S’wak makes right decision to work closely with Federal Government

The 14th General Election (GE14) brought about an unprecedented change of government, which the Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had admitted a number of times, might not happen. The change of power of the Federal Government demonstrates the maturity in the democratic practices and political stability, which is the

Gold GTX iCAFE first of its kind in East Malaysia

KUCHING: Gold GTX iCAFE located at Gizmo Arena, level 4, One TJ Shopping Complex, here in Kuching is the first of its kind launched in East Malaysia. This café can accommodate up to 200 gamers at which also means it can accommodate up to 32 teams during tournaments. The facility

Malaysia Day celebration draws big crowd

MUKAH: Malaysia Day celebration 2018 held at Kampung Penakub Bazaar here Sunday morning attracted a big crowd from all walks of life. The celebration was organised by Mukah Youth Parliament Organisation (MPYO) in collaboration with Kampung Penakub Bazaar Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK), Kampung Penakub Bazaar Area Neighbourhood Watch