Friday, 9 January 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Taib pays last respect to Mohd Iskandar

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud and his wife Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Ragad Kurdi Taib on Sunday paid their last respects to the late Mohd Iskandar Abdullah at Tinggian Demak, Petra Jaya, Kuching. The late Mohd Iskandar was the father of Datin Amar Fatimah

LD Legenda SoHo Complex – with unique features

KUCHING: A new landmark in the state capital, the 14-storey LD Legenda SoHo Complex, located next to the Sarawak General Hospital at Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg, is expected to be completed by June next year. Sprawling over  2.50 acres of prime land in the growing city, the complex comprises

Temp closure for M’sia Day

KUCHING: The Cat Museum and DBKU (Kuching North City Commission) City Library will be temporarily closed on September 16 and 17, 2018 in conjunction with the Malaysia Day celebration. For enquiries, contact Cat Museum at 082-512200 or email prd@dbku.gov.my and DBKU City Library at 082-507403/507099 or email ird@dbku.gov.my.

Ta Ann – Leader in sustainable forest plantations

BRIEF BACKGROUND ABOUT TA ANN’S TIMBER DIVISION: Ta Ann Group is a resource-based company with principal activities centred around sustainable harnessing of timber resources including value-added processing of timber into a wide range of products. The Group is also one of the pioneers in forest plantation in Sarawak. Its value

Homeless guy gets hope

KUCHING: Mahathir Salem, who is currently staying at Anjung Singgah here, received assistance from the Hope Place recently. The one-off assistance in the form of rice, cooking oil, Milo, biscuits, noodles, salt, sugar, mattress, blanket and toiletries, was handed over to him by Hope Place Founder Kelvin Wan in the

MERS-CoV: What you need to know

What is Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)? Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a viral respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, or MERS-CoV) that was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that can cause diseases in humans,

South Korea launches its first missile-capable submarine

SEOUL: South Korea launched its first ever missile-capable attack submarine yesterday, despite a recent diplomatic thaw with the nuclear-armed North. The $700 million, 3,000-tonne Dosan Ahn Chang-ho submarine is capable of firing both cruise and ballistic missiles and the first of three planned diesel-electric boats to go into service in

Man drives car into crowd in southern France, wounding two

NÎMES (France): A man drove into a crowd of patrons gathered outside a bar in the southern city of Nimes early yesterday, slightly wounding two before hitting a security barrier and being arrested, witnesses and local officials said. The 32-year-old suspect, believed to be a local, sped towards a crowd

US coast battered by wind, rain as Hurricane Florence closes in

WILMINGTON (United States): Hurricane Florence battered the Carolinas yesterday with howling winds, life-threatening storm surges and torrential rains as it came to close making landfall in what officials warned is a once in a lifetime event. Forecasters warned of catastrophic flooding and other mayhem from the monster storm, which is

Five vehicles in pile-up

KUCHING: Five vehicles were involved in a pile up at a bridge in Tanah Puteh near here about 7 am yesterday. The vehicles were going in the same direction when the accident occurred. Although the vehicles were badly damaged, all the drivers however sustained only minor injuries.