MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained a tanker that was being used to smuggle diesel worth RM450,000 in Miri waters at midday Monday. According to MMEA Miri chief Captain Mohamad Fauzi Othman in a statement on Tuesday, the tanker was stopped about three nautical miles from Tanjung Lobang
KUCHING : Welfare Department ( Kuching Division) is looking for a mother or a heir to a baby girl left at the Kuching Specialist Hospital here on August 8. According to a statement from the Welfare Department (Kuching Division) yesterday, the baby girl was left without any information. Members of
KUCHING: The Head of State, Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud yesterday received two courtesy calls at Astana Negeri here. The first courtesy call was from Persatuan Guru Al-Quran Bahagian Kuching (PGQBK) led by its chairman, Mohamad Yasin Pakir. The aim of the visit was to seek help from Tun
KUCHING: Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Hajjah Ragad Kurdi-Taib received many courtesy calls at her official residence, Demak Jaya. The first visit was by Persatuan Wanita Kastam (PEWAKAS), led by State Customs Director and patron of the association, Dato’ Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha (second left). The aim of the courtesy call
KUCHING : Chiew Yong Teng, 74, is spending sleepless nights and has lost his appetite after he was bitten by a dog and admitted to the Sarawak General Hospital. Chiew, who was discharged from hospital three days ago, is still worried about his leg which was bitten by a dog.
KUCHING: With the help of the Consulate General of Malaysia in Nanning, a delegation from Sarawak’s Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports paid a courtesy call on the Nanning Municipal People’s Government on September 11, 2018. Assistant Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Datuk Lee Kim Shin, who
KUCHING: Assistant Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Datuk Lee Kim Shin is leading 22 Sarawak delegates on an official working visit to Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China and to participate in the 15th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) in Nanning, Guangxi, China from September 9 to September 16, 2018. Lee was
Food is sacred. Every Iban will acknowledge this. Their lives revolve around food but not in a gluttonous way. In fact, they are always very generous with food. Food is part of their culture and tradition. It is a topic of a conversation and in greetings. If you hear a
SRI AMAN: Assistant Minister of Community Well-Being, Datuk Francis Harden Hollis recently visited a sick elderly woman at Kampung Muhibbah here. Taruyah Abdullah, 68, is unable to walk and has problems defecating daily. She is being looked after by a caretaker. “After being informed of this, I visited Taruyah with
SIBU: It is important for the Muslim community to appreciate and deepen the history of Maal Hijrah. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg said Muslims must appreciate and deepen the history of Maal Hijrah such as what happened at Madinah at that time during the migration (penghijrahan)
