LUNDU: Firemen were rushed to a picnic resort, the Jangkar Waterfall in Sematan, Lundu after receiving a call at 12.30 hrs yesterday that a 16-year-old teenager was hit by a falling tree. According to the Operation Commander, the male victim was at the site when following his father who is
KUCHING: Sarawakian Larissa Ping, 19, was crowned as the winner of the Miss World Malaysia 2018 after beating 11 other finalists. She also took the Top Talent and Miss Photogenic titles and will be representing Malaysia in the Miss World which will be held in Sanya, China, on December 8,
KUCHING : Sarawak Energy is taking all necessary measures to secure and stabilise a slanted 132kV Tudan-Miri Airport transmission tower located along Miri Bypass road, caused by Pan Borneo Construction works. Sarawak Energy’s Transmission team discovered the slanted tower during its routine inspection patrols last Friday and the Pan Borneo
MIRI: A five-and-half-foot python was caught while swallowing a chicken on Saturday night. The incident happened at a house at Jalan Hiltop here at around 11.51pm. The reptile had slithered into the backyard of the house where the cage housing the chicken was. The loud noises coming from the cage
MIRI: A lifeless body of a 35-year-old man was found on the driver’s seat of a car at Jalan Perlis, Kuala Baram near here early yesterday morning. According to a source, the man identified as Bayang Jamban was involved in a self accident a day earlier before his body was
KUCHING: Some 20 officers and 80 rank and file of the Indonesian National Army arrived at the Kuching Air Force base here at 11am yesterday to take part in a military exercise code named ‘KEKAR MALINDO 42AB/2018’ to be held from 9 to 22 September. The Indonesian soldiers flew in
SIBU: A total of 7,485 pints of blood were procured last year involving 4,888 donors during blood donation drives compared to 7,307 pints in 2016. Organising chairperson, who is also director of Sibu Hospital Dr Ngian Hie Ung said that around 80 per cent of the blood were donated by
KUCHING: Fourteen out of the sixteen contestants of the Mrs Sarawak 2018 showcased their talents at the Talent Show held at Mydin Petra Jaya Kuching. The contestants demonstrated their skills in singing, dancing and also playing musical instruments during the event. According to the organiser, the talent show is part
KUCHING: Since 2014, CMS Cement Industries (CMSCI) has openly sought to engage the Mambong communities living near the company’s Integrated Cement Plant. Speaking about the annual dialogue, Goh Chii Bing, Group Chief Executive Officer – Operations, said: “A few years ago, Mambong residents voiced their concerns over dust levels that
KUCHING: The Federal Government welcomes cooperation with the State Government in efforts to empower Bumiputera entrepreneurs in Sarawak. Minister of Entrepreneur Development, Mohd Redzuan Yusof said the cooperation would help to ease any form of control and to be more free and fair. “Our goal is to balance the number
