KUCHING: The State government is aiming to declare Sarawak rabies-free in three years time, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He added that at present, the state had to ensure that the outbreak could be contained. “To do that, we need the cooperation of all people and
MIRI: Police on Tuesday afternoon arrested a 32 year-old man after he allegedly assaulted and threatened his girlfriend with a knife. The alleged incident reportedly happened at the victim’s house in Jee Foh Road here around 10am on the same day. Prior to the incident, the couple were involved in
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud received three courtesy calls at Demak Jaya here yesterday. The first courtesy call was from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s birthday celebration organising committee led by Welfare, Community Well Being, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Dato Sri Hajah Fatimah
KUCHING : Brunei Darulssalam will be taking part in the 17th Kuching Inter-Cultural Mooncake Festival which will be held from September 17 to 24 (6.30pm to 11pm) at Carpenter Street here. Co-organising chairman of the festival, Sim Kiang Chiok said: “Our committee had earlier paid a courtesy call on
BINTULU: A man was burnt to death and his friend suffered injuries in an accident where their vehicle caught fire and got burned at Jalan Pesisir Bintulu-Miri near Shell Oil Station at Jalan Samalaju, yesterday afternoon. Bintulu Fire and Rescue Department chief Mohammad Meramit, said the victim only known as
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud yesterday received a courtesy call from the Organising Committee of State Level Ma’al Hijrah Celebration led by Datu Misnu Taha at Demak Jaya, here. The visit was to invite Tun Taib to the Ma’al Hijrah 1440H/2018M State Level Celebration to
MUKAH: Mukah’s first female Resident made her first public official appearance over the weekend since helming this division administration a month ago. She was the guest-of-honour at the Mukah Division National Day Celebration 2018 held at Kingwood Hotel, here, on August 31, recently. Hailed from the gas town of Bintulu,
KUCHING: Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth, and Sports, Datuk Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah hopes that the Sarawak contingent can be overall champion for the coming Sukma Games in Perak. “We hopeD to be overall champion during the last Sukma but we did not manage to achieve that. “However,
KUCHING: In a press statement yesterday, State Reform Party (STAR) president Lina Soo (pic) was shocked to read the latest statement by Law Minister Datuk Liew Vui Keong that a Special Cabinet Committee would be set up in response to Mahathir’s call to revive the MA63 Agreement. According to
KUCHING: Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak Baru (PBDSB) in a press statement yesterday appreciated the move by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg to postpone construction of the proposed LRT project. However, the statement said it would be better to cancel the project altogether and instead focus on improving
