KUCHING: The Kuching Intercultural Mooncake Festival organised by The Federation of Kuching Division Community Association with Kuching Old Market Community Association will be back at Carpenter Street, from Sept 17 to 24. Co-organising chairman for the festival, Sim Kiang Cheok said the Sarawak Tourism Federation (STF) will be participating in
KUCHING: Land Custody and Development Authority (LCDA) in cooperation with Normah Specialist Medical Centre organised a Blood Donation Programme at LCDA Auditorium in LCDA Tower, Isthmus here, yesterday. The blood donation programme attracted 23 blood donors while 95 staff members from various government departments and companies in the surrounding area
KOTA PADAWAN: Rabies can be eradicated in Sarawak if everyone plays his or her part to curb its spread, Chairman of Padawan Municipal Council (MPP), Lo Khere Chiang said. “We already have four deaths in Padawan (MPP) alone with a total of 13 deaths in the whole state already. “This
KUCHING: There was no report of the shortage of fish supply in Sarawak due to the current dry season, Assistant Minister of Agriculture, Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail said yesterday. “At the moment there is no report on the shortage of fish supply in the state although it is the dry
MIRI: A motorcyclist succumbed to his injuries in a crash with a truck along the Lutong-Miri road, nearby RPR Mile 7 petrol station yesterday. The fatal crash shut down part of the road heading from Lutong towards Miri city centre at around 11.15am. The 30 year-old motorcyclist, has been identified
KUCHING: Two theft suspects, comprising a local and an Indonesian national, were yesterday charged at the Kuching Sessions Court here for stealing 1750 grams of agarwood (kayu gaharu) without permit for the purpose of smuggling it into Indonesia. The case is being investigated under section 30 (2) of the Wild
MIRI: A fire engulfed an electrical repair shop in Lutong Baru, Jalan Point Setia, Lorong Fiona 2 on Tuesday night, near here. Luckily no one is injured in the incident. Miri Fire and Rescue Services Department chief Supt Law Poh Kiong said in a statement yesterday, two fire engines from
KUCHING: Kuching Member of Parliament, Dr Kelvin Yii and Mas Gading Member of Parliament, Mordi Bimol yesterday officiated at the opening of Brilliant Inspiration Academy (BIA) at Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce here. The academy is established with the vision of becoming a leader in the training sector of Malaysia.
MIRI: Sarawak Energy utility arm, Syarikat SESCO Berhad (SESCO) joined forces with Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) in an operation that led to a significant meter tampering bust since power theft enforcement began in 2010, yesterday’s press release said. The joint operation on 27 August was as a result of internal
LUNDU: The water supply problem in Tanjung Datu is expected to be solved after the Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg’s approval of a total of RM17 million allocations to curb the problem. Tanjong Datu State Assemblyman Datuk Amar Jamilah Anu said the allocation was announced by