KUCHING: Sarawak Police Commissioner (CP) Dato’ Sri Amer Bin Haji Awal who retired yesterday and wife Datin Sri Mastura Binti Abd Karim were given a formal ‘send off’ during a farewell parade held at the Parade Ground of the Sarawak Police Contingent Headquarters, Jalan Badruddin here. The farewell parade was
KUCHING: It is good for the Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to touch on the aspect of 20 per cent oil royalty for oil-producing states, said Minister for Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. “But what he uttered was not clear. He said 20
KUCHING: SUPP Youth Central chairman, Michael Tiang reckoned that for too long Sarawak was perceived as being one of the 13 states in Malaysia, instead of being one of three founding states to the Federation of Malaysia which had consistently been the biggest contributor to the national coffer since 1963.
KUCHING: Drone technology should be incorporated into the school co-curriculum to benefit the younger generations, said Tasik Biru State Assemblyman Dato Henry Harry Jinep. He added that drone technology was quite new in the State and the learning course would be timely for the younger generations to learn more about
KUCHING: The State government is organising a special thanksgiving prayer at Masjid Darul Hana, in Petra Jaya today (July 20) starting at 6pm in conjunction with the 22 July Sarawak Independence Day celebration. In a press statement issued yesterday by Jabatan Agama Islam Sarawak (JAIS), the Head of State, Tun
MIRI: A woman was among three people arrested on Tuesday afternoon for attempting to break in into a house at Tudan near here. The trio was arrested by members of the Pujut Resident Committee (RC Pujut) team. Prior to the arrest, the team was conducting its daily patrol in the
MIRI: Two geese were believed killed by a cobra in a house at Happy Garden Road, Riam near here on Wednesday. Three Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) personnel were dispatched to the scene following a distress call received at 8.04am. According to the house owner, the incident was discovered by
MIRI: A 40-year-old man sustained body injuries after he was beaten up by a group of 11 men near a restaurant at Jalan Maju here at 3am yesterday. It was believed that the incident happened over a misunderstanding. After the man had finished eating he had forgotten to pay for
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg expected the registration of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) to be finalised in August. According to him, GPS is already being recognised by everyone, although the coalition is yet to be registered with Registrar of Societies (RoS). “People have already described
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud received a courtesy call from a delegation from the Pesta Benak Sri Aman 2018 Main Organisng Commitee led by Assistant Minister of Community Well-being, Datuk Francis Harden Hollis who is also Simanggang Assemblyman at Astana Negeri here yesterday. The courtesy