Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Deceased Indian national family informed of demise

KUCHING: The family of the Indian nationality who died on Tuesday had been informed. According to an engineer from India, he lodged a police repor t yes terday saying on Tuesday morning, at about 8 am, Prabhunya Mahto (male), aged 24, fell and died. He said the victim had climbed

Smuggled fags, liquor worth over RM170,000 seized

KUCHING: Sarawak Customs Department seized various brands of cigarettes and liquor worth RM170,394.49 in a raid into six premises selling the illegal items with Malaysian Duty Not Paid (MDNP) status in Tedungan Customs Border Control Post (CIQ), Limbang, said a press release yesterday. State Customs Department director Datin Sharifah Halimah

Religious institutions to hold special prayers

KUCHING: All religious institutions in Sarawak will hold special thanksgiving prayers in all divisions and districts in conjunction with the July 22 Sarawak Independence Day celebrations. The Director of Other Religions Unit (UNIFOR), Datu Dr Ngenang Janggu in a statement yesterday said the Muslim community would hold the prayer on

Motorcyclist lands in SGH after crash

KUCHING: A motorcyclist was injured after he crashed into a car along Jalan Datuk Tawi Sli, here yesterday. He was trying to avoid a car which was coming out of a road junction. The impact threw him to the side of the road. An ambulance f rom the Sarawak General

Trienekens achieves zero Lost Time Injuries

KUCHING: The Kuching Logistics and Services division of Trienekens (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd recently achieved an impressive one million Safe Man-hours of work without any Lost Time Injuries (LTI). To commemorate the accomplishment, the company hosted a celebratory lunch with staff of the division at its headquarters, headed by its Group

Tun Taib welcomes Sarawak Independence Day Celebrations Committee members

KUCHING: The Head of State, Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud yesterday received a courtesy call from members of the Sarawak Independence Day Celebrations Committee members at Astana Negeri here. The committee members were led by Local Government and Housing Minister, Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian. The purpose of the

29 Sarawak schools join National Junior League

KUCHING: The Sarawak leg of this year’s Air Asia–BAM National Junior League 2018 is ongoing at Sarawak Badminton Association (SBA) Hall of Jalan Lapangan Terbang Kuching from July 18 to 22. SBA honorary secretary, Haji Abdul Hadi Kadir said response for this year’s event is encouraging with a total of

Seeking Voo Min Kung’s next-of-kin

KUCHING: Sentosa Hospital is currently looking for family members or next-of-kin of a male patient known as Voo Min Kung (pic), 61, a Chinese resident with address at Kampung Temangis, Jalan Lawas Damit. According to a s tatement received from Sentosa Hospital Kuching, the patient was admitted to the Hospital

Member for Pujut’s case: DUN to appeal

KUCHING: The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) will apply to the Federal Court for leave to appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal delivered on July 13, 2018 in the case of Civil Appeal No. Q-01(A)-250-70/2017 between Dewan Undangan Negeri of Sarawak and Member for Pujut, Ting Tiong

Tourists from China up 20%

KUCHING : After the commencement of the Shenzhen-Kuching direct flight in December 2017, during the period of January to May 2018, there has an encouraging increase of 20% tourists from China compared to the same corresponding period in 2017. Assistant Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Datuk Lee Kim Shin