Saturday, 3 January 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Two detained for illegal gambling

MIRI: Two local men were apprehended by the police recently during a raid in a house at Tudan area here. The two were suspected of getting involved in illegal gambling. In the 6pm raid on Tuesday, the men in their 40s and 50s were arrested while playing the ‘holo’ game

Sotong Tutok, a special dish during Ramadan

KUCHING: A special dish and a ‘must have’ during the month of Ramadan is the Sotong Tutok. Sotong Tutok, the term which means dried hammered cuttlefish, is a local favorite during the fasting month. Here, a vendor was selling his special dried cuttlefish at the Satok Ramadan Bazaar yesterday. Salim

Berbuka Puasa open event at Kuching Waterfront today

KUCHING: Ramadan is the Holy Month in the Muslim calendar. Hence, in conjunction with Ramadan this year, the Sarawak Islamic Information Centre (SIIC) is collaborating with Spativate, Kuching Waterfront, Riseap, Hikmah Sarawak, CATS FM and Utusan Sarawak to hold a Berbuka Puasa open event together with members of the public

Ramadan bazaars at nine locations in Kuching North

KUCHING: The Ramadan bazaars at Satok, Semarak, Sukma Ria, and six other locations under the Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) areas were officially opened yesterday in conjunction with the Month of Ramadan this year. A total of 248 lots were provided by DBKU whereby 93 lots were allocated at Satok,

Various Dayak handicraft available at Gawai Bazaar

SRI AMAN: For Dayak handicraft enthusiasts, the Gawai Bazaar at the old Pasar Tamu in Sri Aman here is a shopping paradise. A recent survey at the market found a variety of Dayak handicraft ranging from beadworks, bags, clothing baju burung and others. Some of the lots at the Gawai

Awang Tengah launches Lawas Ramadan Bazaar

LAWAS: Fully utilise the facilities and amenities that are available, participants in the Lawas Ramadan Bazaar told yesterday. These facilities which are prepared by the government to benefit them for such a long time already should be able to help uplift their business and convenience of customers and visitors not

amadan buffet: 80 feted to sumptuos meal at hotel

KUCHING: A total of 35 senior citizens from Rumah Seri Kenangan and 45 students from Madrasah Darul Uloom Ikhwanul Islamiayyah Kuching were invited for a sumptuous Ramadan buffet on Wednesday night at Grand Dormani Rajah Court Hotel in Kuching. The dinner was held by the hotel’s management team as part

S’wak Energy advises caution

KUCHING: Sarawak Energy urges the public and its customers to be cautious when they receive calls related to their electricity billing, retail services or other operational information received from persons claiming to be from Syarikat SESCO Berhad (SESCO), their retail and operations subsidiary. Concerned members of the public have reported

Anwar Ibrahim a free man

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is a free man after the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V granted him a full pardon yesterday. The PKR de facto leader was serving a five-year jail sentence from February 2015 following his conviction for sodomy. He was originally scheduled for release on June 8.

Malaysia to contact several countries to recover 1MDB money

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Government will contact several countries to recover the allegedly misappropriated funds from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), said Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He said it was important for the government to recover the remaining money in Switzerland, Singapore, the United States and perhaps in Luxembourg, with