Thursday, 26 March 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

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

Zero rate GST starting June

KUALA LUMPUR: The Finance Ministry announced that starting from June 1, 2018, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be zero-rated for all goods and services in Malaysia until further notice. In a statement yesterday, the ministry said the move does not include the goods and services listed in the Goods and

Body of missing man foundthe

KAPIT: The body of a man reported missing identified as Pelei Anak Ichang, 45, who was feared drowned at Sungai Song in Song district on Monday morning was found at 3.05 pm yesterday by a search and rescue (SAR) team comprising the police, Song BOMBA, Civil Defence Force (APM) personnel

Grass cutter dies in freak accident

MIRI: A 50-year-old grass cutter was killed on the spot when he was knocked down by a 4WD vehicle at KM43 Miri-Bintulu Road yesterday morning. In the 6.15am incident, the deceased identified as Meli Manggang died on the spot due to injuries he sustained following the incident. State Traffic Investigation

Two robbery suspects nabbed

MIRI: Two robbery suspects were arrested early Tuesday morning less than two hours after they robbed a 24-hour convenience shop in Pelita Commercial Centre here. The suspects aged 25 and 26 were picked up from a room of a budget hotel here at 5am following a public tip-off. Police also

Dividends totalling RM460,920 for 83 Felcra participants

BETONG: A total of 83 participants of the oil palm plantation project of Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (Felcra) Berhad Tanjung Assam received the yearly dividend totalling RM460,920.43 in a simple ceremony graced by Saribas State Assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam, yesterday. According to Chairman of the Project Development Committee