Thursday, 26 March 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

TV3 ordered to pay RM1.1 mln for defaming Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here yesterday ordered local television station, TV3 to pay RM1.1 million to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for linking him as one of the masterminds of the Lahad Datu intrusion that happened in Sabah five years ago. High Court Judge, Justice Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim made the ruling after allowing Anwar’s suit against TV3 for disparaging him

Former MACC officer lodges report against Najib

KUALA LUMPUR: A former senior officer of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday lodged a report with the MACC on several allegations linked to former Prime Minister. Datuk  Seri Najib Tun Razak. Datuk Abdul Razak Idris, former MACC Director of Intelligence and Investigations, said the report was on what was suspected to be actions obstructing investigations

SMK Oya, Mukah wins Youth Forum Competition

KUCHING: SMK Oya, Mukah emerged as the champion of the State-Level Youth Forum Competition 2018 held at Balai Budaya, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Cawangan Sarawak, Petra Jaya here yesterday. The school team with its Forum Topic “Cinta Remaja: Bahaya atau Derita?” grabbed the Sarawak TYT Challenge Trophy, RM5,000 cash, DBP’s

14-year-old boy drowns after falling off bridge

KUCHING: A 14-year-old boy drowned after he fell off the Darul Hana Bridge here. Members of the Fire and Rescue Department led by Mohammed Mirza Dzalmira bin Miraj rushed to the scene after being informed by members of the public. They immediately looked for the boy with the help of

Strong currents hinder search for 4WD

KOTA SAMARAHAN: 15 Fire and Rescue personnel from here led by Jackson Anyie Ngau were involved in an operation to look for a four wheel drive which had plunged into the Samarahan River at the Kota Samarahan Ferry Point here yesterday. The vehicle belonged to Bernabas Lias Anak Jalal,77, who

Body found floating in Sarawak River

BAU: The body of a man was found floating in the Sarawak River at Kampung Siniawan here  here at 7.05pm here on Sunday. The victim, whose identity was unknown, was clad in long trousers and a T-shirt.  Firemen led by Tiwi anak Nios and police personnel from Siniawan here used

MoA on robotics and automation certification programme inked

KUCHING: A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed between Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) and Digital Economy Hub (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd (DEH) on robotics and automation certification programme at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) here, yesterday. The ceremony was witnessed by Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research, Dato Sri Micheal

New federal gov’t sets up 10 ministries

KUALA LUMPUR: The new Pakatan Harapan (PH) federal government has set up 10 ministries that ‘need to be filled immediately’, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday. He also said that the government wanted to create a small Cabinet first. “We do not want to have a huge Cabinet, but there are

Anwar’s release: Documentation process to take less than a week

KUALA LUMPUR: The documentation process for the release of PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is expected to take less than a week, said the party’s President Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. Wan Azizah, who is also Anwar’s wife, said the process needed to go through several stages and

Six Sabah BN assemblymen cross over to Warisan

KOTA KINABALU: Six Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) assemblymen yesterday crossed over to Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) which now puts the party in a position to form the new government in the state. Four are from UMNO namely Datuk Abdul Muis Picho (Sebatik), Datuk Hamisa Samat (Tanjung Batu), Datuk Osman Jamal