Thursday, 26 March 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

40 shuttlers from Brunei hold friendlies with PSKPP Mukah

MUKAH: Forty badminton players from Brunei Darussalam participated in badminton matches in this fast growing town from April 27 to 29. Led by their former Education Minister and Development, Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Ahmad Jumat and Datin Hajah Masnah Haji Tuah, the group

Hungry for local cuisines? Try Lepau Restaurant

LEPAU, a traditional restaurant located near the streets of Ban Hock, Kuching has glorified the beauty of Kenyah/ Kayan cuisine along with other ethnicity’s traditional meals since 2014. Lepau is roughly translated as “Rice Barn” or Farm Hut in the Kenyah/Kayan language. This unique restaurant serves a variety of local

Merapok FC win Bukit Sari women’s title

LAWAS: Merapok FC emerged champion of the Women Futsal Championship after defeat other 14 teams in a futsal championship organised by Sarawak Special Affairs Department (JASA) with the cooperation of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera (PBB) Youth wing of Bukit Sari branch. Merapok FC won the title after beat Meriting Villa

SMK Saratok seize U-18 title from SMK Kalaka

SARATOK: SMK Saratok were crowned champion after defeating SMK Kalaka 1-0 in the final of the Betong Division Under 18 football tournament held at the Padang SMK Padang Augustine Betong, recently. SMK Saratok team won back the title which was grabbed by SMK Saribas in last year’s edition. SMK Saratok

FIVE gold LIKELY

KUCHING: The Sarawak athletics challenge in the forthcoming Sukma is likely to retain its five gold haul by adding one or two more if the recent Sarawak Open athletics championships held last month is anything to go by. Apart from a few events where the athletes have beaten the qualifying

RM6.5 mln for Bako river estuary dredging project

BAKO: The RM6.5 million Bako river estuary dredging project will begin after the 14th General Election (GE14). Barisan Nasional’s (BN) candidate for Santubong Parliamentary, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said that the project aims to solve the issue of shallow river estuary which has made it difficult for

Kapit outage: Electricity supply restored at 8.30 pm yesterday

KUCHING: Electricity supply was restored at 8.30pm yesterday after work to restore supply to major parts of Kapit continued until late following loss of supply to about 5,500 customers after excavation works by a private contractor severely damaged an underground cable at Jalan Selirik, Kapit. Areas affected were Kapit town,

Man suffers serious burns in mishap

KUCHING: A man who intended to steal power cables from the high power lines at Kampung Pasir Pandak suffered 80 per cent burn on his body after he was electrocuted. The incident occurred at about 12.30 pm when the 30-year-old man from Kpg Tanjung and an accomplice climbed a 20-metre

Woman hurt in suicide attempt

KUCHING: A woman who had a quarrel with her family members tried to commit suicide in her bedroom by slashing herself with a broken glass bottle at Kpg Hilir, Serian at about 9 am yesterday. Firemen were called to the scene and they have to break down the bedroom door

Six BN flags torn, damaged

MIRI: Six Barisan Nasional election flags were damaged and torn at Tudan Phase 4 JKKK office last Sunday morning. Miri police chief, ACP Lim Meng Seah, when contacted on Tuesday said that the police are investigating the incident after a report was lodged. According to Lim, the case is being