Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Temporary closure of Cats Museum, Perpustakaan Bandaraya

KUCHING:  The Muzium Kucing or Cats Museum and Perpustakaan Bandaraya will be temporarily closed on this 1 May (Tuesday) for Labour Day celebration and on 9 May (Wednesday) for the 14th General Election (GE14) Polling Day. For any further information please refer to Muzium Kucing at telephone contact number 082

Three-day SHFF 2018 now in session at SCV

KUCHING: Sarawak Cultural Village (SCV) is presently hosting annual festival ‘Sarawak Harvest and Folklore Festival (SHFF)’. It is co-organised with The Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Sarawak (MTACYS) with the aim to position itself as an international community event on Sarawak tourism calendar. Previously known as ‘World

Sarawak Energy fully prepared for GE14

KUCHING: Sarawak Energy is mobilising all necessary resources to ensure reliability of power supply for the 14th General Election (GE14). The State-owned Electricity Utility has put in place a preparedness framework,with additional standby teams dedicated to quick restorations especially on nomination and polling days. Group Chief Operating Officer Lu Yew

Hope Place gets pleasant surprise at new premises

KUCHING: Hope Place in Kuching recently received a pleasant surprise just after the team moved to its new premises. According to Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan, the new store needed some renovation to maximise it’s full capacity. Their plan to build a mezzanine floor in the store soon became a

Construction of SK Merdang has started

SAMARAHAN: Samarahan incumbent Rubiah Wang informed that construction works for SK Merdang is already ongoing. “It started last month and in time. We will check on it from time to time with the Ministry of Education to ensure that the construction process goes smoothly,” she said. Rubiah said this to

STAR to contest in Puncak Borneo

KUCHING: STAR announced its party chairman Buln anak Ribos as its candidate for Puncak Borneo.   Hailing from the area, Ribos, 49, is self-employed with a Diploma in Civil Engineering. He is a founder member of STAR which was formed 21years ago.  He stood as a candidate for Serembu in the 2016

State gov’t allocates RM20m for UNIFOR

MIRI: The Sarawak Government has announced a RM20 million allocation to finance the operations of Unit for Other Religions (UNIFOR) this year. Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg said that the allocation was a commitment by the state government to assisting followers of various religions in the

Recognition for 310 medical retirees

KUCHING: A total of 310 retirees from the Medical Department of Sarawak received their appreciation certificate during the Sarawak State Health Department ‘Majlis Jasamu Dikenang Tahun 2017 and 2018’ for their outstanding services and performance. Speaking during the event, Minister for Local Government and Housing, Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian

Mortar shell found in drain defused

KUCHING: A Police Bomb Disposal Unit was dispatched to defuse a mortar shell found in a drain at Kpg Sungai Bedil Besar near here, yesterday. The mortar shell was found by a man while cutting grass in the area. After the find, the man contacted the police and a police

TYT confers state awards, medals to 153

KUCHING: Some 153 recipients were conferred state awards and medals by Head of State  (TYT) Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud at Dewan Besar during an investiture ceremony held at Astana Negeri Sarawak here, yesterday. Leading the list of recipients was Head of the Neurosurgery Department of Sarawak General Hospital,