Monday, 23 March 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Teacher catches heaviest fish in Kaul Fishing Safari

BALINGIAN: It was a memorable outing for a teacher from SMK St Patrick when he emerged the winner of the Heaviest Fish Category of the Kaul Fishing Safari 2018 held on Sunday morning. With the catch weighing 5.3kg, 24-year-old Joseph Kalong walked away with RM2,000, a hamper and fishing equipment.

300 in Batang Lupar benefit from ‘Selami Kasih YKN 2018’

SEBUYAU: Women, Family and Community Development Minister, Dato’ Sri Rohani Abdul Karim, yesterday officiated at the “Selami Kasih YKN 2018” programme organised by Yayasan Kebajikan Negara (YKN) here. “The “Selami Kasih YKN 2018” programme is a non-cash assistance programme provided by the Social Welfare Department. “Some of the recipients have

PBDS Baru opens door to sacked PRS members

KUCHING: Following the  sacking of Datuk Joseph Entulu Belaun, Datuk William Nyalau and three other PRS Supreme Council members – Edward Kurik, Nyempah Sabot,and Adrianna Chumang – by Parti Rakyat Sarawk (PRS) on Sunday, Bansa Dayak Sarawak Baru (PBDS Baru) is opening its door for the five to join it.

13 sets of nomination forms sold in Sibu to date

SIBU: A total of 13 sets of nomination forms have been sold to potential candidates of the 14th General Election (GE14) here. Sibu Election Commission (EC) Returning Officer Jong Thian Puk said this included six sets of forms bought by Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) led by its Deputy President II

Driver hurt in crash

KUCHING: A woman driver was injured after she lost control of a Volkswagen car she was driving and rammed into a stationary container lorry by the road side at Jalan Datuk Bandar Abang Mustapa here, at 1.30am yesterday. Seven firemen led by PBKII Awang Saiful in two vehicles rushed to

Business mission to enhance ties with West Kalimantan

KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan who is also Minister of Industrial and Entrepreneur Development and Second Minister of Urban Development and Natural Resources led a 160-member delegation on a business mission to Pontianak, West Kalimantan from 20 to 23 April, 2018 to further enhance business

Army brightens up ‘Sejiwa Senada’ programme

SARATOK: The combined team of 3rd Infantry Brigade comprising Workshop, Royal Signal Squadron, 3rd Royal Service Corps, Territorial Army 511 Regiment and a combine musical band of the First Malaysian Infantry Division took part in a community programme called ‘Program Sejiwa Senada 2018’ held here last weekend. Some 71 officers

Warm welcome for over 600 cruise passengers

KUCHING: The MS Insignia by Oceania Cruises arrived at Senari Port here at 8.00am yesterday with 617 passengers alighting for their Kuching tours. The passengers disembarked and were garlanded in true Sarawakian tradition, courtesy of the Sarawak Tourism Board before continuing on their tours to the Sarawak Cultural Village, Bako

Search for missing woman continues

KUCHING: Following a call received at 8.52 pm on Sunday relating to a missing person report lodged at 2pm Bintangor BOMBA dispatched three personnel led by PBK I Hasman bin Bakar to join a search and rescue (SAR) team to look for the missing person identified as Gundok Anak Malong,

Two illegal immigrants detained, 4WD vehicle seized

LUBOK ANTU: Three members of the 13th Battalion Royal Malay Regiment (13RAMD) and two members of the Indonesian Army were patrolling Kpg Ensawang near here at 1pm yesterday successfully stopped a 4WD vehicle using an illegal route. Following a check on the vehicle, two Indonesian men aged 43 and 44