KUANTAN: The state government, through the Old Kuching Smart Heritage (Okshe), will be working with the Pahang government to further develop Sarawak’s songket potential. The initiative, spearheaded by the Chief Minister’s wife Datuk Amar Juma’ani Tuanku Bujang, is aimed at enhancing the industry’s skills and knowledge, as well as developing
KUCHING: The Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) enforcement team yesterday afternoon rescued a sun bear that was kept at a residential house in Demak Laut housing estate here following a public tip-off and after images of the bear had gone viral on social media. In a statement yesterday, SFC said that
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will rise to the occasion in overcoming any disaster challenges as it has very strong teamwork and past experiences. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, who is its chairman, said this during an appreciation dinner on Tuesday for officers from various
KUCHING: After a case in which a sun bear cub was ‘mistaken’ for a dog and kept in a condominium in Kuala Lumpur, last June, another one was allegedly spotted here, locked up in a cage at a residential home in Demak Laut housing estate. The protected wildlife was spotted
KUCHING: The enforcement division of the Sri Aman Customs Department had seized a container suspected of containing alcoholic beverages with no Customs clearance on Sep 19 at Jalan Fochow, Sri Aman after an inspection was carried out there. “As a result, they found 1,326 cartons of beer stored inside the
KUCHING: The Satok Fiesta 3.0 slated for Sept 28 and 29 at the Sungai Maong Community Hall has been rescheduled to Oct 26 and 27. Organising chairman for the event Penghulu Giam Ann Kee said the postponement of the event was in view of the haze situation which currently registered
KUCHING: The next Flying Doctor Service (FDS) for Sarikei Division has been fixed for Oct 22-24. According to a statement from the state Health Department (JKN), the service would be made available at Rumah Drick, Jelalong and Rumah Jerangku, both in Tubau, on Oct 22. It will proceed to Rumah
KOTA CIMAHI, Indonesia: The state government signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) on Saturday with the Kota Cimahi to work together in developing smart cities in the areas of government administration, branding, economics, lifestyle, society as well as environment. The LOI, which was signed in Kota Cimahi, West Java was
KUCHING: Democratic Action Party (DAP) Serian has challenged Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) Sarawak support assembly chief Achau Mujah to prove that DAP Sarawak is Chinese-dominated. Its youth chief Brolin Nicholsion, who is also special assistant to Padungan assemblyman Wong King Wei, said in fact many among DAP Sarawak leaders and
KUCHING: The next Flying Doctor Service (FDS) for Limbang will be on Oct 1 and 2. According to the state Health Department, the FDS will be available at Sg Adang in the morning on the first day and on the second day, it will head for Pa’ Berunut in the