Sunday, 22 March 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Fatality at Pan Borneo Highway project site

KUCHING: PPESW BPSB JV Sdn Bhd released the following statement to the media yesterday. “It is with absolute sadness we confirm that today we lost a member of our CMS family. He was carrying out his duties in directing traffic at a section of the Pan Borneo Highway project site

TYT, wife back from Umrah

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and his wife, Toh Puan Raghad Kurdi Taib arrived at the Horbill Skyways Hanger here yesterday. His Excellency and his wife were back from performing an Umrah which began last March 15. They were accompanied by Assistant Minister of e-Commerce

Proactive measures to tackle technical issues, cable theft

KUCHING: Sarawak Energy is in the mid-stages of its RM1 billion Miri Power Supply Reinforcement Planto upgrade the power system of Sarawak’s second largest city and its surroundingto meet the city’s rapid expansion and increasing electricity demand of its people. This is part of the overall development plan to ensure

‘Rock’n Mob – All4One’ on March 31, 2018

KUCHING: The Bintulu Music and Art Lover Association (PEMUZIKA) will be organising the ‘Rock’n Mob – All4One’ event on 31 March, 2018 (Saturday). The event, which starts from 2pm onwards, will showcase various bands and musicians from all over Sarawak, performing and singing few selected songs together. Among the songs

Construction tender of new building for SMK Sebuyau to be released soon

SEBUYAU: The tender for the construction project of the new building for SMK Sebuyau is expected to be released this year. Assistant Minister for Coastal Road, Datuk Julaihi Narawi said that the project has been listed to be implemented under the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP). “It is part of a

Calling more entries for Baleh-Kapit Raft Safari

KAPIT: The organising committee for Baleh-Kapit Raft Safari 2018 (the 23rd series of the competition since it was introduced in 1996) is calling more entries to take part in the three-day event to be held from April 6-8 Chairing the committee meeting at the State Office Complex at Jalan Bleteh

Jamit inspects site of steel bridge project

KAPIT: Bukit Goram Assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat yesterday inspected the proposed RM2.3 million steel bridge to be built across Sungai Kapit here. Accompanying him were PBB Bukit Goram Service Centre staffs, Edward Manggah Kendawang and Cochran Alwi. There had been a delay in work progress and the site visit was

ACP Ng Ah Lek is new Kuching OCPD

KUCHING: ACP Ng Ah Lek is the new Kuching District Police chief (OCPD) effective yesterday, taking over from SAC Abang Ahmad Abang Julai who has been promoted to the Management Department for Human Resources in Bukit Aman. The handing over of duties ceremony was witnessed by state Police Management Department

Burglary: Family suffers losses of over RM100,000

MIRI: A family suffered losses amounting to over RM100,000 after their residence at Bandar Baru Permyjaya in Miri was broken into early yesterday morning. Members of the family only realised their house had been broken into when they woke up at around 7 in the morning. Their main door was

Man detained for shoplifting beer cans

MIRI: A man was caught for shoplifting two cans of beer at a supermarket in Lutong near Miri yesterday. In the 3pm incident, the 36-year-old suspect was said to put some tins of beer inside a sling back that he carried. According to a source, the criminal endeavour of the