Saturday, 21 March 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Sarawak observes Hong Kong’s strata title system

HONG KONG: A Sarawak delegation headed by Deputy Chief Minister, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, is here on a study tour on strata titles. The group continued their visit to Hong Kong Buildings Department and Hong Kong Housing Authority yesterday whereby they were briefed by representatives of the two

Miri Hospital seeks help to trace patient’s next-of-kin

MIRI: Hospital Miri seeks help from anyone who knows the patient (picture) to come forward and provide information on his next-of-kin. According to the hospital’s records, the patient was registered as Suhaili Agus but he has no identification papers on him. Presently, he is at Ward 3 (General Male Ward).

MEDAL of any COLOUR

KUCHING: Sarawak handball players are ready for the forthcoming Sukma in Perak this September and may even have high hopes of a medal or two but which colour they might not know. They have prepared well for this Sukma as they have started development in the form of setting up

Favourites continue to lead on Day Two

KUCHING: Tournament favourites continued to take the lead on the second day of the ongoing inaugural Sarawak Junior Amateur Open 2018 championship which is being held at Damai Golf and Country Club (DGCC). Girls’ A category leader, 15-yearold Zulaikah Nurziana Nasser is set to bag her first major title on

Surcharges not permitted for payments using debit, credit cards — BNM

KUALA LUMPUR: Retailers are not permitted to impose surcharges for payments using debit cards and a similar prohibition is applied for credit card payments under the rules of international card schemes such as Visa and Mastercard under the Payment Card Reform Framework, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). It said the

Govt absorbs transport cost of KR1M 2.0 goods – Zahid

KUALA LUMPUR: The government absorbs the cost of transporting goods sold under the 1Malaysia People’s Shops 2.0 (KR1M 2.0) initiative so as to streamline the sale prices across the country, said Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Ahmad Zahid, who is also the chairman of the National Cost-of-Living Action Council, said a

DCM on strata-title visit in Hong Kong

HONG KONG: The Deputy Chief Minister, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan is leading a 16-member delegation on a technical visit to Hong Kong from 19 to 22 March. The visit is in view of the fact that Sarawak is determined to benchmark itself with other cities in foreign countries

Junior climbers set to conquer Mount Kinabalu

KUCHING: A total of 25 members of ‘Kelab Kembara Anak Sarawak’ departed to Kota Kinabalu on Monday in a mission to conquer the peak of Mount Kinabalu. In a press statement issued yesterday, the Chairman of Kelab Kembara Anak Sarawak, Yusuf Buji said that the members were mostly junior members

Accountant loses RM132,000 in loan scam

KUANTAN: A woman who applied for a RM17,000 personal loan ended up losing RM132,120 after being deceived by a man, early this month. Pahang Commercial Crimes Investigation Department chief Supt Mohd Wazir Yusof said the 30-year-old accountant, from Jerantut near here, made the loan application to a company that advertised

Six months jail for falsifying passport

KUCHING: An Indonesian was being sentenced to six month’s jail by the Magistrates’ Court here yesterday for falsifying travel documents. He was charged under Section 129(1)(b) of the Passport Act 1966. On March 15 this year, the accused was detained by Immigration authorities at Kuching International Airport after it was