SIBU: The ‘Sarawak’s Pride – Most Number of Unity Short Stories Project Showcase’ is winding up its ten-day exhibition today at the Sibu BASE Jump Carnival. Deputy State Secretary Datuk Ik Pahon Joyik together with Sibu Resident Charles Siaw, visited the exhibition on Wednesday and invited participants of the Sibu
KUCHING: The Sibu Sacred Heart Secondary School Alumni Association of Kuching is calling on all former students to attend its 32nd annual reunion dinner to be held at 6.30pm on Oct 4. The dinner, themed ‘The LaSallian Spirit Lives On’, will be held at KTS Garden, Kuching. “It is expected
MIRI: A 46-year-old cleaner suffered a loss of RM20,000 after being duped by two individuals offering welfare aid. The incident unfolded when the victim noticed that all of her life savings have vanished on Thursday morning. A police report has been lodged by the victim at Miri central police station on
KUCHING: A family of seven was left homeless after their house at Lorong 12, Kampung Ma’ang, Jalan Kuching-Serian was razed by fire on Friday afternoon. Hope Place was alerted to their predicament and delivered immediate help yesterday. Its founder Kelvin Wan handed over food items (rice, cooking oil, salt, sugar,
KUCHING: Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) should have informed the state government if the Sarawak State Stadium did not meet the standards for occupation. “What’s the point of building a stadium that doesn’t meet the safety requirements?” asked Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He was responding
Haze taking a toll on wildlife in Indonesia KUCHING: The haze in Indonesia is so hazardous that birds are falling dead on the streets — goes a headline of news portal World of Buzz. And this was immediately followed by photos of dead birds lying on the pavements. According to
MARUDI: A pillion rider died after a motorcycle that he and a relative were on fell into a very large and deep pothole along the Long Bedian logging road on Sunday night. According to Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu, both were thrown off the
KUCHING: Satellites have enabled the state’s Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) to better strategise its actions in fighting forest fires and locating hotspots. With the technology, NREB was able to accurately locate where the fires and hotspots were, said its Environmental Quality controller Justine Jok Jau Emang. “Other than
MIRI: A 45-year-old Filipino was detained recently after breaking into a house belonging to his former employer and damaging some of the properties inside. The incident was revealed by the suspect who claimed that his former employer had not yet paid him his salary. Miri Police chief ACP Lim Meng
KUCHING: Eight water treatment plants in Sri Aman Division are operating minimally due to the current drought. These plants are at Air Bayai, Pantu, Melugu, Stumbin, Seduku, Lingga, Lemanak Development Scheme and Engkilili. The Sri Aman Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB), therefore, continues to open its centralised water collection centres