Saturday, 21 March 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

52nd PAC meeting being held for two days

KUCHING: The 52nd State Public Account Committee (PAC) meeting is being held at the Committee Room of the State Legislative Assembly Complex here for two days (yesterday and today). It was chaired by PAC chairman Sadong Jaya Assemblyman, Aidel Lariwoo. During the me e t ing the Committee will examine

Rotary Club to hold Charity Run on 15 April

KUCHING: The Rotar y Club of Kuching Cent ral (Rotar y International District 3310) paid a courtesy call on Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Dato’ Sri Hajah Nancy Shukri in her office here, yesterday to officially invite her as the Guest of Honour for the club’s Rotary Charity Run

Uggah: Rabies outbreak in Sarawak under control

MIRI: The rabies outbreak in Sarawak is under control with no new areas reported to have been affected by the disease, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said so far, Julau in Sarikei which was the last area declared as rabies-infected showed a positive sign and

UNIMAS, HELP University sign MoU on PECERA 2018

KUCHING: About 300 participants are expected to participate in the Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association (PECERA) 2018 International Conference which will be held from July 6 to 8, 2018. Minister of Welfare, Community Well-being, Women, Family and Childhood Development, Dato Sri Fatimah Abdullah said that this would be the

Three house break-in and theft suspects nabbed

MIRI: Three men who are believed to be involved in several house break-in and theft cases were nabbed at two separate locations here around midnight yesterday. Following a tip-off a police team nabbed two men at Pujut Tanjong Batu while another one was nabbed at Piasau Jaya. “Following the arrest

Convenience store loses RM530 in robbery

KUCHING: Two armed men wearing full face motorcycle helmets robbed a convenience store at Jalan Satok here at about 4am last Wednesday. The 19-year-old store cashier from Kampung Semariang Batu said two armed men entered the 24-hour convenience store and ordered him to open the cash register and hand over

Royal Air Force retiree pays nostalgic visit

KUCHING: In line with the spirit of 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the peace accords on the ending of confrontation in the early formation of Malaysia in 1966, a retired British Royal Air Force (RAF), Master Engineer, Andy Muniandy, MBF, recently paid a visit here where he was deployed during the

SMK Oya holds Career, Education Expo 2018

OYA: It was another successful Education and Career Expo for SMK Oya on Wednesday morning. The event was held by the school in collaboration with the Special Project Committee of Dalat Constituency and the Sarawak Foundation. The one-day Expo saw the participation of various learning institutions and other relevant agencies

Media veteran, Pak Aziz dies at 87

KUCHING: Former Sarawak Tribune and Utusan Sarawak editor-in-chief, Abdul Aziz Malim or ‘Pak Aziz’ as he was known, passed away on Wednesday after a short illness at the age of 87. He breathed his last at 11.30am at his home in USJ12 in Subang Jaya, Selangor. Pak Aziz can look

Sarawak Energy unveils two 500kVA mobile generator sets

KUCHING: Sarawak Energy’s utility and retail subsidiary, SESCO recently added two new purpose-fit trucks mounted with 500kVA generators as part of its fleet of 14 sets available statewide during the launching event at Menara Sarawak Energy here on Wednesday. The event was graced by Minister for Utilities, Datuk Sri Dr