KUCHING: A total of 153 people received the State Awards from the Yang di-Pertua Negeri, Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud at Astana Negeri here yesterday. The award ceremony was pre ceded by Awangku Jawa @ Peng i r an Jawa Peng i r a n Amzah, 89, who was
MUKAH: Dalat/Mukah District Council (MDDM) on Monday launched its “No Plastic Bag” campaign at two shopping outlets here. The shopping outlets were Medan Mall Shopping Complex at Mukah New Township Extension 2 and Mr DIY at Medan Setia Raja Commercial Centre. The campaign, the first to be conducted in
MIRI: The RM900,000 upgrading works on the Saberkas Night Market, one of Miri City’s popular destinations, is expected to be completed by month-end. Miri City Mayor, Adam Yii Siew Sang said rumours of delay in the upgrading works which began in January, with completion scheduled by end of this
KUCHING: The state will exploit its natural resources, oil and gas which is constitutionally under the State List as per Ninth Schedule of the Federal Constitution. This was announced by Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg during the launching ceremony of Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (PETROS) at Pullman
KUCHING: 540 participants attended Sarawak Oil & Gas Opportunities Sharing Session at Pullman Hotel here yesterday. The participants comprised representatives from 455 local oil and gas companies as well as some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and establishments. The event which was organised by the Oil & Gas Companies Unit of the
MIRI: A 30-year-old man and his mother almost drowned after a car they were travelling in skidded and turned turtle in the trench at Jalan Kuala Baram here, yesterday afternoon. In the 5pm incident, both victims were believed to be on their way from Batu Satu heading to Kuala Baram.
SINGAPORE: Singapore and Sarawak yesterday morning signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to pave the way for collaboration in the mobile digital payment platform. Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Abang Openg, who is currently leading a state delegation on a two-day working visit to Singapore, witnessed the
SIBU: His father is an odd job labourer earning about RM1,000 monthly and his mother is just a housewife,but Roland Mecal proved that poverty was no hindrance to academic excellence. He was among the 12 students of SMK Sacred Heart here who scored straight 4As in the 2017 Sijil Tinggi
SIBU: A furniture and office equipment factory at Jalan Industri Pertama, Taman Kristal Bandar Baru Sibu Jaya near here was destroyed in a fire yesterday with losses estimated at RM8 million. Sibu district police chief, ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said that preliminary investigation found that a short circuit could have
KUCHING: Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports Datuk Snowdan Lawan had issued a challenge to the coaches to deliver the golds as the state government had on the other hand promised to give them what they asked for in terms of equipment or other needs in preparing their side in