KUCHING: Hope Place recently received a call from a social worker in Sri Aman Hospital requesting to help an elderly man with disability. Baie bin Ogok, aged 84, cannot walk and needs a wheelchair. Baie is an outpatient at Sri Aman Hospital. A social worker at the hospital called Hope
BINTULU: Some 126 registered fishermen from Kuala Nyalau, Kuala Tatau, Jepak, Sebauh and Similajau participated in the Fish-4-Life programme, held on 23-25 February at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Bintulu Campus (UPMBC), said a press release yesterday. The programme was organised by PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd – Sarawak Gas in collaboration with
KUCHING:St Joseph’s International School, a member of the St Joseph’s Family of Schools, which includes St. Joseph’s Private Primary and Secondary Schools, will be officially opened by Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi Dr Abang Johari Tun Openg on Saturday, March 3, 2018. In conjunction with the official opening, the school will
KUCHING: Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad (CMSB – 2852), the state’s leading infrastructure facilitator, has announced its financial performance for the financial year ended December 31, 2017 (FY2017). The Group reported total revenue of RM1.61 billion and a pre-tax profit (PBT) of RM332.79 million for FY2017. Both Revenue and PBT increased
KUCHING: The Chap Goh Meh 2018 Festival, scheduled to take place at the India Street Pedestrian Mall here at 8pm on Friday, March 2, 2018, has been postponed to Saturday, March 3. The festival is organised by Dewan Bandaraya Kuching Utara (DBKU) in collaboration with The Federation of Chinese Association
KUCHING: The Sarawak Police Contingent Headquarters (IPK) was ready to mobilise 7,170 officers and policemen to monitor 1,832 polling centres, 2,968 channels and 870 Election Commission huts in 31 parliamentary constituencies in the GE14. According to state Police Commissioner, Datuk Amer Awal, the officers and policemen involved have been trained
KUCHING: The profound wish of Kuching residents to see Sarawak’s first ‘floating mosque’ at the Kuching Waterfront as one of the state’s icons before the Aidilfitri this year will not likely be realised as its completion has been delayed until year-end. Kuching City Mosque Welfare Trust Board Deputy Chairman, Dr Syajahan Sayed Ahmad
KUCHING: Police arrested three suspects and seized an assortment of car alloy rims believed to be stolen items on Thursday evening at about 7.30 pm. DSP Awandy Anis, the Serian Police chief confirmed that police there had smashed a syndicate involved in house break-ins and thefts. He said police arrested
KUCHING: A lorry and a car collided at noon yesterday along Jalan Stephen Yong in Kuching. The car which was badly damaged went out of control and landed into the bush. Its driver was injured and was rushed to the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) where he was warded. However, no
KUCHING: A car driver was fortunate to escape unhurt after his car went out of control and went into reverse instead of moving forward. The car driver was believed to have put on the wrong gear causing the car to go backward in high speed at about 10.30 am at