Sunday, 22 March 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Five illegal gambling suspects nabbed

KUCHING: Five suspects comprising three men and two women were nabbed during Ops Dadu around 3pm last Wednesday. Five locations at Kenyalang Park near here were raided during Ops Dadu where the suspects were nabbed and stationery and cash confiscated. The suspects are aged between 18 and 40. The total

700 participants expected at 4th ISES

KUCHING: The 4th International Sustainable Energy Summit (ISES) 2018 will be held at Pullman Hotel here on 10 and 11 April. It is jointly organised by the Ministry of Utilities Sarawak and Sustainable Energy Development  Authority  (SEDA) Malaysia. The theme for the Summit is “Sustainable Energy: the Future is Here”

238 traffic-related offences recorded in joint operation

BETONG: A total of 238 traffic-related offences were recorded during an operation conducted from 8 to 19 Feb here in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration. There were still many road users who rode their motorcycles without driving licence which accounted for the most number of offences recorded during

CENTEXS delegation calls on CM

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Abang Haji Openg received a courtesy call by a delegation from Centre of Technical Excellence Sarawak (CENTEXS) led by State Secretary Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Morshidi Abdul Ghani who is also chairman of CENTEXS in the Chief Minister’s office here, last

Senari Synergy hosts inaugural MPC CEO Coffee Talk

KUCHING: Senari Synergy Sdn Bhd in collaboration with Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) hosted the first CEO Coffee Talk in Sarawak. In his opening speech Datuk Abang Haji Abdul Karim Tun  Abang  Haji Openg. thanked Senari Synergy for being the first industry player to come forward to host the inaugural Coffee

Reviving Sarawak’s rich history, arts

KUCHING: The Alfred Russel Wallace Point will be developed in Santubong and allocation had been approved to open up the Wallace Centre and Wallace-Ali Centre, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg. He added that the Wallace-Ali centre would be linked to the Natural History Museum in

Navy event gets overwhelming response

KUCHING: Residents of the city, trainees from National Service Training Centre (PLKN), kindergarteners as well as veterans of the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) thronged Navy’s Open Day here yesterday. The event took place at Gagah Samudera Training Ship (KLGS) which had docked at the Pending Port here.  The Commanding Officer

Car on fire, driver unhurt

KUCHING: A female driver managed to escape unhurt after the car she was driving caught fire along Jalan Musi, Kampung Senibong, Singgei, Bau ay 3.40pm, yesterday. During the incident the woman was alone in the car. When she saw smoke billowing from the bonnet she immediately stopped the car by

Pupil drowns while bathing in river

KAPIT: An 11-year-old pupil of SK Nanga Stapang identified as Alenjendro Manuel Anak Abal of Rumah Said, Nanga Puro drowned while bathing in Sungai Gaat, Baleh in Bukit Mabong District near here with his friends around 4.30pm last Sunday. After the longhouse folks were informed of the incident they immediately

MAIS delegation calls on Chief Minister

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Abang Haji Openg received a courtesy call by a delegation from Sarawak Islamic Council (MAIS) led by its president, Datu Misnu Taha in the chief minister’s office here, yesterday. The courtesy call was made to introduce the Acting Director of Sarawak Islamic