BINTULU: A fire razed 36 of the 63 units of a longhouse in Jalan Sebauh Pandan here on Sunday night, leaving 252 occupants homeless. Bintulu Fire and Rescue Station (Bomba) chief, Mohd Meramit said the longhouse (Rumah Nyipak) was 70 percent burned and no casualties were reported in the incident.
KUCHING: A 24-year-old male took 50 painkillers in an attempted suicide recently. The man was said to have taken the pills in a car park at Damai Centre. Passerby saw the man at about 1 pm in a semi conscious state during the weekend. An ambulance was called and rushed
KUCHING: Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Sim Kui Hian paid his last respects to another rabies victim, the late Bong Fah Sin yesterday afternoon in Sin San Tu. Bong, aged 59, was a Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) member and Board of Director of SM Min Lit and SJK
SEBUYAU: A total of three temporary evacuation centres were opened to place a total of 534 flood victims from four villages. Assistant Minister of Coastal Road, Datuk Haji Julaihi Haji Narawi visited the flood victims at the relief centre here, yesterday. Julaihi praised the relevant agencies under the supervision of
KUCHING: Pl a z a Me rd e k a launched its Chinese New Year Special Celebration with the theme “Keeping the Tradition” here on Sunday evening with the tossing of Yee Sang and A Lion Dance Performance. The celebration was officiated by Managing Director of Plaza Merdeka Holdings, Dato
The Dewan Undangan Negeri Negeri or State Legislative Assemby, which sits in the iconic building of Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Complex towering Sungei Sarawak and easily recognisable throughout Malaysia, can trace its humble root to an insignificant building in Bintulu 150 years ago. It was in this building that Charles
KUCHING: There was no contest for top Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) posts including the president, deputy presidents, senior vice presidents, Youth Wing chief and Women Wing chief when nominations closed last Friday. As expected, Welfare, Community We l l B e i n g , Women, Family and Childhood
Club to host 6 major tournaments in 2018 KUCHING: Damai Golf and Country Club (DGCC) is set to host six major events in 2018 and to offer the best golfing experience to all the participants, including those from overseas. This was disclosed by DGCC general manager, Roslan Mohd Salleh who
SIBU: 62 longhouse chiefs and five Kapitans from the Sibu District including Dudong area received reappointment letters for their continuation of service. At the presentation ceremony held at the Resident Office in Sibu on Monday, Sibu District Officer Awang Yusof Awang Mostapha also handed over certificate of appointment to a
SARIKEI: Three samples taken from dogs in the Julau district were confirmed positive for rabies by Perak Veterinary Services Depar tment, said Local Government and Housin g Ministry Public Health head, Dr Cheong Yaw Liang. He said the f i rst case of rabies involved a dog caught ne a