Thursday, 26 March 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Flash flood problems: SPCB chief meets DID director

KUCHING: Due to the heavy downpours and frequent flash floods, SUPP Public Complaints Bureau (SPCB) chief, Wilfred Yap saw the need to have an emergency meeting and discussion with Chok Moi Soon, Director of Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) at Wisma Saberkas on the flash flood problem at Lorong Lapangan

S’wak strengthens global presence with 89 more Business Events in 2017

KUCHING: Sarawak cont inues to sustain its global appeal in Business Events as Sarawak Convention Bureau (SCB) and industry partners had secured 89 more Business Events (BE) in 2017 – 60 bids won and 29 bids supported –which is disbursed state-wide from 2018 to 2022. In addition to injecting a

Narratives of poor ranking in public examinations

Budget 2018, which focuses on rural development and the development of digital economy, truly reflects the Government’s commitment to ensure a balanced development in overall efforts to raise the level of the growth of the economy towards the year 2030 and beyond. It conforms to the belief that only through

Rabies: The threat still continues

KUCHING: On 30th December 2017, a 54-year-old man staying at 11th Mile, Jalan Kuching-Serian, Padawan, was bitten by his pet dog that he picked up from the streets not long ago, said a press statement from the Sarawak Health Department yesterday. As he was walking past his dog to get

One school closed temporarily due to flood

MIRI: The authority had to temporarily close Sekolah Kebangsaan (S K) Sungai Kelabit in Miri, after flood water inundated its compound. The State Disaster Management Committee yesterday said that the affected surroundings included the school field, teacher’s quarters, generator shed and preschool. The path to the school which has a

Naroden, delegation visit Alibaba.com in Shanghai

SHANGHAI: Assistant Minister of E-Commerce who is also Assistant Minister of Entrepreneur and Small, Medium Enterprise (SME) Development Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais who led a Sarawak delegation yesterday visited the Alibaba.com company in Hangzhou about three hours’ drive from Shanghai, China. Also joining the delegation were MATRADE members in Shanghai.

Collapsing bedroom: SPCB to lend help

  KUCHING: A poor family staying in Lorong 28, BDC Resettlement Scheme is living in a dangerous situation as one of the bedrooms in the house has almost collaped. Their plights were made known to SUPP Public Complaints Bureau (SPCB) chief, Wilfred Yap who went with Temenggong Tan Joo Poi,

Illegal logging operation in Bintangor foiled

SIBU: Acting on a public tip-off, an illegal operation at Sungai Kijang, Ulu Mador, Bintangor had been foiled by a joint enforcement team comprising officers from Sibu Regional Office of Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) and Forest Department on Wednesday. This was disclosed in a SFC statement explaining that the enforcers

Johari: Nation cannot have recycled leader

KUCHING: The whole Barisan Nasional (BN) team is looking ahead at a brighter future in the transformation agenda for the country, and understand that the nation cannot have a ‘recycled’ leader to realise it. Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg said in Sarawak, most of its voters

‘Remembering Tok Nan’ event attracts 100

SRI AMAN: About 100 members of Sarawak United People’s Party Simanggang branch and community leaders on Thursday paid respect to the late fifth Chief Minister Pehin Sri Adenan Satem on his first death anniversary. Branch chairman of the party Datuk Francis Harden Hollis led the group in the lighting of