Thursday, 26 March 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Firefighters clear road of earth spill

KUCHING: An earth spill which occurred at San Raba on the Sri Aman-Engkilili Road was cleaned up by Sri Aman Fire and Rescue Department (BOMA) personnel last Tuesday. According to a BOMBA spokesperson, after they received a distress call at 10.39pm, eight personnel were dispatched in a vehicle led by

Fire caused by short circuit put out

KUCHING: Serian Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) personnel managed to extinguish a fire caused by an electrical short circuit of an air-conditioner in a house at Jalan Industry, Serian, around 1.09pm, yesterday. Ten Serian BOMBA personnel in three vehicles led by PBK II Iskandar Haji Apet were dispatched to the

Copper theft cases on the rise, says SEB

KUCHING: Sarawak Energy’s operational and retail arm SESCO is experiencing a rising number of incidents of copper theft especially at secluded areas targeting electricity facilities. The incidents are causing not only supply interruptions to customers, but also affecting public amenities such as street lights and telecommunication services, and putting the

Taxi issue: Public transport users speak their minds

KUCHING: The gathering and memorandum submission by some 200 taxi drivers at Old State Legislative Assembly (DUN) recently has become the concern of public transport users in Kuching. Regarding that matter, New Sarawak Tribune has interviewed some public transport users on their opinions. Viviana Lenna Igai, 27, from Betong said

Abg Johari receives five courtesy visits

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Abang Openg yesterday morning received five courtesy calls at his office in Wisma Bapa Malaysia. The first visit began with a delegation from the Ex-Police Association of Malaysia, Sarawak Branch, led by its chairman ASP (rtd) Benjamin Gersit Jais together with the

Tengah receives Korean courtesy call

KUCHING: Minister of Industrial And Entrepreneur Development, Trade and Investment, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, who is also Second Minister of Resource Planning and Environment, received a courtesy call from Korea District Heating Corporation (KDHC) lead by Benjamin Wong-Jung Yoon at Wisma Sumber Alam yesterday. Benjamin is the General

JustGrab coming to Kuching

KUCHING: Grab, Malaysia’s leading preferred ride hailing service will be extending their JustGrab service here on January 15. This follows the successful launch of the service in Penang, Langkawi, Melaka, Johor Bharu, and Kota Kinabalu and Klang Valley last year. Similar to other cities, JustGrab will combine the efficiency of

Remembering Tok Nan

  Sarawak 5th Chief Minister Pehin Sri Adenan Satem who left us one year ago today A . He did these for all Sarawakians: 1. Declares war against illegal logging. 2. Abolishes the term ‘lainlain’ and replaces it with ‘Dayak’ in all official forms. 3. Slashes the assessment rates for residential,

60-yr-old motorcyclist dies in self-accident

BINTANGOR: A 60-year-old man, believed to be the younger halfbrother of Julau MP Datuk Joseph Salang, died here on Monday night after he lost control of the motorcycle he was riding on. Bintangor District Police Chief, DSP Mohd Hafipi Mohd Salim, confirmed that the accident occurred around 7.40pm. The victim

150-300 expected at Tok Nan’s commemoration

SRI AMAN: Sarawak United People’s Party ( SUPP ) Simanggang branch will be holding a commemoration ceremony at Taman Tebingan Sungai, Batang Lupar River here tomorrow in conjunction with the first death anniversary of former Chief Minister, Pehin Sri Haji Adenan Satem. “The branch is expecting 150 to 300 residents