Friday, 27 March 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Farewell to Consul-General of China

SIBU: A farewell ceremony for the Consul-General of the People’s Republic of China in Kuching, Fu Jijun was held at RH Hotel in Sibu On Tuesday. Fu Jijun has served in Sarawak for two years. Present at the farewell ceremony were chairman of Sibu Municipal Council and Dudong Assemblyman Datuk

Bike catches fire, no one hurt

KUCHING: After the Tabuan Jaya BOMBA received a distress call informing them that a motorcycle had caught fire at the 7th Mile Traffic Lights Junction at 7.31am yesterday, they immediately dispatched eight firefighters in one vehicle led by PBK II Gilbert ak Majem. Upon arrival at the scene, the firefighters

S.O.S Kids receives RM30,000

KUCHING: The Society of Critically Sick Children (S.O.S Kids) received a donation of RM30,000 f rom the Wor l d Psoriasis Day Charity Run on November 5, 2017. The charity run was organised by the Depar tment of Dermatology, Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) under the auspices of the Malaysian Medical

Seminars on recovery, welfare of senior citizens held

KUCHING: A seminar on the recovery and welfare of senior citizens was held in Limbang on November 25, 2017 while another took place in Sibu on December 9, 2017. They were organised jointly by the Sarawak Federation of Women’s Institute (PPWS) and Sarawak Social Wel fare Department. The seminars aimed

PATH to the NORTH

KUCHING: Sri Aman cyclist Lim Chia Hsien, who had to overcome obstacles to take part in the Suksar Games managed to get into the Northern Zone and managed a creditable runner-up position in the Suksar mountainbike event. To make his success sweeter, the Northern Zone eventually emerged as the overall

Fire put out in 46 minutes

KUCHING: The State Operation Centre here received a distress call at 5.12am yesterday, informing it that a double-storey bungalow at Lot 77, Lorong 5A Taman Kenny Hill here was on fire. Following the call, Batu Lintang BOMBA dispatched 10 firefighters in two vehicles led by PBK II Awang Saifull Bin

Civil servants must have good knowledge of digital economy to explain to ‘rakyat’

Sarawak has developed eight economic sectors for Digital Economy that includes Agriculture, Manufacturing, Tourism, Smart City, Digital Health, e-Commerce, Digital Government, Sports, Social, Arts and Culture. This is being supported by seven enablers consisting of Digital Infrastructure, Digital Skills and Talent Development, Research and Development, D i g i t

SOPPOA supports national agenda for certified sustainable palm oil

KUCHING: The Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (SOPPOA) fully supports the government move to attain recognition for Malaysian certified sustainable palm oil with the mandatory certification for the palm oil industry by the end of 2019. Said a spokesper son for SOPPOA: “As reported recently, the Minister for Plantation

Top Chinese travel agents to visit Kuching

KUCHING: 20 selected travel agents from Guangzhou and Shenzhen, China will be here to inspect tourism products from December 28 to January 1 as part of the promotion initiative for Air Asia’s Direct Kuching-Shenzhen flight. These top agents are selected from a list of more than 70 agents who turned

Stolen motorcycle found burnt

LIMBANG: A man not only lost his motorcycle but also found it burnt by the thief known to him. The man said that the motorcycle was worth RM1,500. He has lodged a police report on the case which happened at Kampung Anak Bukit here at 7am last Saturday. According to