Saturday, 4 April 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

40 Biya students get education incentives

SIBURAN: A total of 40 Biya students with excellent results in the public examinations received incentives here recently. The students are from 12 villages around Ulu Padawan who excelled in the UPSR, Level 3 Achievements (PT3), Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Malaysian High School Certificate (STPM) examinations. The Academic Excellence

10 Murum Penan players for Sarawak Cup

KUCHING: Murum Football Club (FC) clinched second placing at the ‘Kejohanan Bola Sepak Luar Bandar Bahagian Bintulu’ in Bintulu recently. The team, made up of 16 Penan youths from the Murum Resettlement Area, finished strong against seven other teams from Bintulu, Murum, Samalaju and Sebauh, all vying for the YB

Three arrested for possessing drugs

KUCHING: Three individuals comprising two males and a female were arrested on Tuesday night for possession of drugs. The three, aged between 28 and 42 were arrested in a car outside a condominium at 1130 pm on the said night. Seized from them were 96 grammes of ecstasy pills and

Pantu Fest Blowpipe Competition

PANTU: Paul Tuah from Sibu emerged champion in the men’s category of the blowpipe competition held here and in conjunction with the Pantu Festival 2017, after defeating 17 other participants from all over the state. Meanwhile, Alfa Joe and Topik Taim from B-Suwee Bau Blowpipe Club (KMBB) were each announced

Penan students charm audience at special event

KUCHING: More than 500 guests were mesmerised by the great talent of Penan students from Teachers Education Institute (IPG) Batu Lintang Campus singing Despacito song in Penan Language at Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce (TAZA) Auditorium here, last Wednesday night. “The IPG Campus Batu Lintang takes this opportunity by giving a

PER KESO solved 16 cases against employers

MIRI : The Social Secur i t y Organisation (SOSCO) also known as PERKESO here has successfully solved 16 prosecution cases against employers involved in various offenses this year, with compounds value of RM21,600. Its manager, Hendera Saiful, said from the total, nine cases involved failure to register the company,

Eight suspects nabbed in illegal logging operation

SIBU: Good partnerships have been formed between the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) and other enforcement agencies, including the police in the government’s campaign against illegal logging. This was disclosed in a SFC press statement yesterday clarifying that the police were the source of information leading to a successful raid against

‘The Pitch’ today at RH Park

KUCHING: JW Sam, the Project Manager of RH Vision (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd is bringing entrepreneurs to the next level by holding the event ‘The Pitch” today (November 3). Sam said previously when The Pitch was first launched, many were filled with amazement at how the event had portray its remarkable

Stolen item recovered with arrest of two

MARUDI: A Huawei brand tablet owned by a teacher was recovered with the arrest of two men based on intelligence and information obtained on the house break-in case on 27 October. Baram District Police chief, DSP Gabriel Risut said the arrest of both men aged 19 and 21 years old

State leaders assemble for ‘Integrity Message’

KUCHING : Integrity must be made as our culture, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg stressed. He said if there is integrity the state will be safe and the people will also be safe. Johari said there are some countries being called failed states because their leaders