MIRI: A female student of a tertiary institution here claimed that she was raped by her housemate who is a foreigner. The alleged rape was said to have occurred on July 19 inside a rented house in Desa Senadin here. A police report on the matter has been lodged by
KUCHING: Hock Seng Lee Construction Sdn Bhd (HSL) hosted more than 30 professionals from the Malaysia Planners’ Institute (MIPSSC) and city officials from Guro, South Korea’s high-tech district, at its award-winning gated and guarded La Promenade development last weekend. The urban planners were mostly youths from the local state chapter,
SRI AMAN: Students who excel are contributing towards quality human capital development and are future leaders. Community Wellbeing Assistant Minister Datuk Francis Harden Hollis said these students’ success would also contribute towards a better quality of life for their families. “Therefore parents must always support their children in terms of
KUCHING: Logistics and aging facilities are the greatest challenges facing the Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB) in resolving the water supply woes in the state’s identified critical and stressed areas. Its director Chang Kuet Shian said some of the treatment plants require more than a day — by flight, water
MIRI: The suspect involved in a crab’s hunting spot incident on Thursday morning in Bakam, has been detained on Friday night. It was alleged that the suspect in his 70s was responsible for the incident, which caused another man to be injured in the commotion over a crab’s hunting spot.
KUCHING: Forty training officers of the Royal Malaysian Customs Department attended a workshop on ‘Application of Guidelines For Verifying Timber Legality’ held at Imperial Hotel here recently. The workshop was organised by Traffic International and the Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) in collaboration with Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC)
By Alexius Khung & Natasha Jee KUCHING: The annual Kuching Festival 2019 is back. The 33rd edition of the festival began on Friday night (July 26) and will end on August 16. Besides its famous food fair, the three-week long event at the compound of Dewan Masyarakat, Jalan Padungan, also
KABONG: Students who will be sitting for the Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) have been advised to focus properly in order to achieve great success in the future. In giving the advice, Kabong assemblyman Mohd Chee Kadir said UPSR was not a regular examination but a determinant of higher achievements.
KABONG: The Sarawak government has allocated RM1 million for the ‘Program Penanbahbaikan Rumah Miskin Sarawak’ (PPRMS) project in every constituency, said Kabong assemblyman Mohd Chee Kadir. “This initiative is the best thing the Sarawak government has done to ensure that every citizen lives a better life. “In fact, this assistance
By: William Chai KUCHING: The SMK Batu Lintang school compound here was been turned into a market place when students, with guidance and help from their teachers and parents, put up stalls for a food fair organised by the parent-teacher association (PTA) of the school. Visitors, mainly parents, relatives and