KUCHING: A burger stall located at the Kuching Waterfront was destroyed after it somehow caught fire on Sunday morning. A Bomba spokesperson said the department received a distress call at 11.48am and immediately dispatched 10 personnel from Kuching fire station. The firefighters arrived at the scene minutes later and doused
As one of Malaysia’s three remaining Sumatran rhinoceroses, Puntung’s impending euthanasia due to terminal skin cancer is a massive blow to her species (‘Rhino Puntung to be euthanised on 15 June, New Sarawak Tribune, 29 May 2017). For Malaysia, losing Puntung means that we will be left with only one
KUCHING: Sarawak State Library is organising school holiday activities starting 30 May until 11 June, 2017. Various interesting activities will be held during this period for the children and the visitors. Activities will be held from 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm at the Children’s Infotheque and Makerspace, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak.
KUCHING: Parti Bangsa Dayak Sarawak Baru (PBDSB) has named its president, Cobbold John Lusoi as its candidate for the Sri Aman parliamentary seat in the forthcoming 14th General Election. Cobbold, from Ubah, Pantu in Sri Aman Division, is not new to politics as he has contested in elections a number
SARIKEI: Five people cheated death after the cars they were travelling in collided head-on at Bukit Kayu Malam, Sebangkoi here at around 5.00pm on Saturday. Sarikei District Police chief, Superintendent Mat Jusoh Mohamad said the accident occurred when the driver of a Proton Saga car was heading to Betong from
MIRI: Customers patronising e-Mart Supermarket at Tudan here ran hither and thither for their lives when a fast food restaurant inside the supermarket caught fire last Saturday afternoon. The fire, which happened at about 5pm, was the second to strike the supermarket this year; a fire in early April destroyed
KUCHING: In conjunction with the forthcoming Gawai Dayak celebration, Qurina Sdn. Bhd and Howdy Grillhouse Sdn. Bhd have given free food items to 10 needy families. Led by manager Welly Kwok and accompanied by Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan and volunteers, the employees of the two companies recently handed over
SERIAN: A pre-Gawai Mass and a pre-Gawai celebration have been respectively held at St. James Chapel here and at Kampung Paon Gahat in the Serian District recently. The Mass was celebrated by Rector of Serian Catholic Parish Fr. Paul Herry who was assisted by Fr. Pavulu Arockyara. In the Mass,
KUALA LUMPUR: With Malaysians embracing a fast-paced and always ‘on-the-go’ way of life, Muchico Bakery, a joint venture between Munchy’s and Chipita, launched 7DAYS Croissant by Munchy’s – a wonderful combination of soft layered dough made with special recipe and rich creamy filling that gives you energy to keep
The role in society is vital for the children’s success. This proves to be true, with the dedication and efforts from the parents and teachers of four boys from SM Sains Kuching Utara (SAKURA) as they emerged as champions of the Prime Minister’s Challenge Cup Debate, simultaneously bringing home to
