Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Kpg Simpok to hold 3-day ‘Rami Gawai’

SERIAN: The villagers of Kampung Simpok near here is holding a Rami Gawai (Gawai gathering) in the village hall from 1 to 3 June. According to a representative of the village chief, Roland Sikep, this year’s Rami Gawai will be celebrated on a grander scale. The activities to be held

MPP counters open this Saturday for assessment rates payments

KOTA PADAWAN:  Rate payers are reminded to pay up their assessement rates as the due date for payment of the first half  year 2017 assessment rate is this Wednesday, 31 May, 2017. In view of this the counters of the Padawan Municipal Council at Kota Padawan will be opened this

Leapfrogging Sarawak economy into global digital frontier

Sarawak Government will table a new ordinance to govern the development and management of all aspects of the digital world in the next sitting of the State Legislative Assembly before the end of this year (2017) as the first step into the digital world economy. The proposed ordinance will provide

Biodiversity Centre’s public talks on 26 and 27 May

KUCHING: The Sarawak Biodiversity Centre will hold two public awareness talks on 26 and 27 May at Chinahouse, Old Courthouse here. The first talk on 26 May is entitled “Marine Biodiversity as a Starting Point for Drug Discovery and Development”, and will be presented by Dr Hendrik Luesch.  The talk

Pustaka Negeri Sarawak will be closed for Gawai Dayak

KUCHING :Pustaka Negeri Sarawak (Kuching, Miri & State Records Repository) will be closed on 1 and 2 June 2017 in conjunction with Gawai Dayak celebration. Pustaka Negeri Sarawak will resume operations as usual on Saturday, 3 June 2017 at 9.00 am – 5.00 pm. For further information, contact Alya Faeeqah

Driver seriously hurt in crash

KUCHING: A driver of a 4WD vehicle was seriously injured after the vehicle he was driving collided with a lorry at 17th Mile Kuching-Serian Road last Sunday night. The 4WD driver aged 58 was from Serian heading to Kuching when the vehicle he was driving rammed the rear of the

171 checked, 19 arrested, a shotgun seized in ‘Ops Ikrar’

BETONG: A total of 171 individuals were checked in workers quarters at two different locations in ​​oil palm plantations here in separate raids by the Immigration Department in ‘Ops Ikrar (Sapu)’ early Monday morning. Head of Operations, Deputy Assistant Director of Immigration, TPPI Mehuen anak Runies with 36 enforcement personnel

Motorcyclist dies in collision with car

SRI AMAN: A motorcycle died on the spot after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car at KM 28, Jalan Kuching-Sarikei at 7.30pm last Monday. Sri Aman District Police chief, DSP Haji Othman Sulaiman said the deceased has been identified Christopher Anak Rami, 44, from Rumah Jame, Sungai

Factory loses over RM21,000 in armed robbery

KUCHING: A security guard from Jalan Demak Laut claimed in his police report that at about 3 am last Sunday, four masked men armed with parang (machete) have gone to his work place at a factory at Demak Laut Industrial area near here. He added that one of men then

CIMB is top award winner and Best JomPAY Bank for second year

KUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Bank Berhad garnered the most number of awards at the Malaysian e-Payments Excellence Awards (MEAA) 2017, an annual event that recognises the outstanding achievements of banks, businesses and government agencies that have contributed significantly towards excellence, innovation and growth of electronic payments in Malaysia. The MEEA 2017