NEWLY-appointed Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Talib Zulpilip said the government will conduct engagement sessions as an immediate initiative. This would include various enforcement agencies at both the federal and state levels and with relevant non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil societies in order to develop
SIBU: Despite numerous media reports and police reminders and advice over the years, some women are still gullible and easily fall prey to ‘love scams’ known to be masterminded by foreigners. A recent case here involved a housewife who lost about RM44,760. Sibu District, ACP Saiful Bahri Abdullah when contacted
MIRI: A couple believed to be small-time drug dealers were arrested by police during a raid on a house in Kampung Lopeng here yesterday morning. In the 9.45am raid, a police team from the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) also seized drugs believed to be syabu, weighing 21.06 grammes. Miri
BINTULU: A Toyota Corolla Altis, driven by a woman, rammed the front of Bank Islam in a parking mishap at Parkcity Commerce Square at Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi here yesterday morning. According to witnesses who were at the bank’s ATMs, the vehicle was driven very slowly as the driver wanted
SHAH ALAM: The Toyota GO 2017 Roadshow got off to an exciting start in early April at Aeon Kinta City, Ipoh, and it continues on in the month of May. The event is UMW Toyota Motor’s way of ‘bringing the Toyota showroom to the public’ so that they can see
KUCHING: In conjunction with Sarawak’s Authors Festival 2017, Sarawak State Library will be holding a programme entitled ‘Bicara Tokoh Sasterawan’ with Dato’ Dr. Zurinah Hassan ( Sasterawan Negara 2015 ) and Datu Dr. Haji Adi Badiozaman Tuah ( Sasterawan Negeri Sarawak 2009 ). The programme will be held today from
The 20th edition of the Rainforest World Music Festival, will be held from 14 to 16 July 2017. Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said for this year edition, more fringe events will be organised in Kuching City by incorporating eco-friendly and greening
KUCHING: Sarawak received 21,603 foreign patients who came to seek medical treatment bringing in an estimated receipt of RM27.36 million in 2016. Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the majority of the medical visitors are from Indonesia with the total number of
BETONG: Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Spaoh emerged overall champion after won the men and women category of Hockey Championship for Primary Schools Sports Council (MSS) Betong recently. In the men’s Under 12 category, the SK Spaoh team defeated SK Beting Maro 6-1 in the final. In the women’s Under 12 category,
KUCHING: The very remote Sarawak population particularly in the constituency of Telang Usan, and Mulu and part of Marudi have been hoping all this while for better road connectivity than the current dirt and uneven logging roads. Telang Usan Assemblyman, Dennis Ngau said, “People readily accept even gravel type of
