Tuesday, 31 March 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Tyre of trailer lorry catches fire

MIRI: A trailer lorry driver faced an anxious moment when a rear tyre of the vehicle he was travelling in suddenly exploded and caught fire at Jalan Pesisir Miri-Bintulu near here yesterday morning. In the 5.00am incident, the driver was said to be heading to Miri from Bintulu when one

Body of man found in Sg Kelebu

TATAU: The body of an unknown man was found floating in Sungai Kelebu here yesterday morning. The body was found floating in front of a tugboat which is moored in the river at around 11.30am by members of the public. A police team from Tatau District Police Headquarters was dispatched

SFC’s SWAT snares 2.7-metre croc in Sg Tasa

MUKAH: A crocodile measuring 2.72 metres was snared by the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) Swift Wildlife Action Team (SWAT) in Sungai Tasa, Batang Paloh, Belawai recently. The female crocodile was believed to have bitten one of the 13 baited hooks along the river. “SFC’s SWAT from its Sibu Office was deployed

Lea Sports Centre sponsors prizes for Petanque tourney

KUCHING: Lea Sports Centre sponsored prizes for the 11th edition of the National Open Sri Santubong Petanque Tournament Double 2017. The sponsorship presentation ceremony was held at Lea Sports Centre, Sarawak Plaza here, yesterday. Managing Director of Lea Holdings Sdn Bhd, Raymond Sim Hee Pang handed over the sponsored prizes

Helping locals get ID papers my priority, says Dennis

MIRI: The effort to ensure only genuine locals posses personal documents is a priority on Telang Usan Assemblyman Dennis Ngau’s agenda. “It doesn’t matter whether we go deep into the interior of Telang  Usan or in cities or town centres. We will response to calls especially from our underprivileged people who

Committee stages telematch for residents of Federal quarters

MARUDI: The Maintenance Coordination Committee of Marudi Federal Multi-purpose Building held a telematch for Federal departments staffers at the building’s compound here yesterday. According to chairman of the telematch, Joseph James, the telemacth was one of the Wisma Persekutuan Marudi 2017 solidarity activities and prizes for the winners will be

Sarawak will seek expertise from abroad in new ICT development

Recently, Sarawak hosted a two-day conference of International ICT Infrastructure and Digital Economy (IDECS) 2017, which truly reflected the State Government’s short and long -term commitment to develop its technologies with the objective to develop a proper infrastructure system for the development of Digital economy – or Digital Sarawak.  Chief

Sarawak C beat Penang to go third

KUCHING:  The Sarawak C squad collected full points following a 1-0 victory over Penang at the State Stadium in Petra Jaya, here. They maintained an excellent record plaing at home for Sarawak junior ranks . The only goal was scored by Safri Amit player, Mohammad Adif Salim in the 32th

Kuching FA beat Prisons FC

KUCHING: Kuching FA Squad did well to take all three points after beating Prisons FC (2-0) at the Mini Stadium, Kompleks Penjara Kajang. With great touch by two star players, Izzudin Jahidin on 43rd minute and Nazaruddin Bohri on 85th minute have contributed a meaningful success for the Shahrizan Sahari

CM leads delegation for Cambridge University tour

LONDON: Chief Minister, Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg  and members of his delegation who arrived here on Sunday for a weeklong study visit spent the whole of Monday in Cambridge University near here. They were in the varsity to gain insights into findings and studies as