Saturday, 28 March 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Three break-ins reported

KUCHING: A phone shop owner found his shop at Yoshi Square broken into when he opened up for business at 8am last Monday. The shop owner from Foochow Road said when he arrived at his shop early Monday morning he was shocked to find that the roller shutter has been

Student worries over ‘blackmail’ attempt

KUCHING: A college student is worried after he received a call from a stranger who claimed to have a nude photograph of the student. The 20-year-old student from Sarikei but is studying here said at about 2am on Monday while in the college hostel, he received a call from a

30 GOF personnel bleed for a good cause

LIMBANG: Thirty General Operations Force (GOF) personnel from the 12th GOF Battalion here participated in a blood donation drive in conjunction with the 210th Police Day, recently. According to a spokesman for the event, the activity was meant to ensure that the GOF personnel are fit and healthy. Besides, the

Masing expresses dismay in IT brain drain

KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister, Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing said he was dismayed by the brain drain of Sarawakians when it comes to IT skills. “This IDECS conference showed me that Sarawakians are all over the world, in terms of contributing to IT skills, but not in Sarawak! Why?

School drop-out nabbed for drug abuse

“A urine sample from the suspect was also tested positive for methamphetamine.” – Mohd Bukhori Saffai LIMBANG: A 17-year-old school drop-out of Kampung Limpaong here was detained by the district police narcotic division. According to Limbang District Police chief,  Superintendent Mohd Bukhori Saffai, the teenager was nabbed behind a shop in

SEB contributes RM100,000 to charity fund

“We allocate an annual RM8 million in scholarships to help young Sarawakians from every part of the state who meets the scholarship’s criteria to achieve their dreams. We have many programmes under this thrust, and this will form part of this.” – Sharbini Suhaili KUCHING: Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB), the state

Chinese celebrate Ching Ming Festival

MUKAH:  Mukah has been welcoming many  visitors  for the last three days or so. Coming from  all over the state and beyond,  they were here  to visit  the tombs of their  loved ones  at  the Chinese cemetery here. The visits to the tombs were in conjunction with the Ching Ming

SFC launches Conservation Internship Programme

KUCHING: Responding to the government’s stated goal of having more FMUs (Forest Management Units) in Sarawak to be certified for Sustainable Forest Management, Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) has embarked on a Conservation Internship Programme (CIP) to facilitate the attainment of said goal. At a simple ceremony held on Monday at

Spaoh Cycling Club register 20 extreme sports riders

SPAOH: To-date, a total of 20 members have been registered with Spaoh Cycling Club (SCC) and its main focus is to organise more mountain bike sports in the area. The club president Kipeni Mersai said, originally, the mountain bike activities were carried out around Spaoh area with more activities for

Wanted man nabbed in Kampung Sahabat Baru

LAWAS: A fugitive involved in several vehicle theft cases in Mukah was arrested by police during a raid on a house in Kampung Sahabat Baru, Merapok here yesterday afternoon. Lawas District Police chief, DSP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said a police team carried out the raid at 2.50pm after