KUCHING: Former PKR state information chief Vernon Aji Kedit said yesterday he did not verify the accuracy of a news article from the Dayak Daily news portal because it was written by some senior journalists. “I would think they would have written accurately,” he said during re-examination by his defence
KUCHING: Sibu Hospital is looking for the next-of-kin of 27-year-old Ella Kertau who is currently being warded at the hospital’s women psychiatric ward. According to a statement yesterday, Ella said she had seven siblings known as Jamil Kertau (working Kuala Lumpur), Jamal Kertau (settled in Sarikei) and Trisa Kertau (settled
KUCHING: Optimatic, Asia Pacific’s leading technology news platform, has signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) towards fostering the spirit of entrepreneurship around the region. The first MoU was signed with AsiaIOA, a Taiwan-based service provider focused on connecting startup ecosystems between East Asia and Southeast Asia. The second was with
BINTULU: A policeman attached with the mobile police vehicle unit here shot himself dead early Wednesday. Bintulu OCPD Supt Zulkipli Suhaili confirmed the tragic incident. “The incident occurred at 12.05am today (June 19),” he said. The deceased has been identified as LKpl Benjamin Sagakhan Cuthbert Nyalipan, 48. The deceased died of what appears
KUCHING: The 10th Battalion Royal Ranger Regiment (RRD) foiled an attempt by two local men to smuggle out 280 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanks at the Malaysia-Indonesia border at 10.15am yesterday. According to a statement, two suspects, age 48 and 38, were detained. “The two suspects along with the lorry
MIRI: A lifeless body of a man was discovered with his face down inside a toilet of his home early yesterday. The discovery was made by the man’s father, who went to the house in Desa Murni, Permyjaya, to check on him and delivery some food. According to Miri deputy
MIRI: Drugs worth RM57,500 and weighing 51,131.6g were seized by the police on Tuesday following the arrest of an unemployed man. MIRI police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah confirmed the arrest yesterday. He said the 33-year-old suspect was detained by a team from the Miri Narcotic Criminal Investigation Department (NCID)
MIRI: A 23-year-old unemployed man has been placed under police custody yesterday under the suspicion of molesting his 11-year-old sister-in-law. The suspect was nabbed from a house in Kampung Lembah Hijau on Wednesday at 2.30am following a police report lodged by the victim’s mother. Miri deputy police chief Supt Sabri
KUCHING: The Bau district-level Gawai festival will be held at the Dewan Suarah here on Saturday. Organised jointly by the Bau District office, Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA) Bau and Serapi branches and Bau Service Centre, the event aims to showcase the traditional and cultural activities, practices, cuisines and fashion
KUCHING: Serembu assemblyman Miro Simuh says hard work will be the prerequisite for Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) to retain the Bidayuh-majority seats. “We still need to work hard, to provide the necessary assistance to help uplift the living standard of and to reach out to the rakyat. “At the same