Monday, 4 August 2025

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Azri, Azan win Oya doubles title

MUKAH: Azri Jeffery and Azan were champions of the men’s doubles of the Oya Closed Badminton Championship organised by Oya Badminton Club (KBO) 2017 whe they won in the final held at Oya Multipurpose Hall, here, recently. The chairman of the organising committee and also chairman of the Bureau, Jefery

MHH Betong win Saratok Open

SARATOK: MHH Betong team defeated Awik Tengah team in the final to emerge as champions of the inaugural 2nd Saratok Sepak Takraw Open tournament held at Gelanggang 1Malaysia Ulu Awik, here, on last Sunday. Nevertheless, MHH Betong struggled against Awik Tengah before winning 21-16 and 21-17 to take home a

14 boats for Batang Sadong Regatta

GEDONG: A total of 14 boats will ‘shake’ the Batang Sadong River near Gedong town during the Batang Sadong Regatta which will be held for three days starting yesterday. The boats were the Sri Jaya which will be rowed by a team from Kampung Segera Jaya, Batak Lampong (Lalang Mayak),

Fire destroys two longhouses, makes 84 people homeless

SRI AMAN: A total of 28 families and 84 people were made homeless when two longhouses at the Jongkong Panjai, Jungkong Empelajau road were destroyed in a fire early yesterday morning. The longhouses involved are Rumah Langgau Selumbang and Rumah Junit Duyu which are only separated by a distance of

Jobless man arrested for drug possession

KUCHING: An unemployed man suspected of possessing drugs was arrested by the police on Wednesday afternoon. The suspect was picked up by the police at Kampung Siol Kandis here at 3.30pm following a tip-off from the public. The police also seized a metal container, 14 straw tubes filled with crystalline

Security guard lodges report over missing electric cables

KUCHING: A security guard lodged a police report after he discovered RM25,000 worth of electric cables missing from his workplace last Tuesday evening. The complainant, who works at a factory at Demak Laut, said he was patrolling the vicinity of the premises when he discovered the cables which were kept

Woman hurt as car crashes into concrete fence

MIRI: A woman was injured after the car she was travelling in crashed into a concrete fence at Jalan Miri-Bintulu here last Wednesday morning. The victim, in her 30s, was said to be heading to Morsjaya from the city centre when the car went out of control at a road

UIS keeps retrenched workers off the job

The proposal to set up Unemployment Insurance Scheme (UIS) by Ministry of Human ResourceS to manage retrenched workers in this country is completely out of touch with today’s economic and employment realities. Here’s why. First, the UIS makes leisure more attractive than employment. This, however, is not to say that

500 fishermen given subsistence allowance

MUKAH: A total of 500 fishermen received subsistence allowance in cash amounting to RM138,650 at Dewan Suarah Mesra, yesterday. Tellian Assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo said, the monthly aid given by the government was  to lessen the burden of fisherman due to the unstable income especially during wavy sea. “Hopefully the recipients

‘Sarawak and Beyond’ concert tomorrow

KUCHING: Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture through Sarawak Arts Council will hold ‘Sarawak and Beyond- A Musical Tour’ tomorrow 25 March 2017 at old State Legislative Assembly (DUN) building here. The concert, starting at 8.00pm aims to promote Sarawak through international partnership with international students who are in Sarawak