Friday, 27 March 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

SMK Kabong gets RM50k grant from rep

KABONG: Kabong State Assemblyman Mohd Chee Kadir announced a grant of RM50,000 to SMK Kabong for the empowerment and development of the school. Chee made the announcement when officiating at the Annual General Meeting of the Parents and Teachers Association (PTA) 2016/2017 and Presentation of SPM 2016 Excellent Students Slips

Soon Kai was a great leader, say Masing and Lo

  KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister,Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing who is also president of Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) expressed his heartfelt condolences to Puan Sri and family on the demise of a great leader, former Deputy Chief Minister and President of Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP), Datuk

Holy Walk held on 17 and 18 March

SERIAN: A 22-km Holy Walk from St. Theresa’s Church here to St. Petrus Chapel at Kampung Pridan was held on 17 and 18 March. Led by Fr. Raj,  the walk started at 9.30 p.m. on 17 March and ended at at 6.30 am on 18 March. While Fr. Raj was

UNIMAS inks MoU with Yunnan University

  KUCHING: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yunnan University in Kunming, China for the establishment of the first Confucius Institute for Chinese Language Studies in East Malaysia. The MoU was signed by Chairman of UNIMAS Board of Directors, Datu Dr Hatta Solhi, while

Exciting activities for children at State Library

  KUCHING: Sarawak State Library is holding various exciting children’s activities during school holidays to keep them entertained. Children aged between four and 12 years are invited to join the activities. The activities were held starting yesterday until Saturday, 25 March, 2017 from 10.00 am until 4.00 pm at Children’s

PTBS Harwood emerge CM’s Cup champions

MIRI: PTBS Harwood emerged as overall champions by beating PTBS Utara 3-1 in the final held of the PTBS Inter-Division tennis tournament for the Chief Minister’s Challenge Trophy 2017 at Miri Tennis Centre, Miri last Sunday. PTBS Harwood received a cash prize of RM3,000 and a challenge trophy while PTBS

MoU signing historic moment for Sarawak, Yunnan

Kunming (China): Yesterday marked a historic day for Sarawak and the Province of Yunnan in China as the two states signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Establishment of Friendship – Province/State Relationship here yesterday. The Chief Minister, Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Abang Openg, who is on a

SFC detains 34 illegally felled logs

SIBU: Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) thanked the public for information given to them on an illegal logging operation at Mile 8, Ulu Oya Road which was foiled last Friday. “The complaint was initially investigated by our enforcement personnel based at the nearby One-Stop Compliance Centre (OSCC) whereas the raid was

2.5-metre king cobra caught

  MUKAH: A resident of Kampung Tellian Laut here was surprised when he saw a king cobra hiding behind a pile of boards in a hut behind the kitchen of his house, yesterday. Yazir Musta, 40, said when he attempted to take a few pieces of board to repair his

Longhouse collapses: 86 residents evacuated

BINTULU: A landslide which happened at 5.28pm last Monday caused Rumah Empaling near Labang River at KM 60, Bintulu-Miri Road to collapse which is endangering the safety of residents of the 32-door longhouse. Bintulu Fire and Rescue Officer said at the time of the incident 86 residents were in the