Saturday, 20 December 2025

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

186 pints of blood collected during campaign

KUCHING: A blood donation campaign was successfully organised by the Federation of Kuching and Samarahan Divisions Chinese Associations Youth Section, Sarawak (“Federation Youth”) and supported by Sarawak Lungsi Association Youth Section (“Lungsi Youth”)   last Sunday  at  CityONE Megamall here. 215 participants were registered while 186 pints of blood were

CM pledges to implement people-centric policies

It is expected that the state government, led by Chief Minister, Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg, will make some adjustments and improvements to policies that have been laid down by his immediate predecessor, the late Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Haji Satem and let them continue. It will not

DOOR to STARDOM

Iron Hardcore an iconic club to youths KOTA SAMARAHAN: Muara Tuang Assemblyman, Dato’ Idris Buang was appointed as the patron of Iron Hardcore Bodybuilding Club, here. Speaking at the opening ceremony of Iron Hardcore Bodybuilding Club Samarahan, at the Civic Centre, Kota Samarahan on Monday, Idris  announced a grant of

Johari in China on first working visit overseas

BEIJING: Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun  Openg  arrived here on Sunday evening for his first working visit overseas since his appointment as Chief Minister of Sarawak about two months ago.  He was accompanied by his wife, Datin Amar Dato Hajah Juma’ani Tun Datuk Tuanku Haji Bujang, Second Finance Minister, Dato

Man dies in bike-lorry collision

SARATOK:  A 21-year-old man was killed after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a lorry at Jalan Ulu Lun here, late Sunday night. The victim, identified as James Bugat Malang, was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. It was said that prior to the accident, the lorry was

Four college students nabbed for alleged drug abuse

KUCHING: Four students from a local college here were detained for allegedly involved in drug abuse last Sunday. The suspects, all male aged between 19 and 22, were detained by a college warden at around 6.30pm after they were caught taking some illegal substance, believed to be marijuana. They were

Two detained in ‘Ops Tapis’

LIMBANG: Two people were arrested by police for drug-related offences during an operation, codenamed ‘Ops Tapis’ at Kampung Pahlawan here yesterday. Limbang Police chief, Supt Mohd Bukhori Saffai said a total of nine police officers and 34 personnel took part in the three-hour operation which started at 8.00am. He said

Illegal gambling: 41 nabbed in statewide raids

KUCHING: 41 individuals comprising 25 men and 16 women aged between 17 and 70 years were arrested by police during a statewide operation against illegal gambling last week. Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief, SAC Dato’ Dev Kumar Sree Shunmugam in a statement here yesterday said for the past one

Women and Family Seminar attracts 150

LIMBANG: More than 150 women around the division converged here at a Seminar on Women and Family organised by Perkim Limbang Branch yesterday. In his opening address to open the seminar the Assistant Minister of Welfare and Community Wellbeing who is also Bukit Kota Assemblyman Dr. Abdul Rahman Ismail, pointed

Visits to provide assistance will continue

SIBU: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) potential candidates for the Lanang Parliamentary Constituency, Kelvin Kong and Joseph Chieng visited a few longhouses in the constituency last weekend. The longhouses the duo visited were Rumah Birai, Rumah Empauk, Rumah Ngelai, Rumah Gani, Rumah Manggie, Rumah Jarit, Rumah Bunsie, Rumah Akul, Rumah