KUCHING: Sarawak recorded an increase of 543 dengue cases from January to June 10 compared to just 219 cases recorded in the same period last year. According to the state Health Department in a statement yesterday, the latest dengue fever case was on May 13 at Kampung Ajibah Abol here.
KUCHING: Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) blood bank is calling on eligible and new donors to assist it in increasing its type O and B blood supplies. According to a statement yesterday, the blood supply is decreasing due to lack of blood donors during the festive seasons and an increase in
HAVE COCONUT, CAN PLAY… it doesn’t matter if you don’t have a bowling bowl, pins or alley. Just grab hold of a coconut, 10 plastic mineral bottles and seek a straight road or lane and viola, you can have a game of 10-pin bowling. Here, a participant in a recent
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg will grace the state-level Gawai Dayak gathering at Imperial Hotel here on June 15. The invitation was extended to him during a courtesy call on him at his office made by the main organising committee led by its chairman Datuk Amar
By TANIA LAM KUCHING: These days, commercial shoplots are mushrooming at an accelerated pace all over Kuching, but overhang (completed but vacant units) is becoming a rampant issue. According to the Valuation and Property Services Department (JPPH), the Malaysian property market as of last year showed good progress, recording an
SPAOH: Ten suraus from four villages in Spaoh recently received grants totalling RM100,000 from Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. Meanwhile, a mosque received RM500,000 from the Gabungan Parti (GPS) government. Lembaga Amanah Khairat Islam Spaoh (Lakis) chairman Dr Abang Ismail Abang Julhi said the grants from Uggah
KUCHING: Shopping malls are more attractive prospects compared to traditional shoplots despite the increasing development of commercial areas here. According to Santubong MP Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, the trend to own and rent spaces in new malls is more promising than the commercial shoplots. “In fact, we don’t
By TANIA LAM KUCHING: A common observation made by Kuchingites as they drive around their hometown is that there are new commercial developments at every turn. However, it is also glaringly noticeable that while new shoplots are sprouting frequently, the older ones are not necessarily fully occupied. When members of
KUCHING: Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said the DAP had failed to push for actual improvements to the interstate highway despite putting on an inspection visit to repair a section near Selangau, Sarawak in February. He said parts of the Pan Borneo Highway remained hazardous to road users
KUCHING: Historical Society of Malaysia, Sarawak branch will organise a public lecture entitled “Learning from History” this at 9am this Saturday at the Sarawak State Library here. According to a statement yesterday, the main purpose of the event is to expose the public to important knowledge about history and the
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