Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Students give thumbs-up to courses at local IPTS

By ALEXIUS KHUNG & LEE SHAW WEI KUCHING: Popular academic courses available at institutions of higher learning here are getting the thumbs-up by many students who prefer to take up the courses locally. A Swinburne University of Technology graduate with a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) Adrian Loh said that the

Sibu gang robs men after luring them into having sex

KUCHING: Sibu police believe they have smashed a loose gang which lures men into having sex before robbing them. The gang was uncovered after the arrest of two men and two women at 11.30am on Tuesday. The four, who were in their 20s and 30s, were involved in robbing a

Contrabands seized from shophouse

MIRI: Enforcement officers seized contrabands comprising cigarettes and liquors from a premises here on Monday. Sarawak Customs director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha, in a press statement yesterday, said a lorry used in transporting the contrabands was also seized from the premises. The premises owner was arrested and is being

Plan for a modern Kpg Datuk: CM

SIBU: A comprehensive development plan to transform the oldest Malay village in Sibu – Kampung Datuk – into a modern Malay village is almost ready. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said that as soon as the plan was completed, the village development project which has the same

Sibu Jaya-Lanang road project awarded, expected completion in two years

By NURHAUNI LEE ABDULLAH SIBU: The Sibu Jaya-Lanang road project promised by the Barisan Nasional (BN) government during the last general election will be continued by the state government. This was confirmed by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg during his Raya visit to Education and Technological Research

Let’s focus on serving the state, says Fadillah

By NURHAUNI ABDULLAH SIBU: Serve the state and focus on the needs of the people. That is the political pattern of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), according to Petra Jaya MP Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. He stated this when asked to comment on a viralled intimate video allegedly involving a cabinet

Homosexuality not mental disorder, says expert

By TANIA LAM KUCHING: The topic of homosexuality is often subject to varying opinions from the general public. Recently, a video has made its way on social media (WhatsApp) depicting Muhammad Haziq Abdul Aziz, Santubong PKR Youth chief, engaging in homosexual acts allegedly with a federal minister. According to Sarawak

Ampang MP cast doubts on veracity of sex video

KUCHING: PKR vice-president who is also Ampang Member of Parliament Zuraida Kamaruddin has raised doubts over the veracity and authenticity of a viralled sex video that purportedly involved a federal minister and a PKR Sarawak official. Claiming that the minister is a victim of political assassination, she was confident that

Deputy minister urged to suspend his principal private secretary

KUCHING: A group of PKR youth chiefs yesterday insisted that PKR Santubong youth chief Haziq Abdul Aziz be suspended from his duty as principal private secretary to Primary Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin with immediate effect. This came in the wake of yesterday’s 34-second

PKR sec-gen calls sex video gutter politics at play

KUCHING: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is urging the public to stop sharing the ongoing viral sex video clips involving a federal minister. Its secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the dissemination of the video is gutter politics at play, and so he rejected the tactic as it does not