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
KUCHING: The organisers of the Sarawak’s Pride – Most Number of Unity Short Stories Project are extending the deadline for submissions of short stories to June 30. The project is a record-attempt to showcase Sarawak’s pride by collecting the most number of unity short stories from Sarawak in the Malaysia
KUCHING: A homeless single mother with four children has appealed to the public for help. Azimah Zainal Abidin and her four children below 11 years old have sought shelter at Anjung Singgah (YKN) here since April. As Anjung Singgah only provides basic meals for adult without milk powder and pampers
KUCHING: The National Cancer Society of Malaysia Sarawak Branch has appealed to generous donors and well-wishers to financially support its palliative home care service for the needy. According to an appeal letter from the society, the branch requires more than RM150,000 a year to provide this service. It runs the
KUCHING: Gerakan Sarawak For Sarawakians (S4S) has officially applied to the Registrar of Societies (ROS) here to be registered as a political party. Met after a meeting of the party’s protem committee with ROS Sarawak director Georgina Apphia Ngau at the ROS office, King’s Centre here yesterday, its spokesman Erick
KUCHING: Befrienders Kuching will be holding its first anniversary charity dinner at Imperial Hotel Kuching on August 10. The dinner is aimed at promoting Befrienders Kuching’s services as well as promoting mental health awareness and suicide prevention. It is also to raise funds for Befrienders Kuching to run its day-to-day
KUCHING: Newly elected Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) president Voon Lee Shan said he was no longer a DAP member since 2011. “They dismissed me on the night of April 5, 2011, the eve of nomination day for the 10th Sarawak state election. “This was at Kuching DAP headquarters in Padungan
SIBU: A mechanic is believed to have committed suicide after telling a friend that he was going to a faraway place and some days later found hanging lifeless at the end of a rope. Sibu OCPD ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the deceased person, Ngu Ung Hock, 39, was found hanged