Thursday, 17 July 2025

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Former top Daro football players clash tomorrow

DARO: Football fans in the district have been urged to come to the Daro District Mini Stadium tomorrow (November 4), to witness a football match between Veteran PIBG SKHBD and SAAI Legend which is expected to kick-off at 4pm. “Though it is just a friendly match, the event has its

Expect a record State Budget: Abang Jo

KUCHING: The State Budget to be tabled during the State Legislative Assembly on November 5, 2018 will be the biggest budget for Sarawak, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg. “It will be a record budget that will be a testament to our commitment to fulfil the

Baby girl found dead in bin

KUCHING: A baby girl was found dead with its umbilical cord attached in a large bin at Vista Ilmu in Samarahan yesterday. The baby was placed in a box covered with a piece of cloth. Samarahan police chief, DSP Lee Chong Chern described it as a cruel act and have

SK Camporan Daro Sports Carnival next weekend

DARO: A long list of events have been planned for the upcoming SK Camporan Daro Sports Carnival, which is to be held next weekend from November 9 to 10. Among the activities held will be athletic and field events, telematches, street soccer, fun run, tug-of-war, lawn bowling, and many more.

CM: SCORE has attracted RM79.3 bln in investments

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg said the State Government recognised the need to create a suitable business environment for all investors and businesses to allow them to thrive. “Indeed, we often need an impetus or avenue to spur growth. It is for this reason that

One ‘black box’ recovered from crashed Indonesia jet

JAKARTA: One black box from the crashed Lion Air jet has been recovered, the head of Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee said yesterday, which could be critical to establishing why the brand new plane fell out of the sky. The devices record information about the speed, altitude and direction of

Seven homeless rescued in operation

KUCHING: A total of seven homeless people in this city were rescued during ‘Operasi Bersepadu Menyelamat Orang Papa dan Gelandangan’ on Wednesday night. The seven aged between 17 and 77 years were rescued from locations such as Tabuan, Batu 7, Matang, Kuching Waterfront and around Kuching city. Minister of Welfare,

RM1.5 bln for 43 projects in HDA

MIRI: An allocation amounting to RM1.5 billion has been approved by the State government for the implementation of 43 infrastructures projects under the Highland Development Agency (HDA) in the Baram Parliamentary constituency comprising the Telang Usan and Mulu state constituencies. In revealing this, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah

Grab state’s available opportunities: Abang Jo

Excerpts from Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg’s keynote address at the International Conference on Sarawak and Asean Growing Together for Common Prosperity and Regional Wellbeing. THERE are bountiful opportunities here in Sarawak, as evidenced by the state’s impressive performance over the years. It has experienced a

Soyuz launch failure due to ‘deformation’ during assembly: Russian official

KOROLYOV (Russia): A Russian rocket that carried two people to space last month failed and sent the craft back to Earth because of “deformation” of a part that was made during assembly at the cosmodrome, a space official said yesterday. “The cause of a non-standard separation (of the rocket’s second