Monday, 4 August 2025

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

79 students take part in health education programme

KUCHING: 79 students from SK St Teresa, Kuching and their class teachers, along with 37 students from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) took part in the ‘Healthy Kitty’ programme. The programme, held at the school on 27 October, 2018, was organised by medical students from the university with the objective of

Engineer escapes from being conned

KUCHING: An engineer was almost cheated of his money after receiving calls claiming to be traffic personnel in Johor.   The 24-year-old said on Sunday morning, he was contacted by a person who called Jeffri through telelphone (014-1723833) who said he was involved in a criminal case and asked the

State Information Department to hold prize-giving ceremony tomorrow

KUCHING : ‘Majlis Penyampaian Anug e ra h Keceriaan dan Inovasi’, organised by the State Information Depar tment, will be held tomorrow (31 October, 2018) here in Kuching. The ceremony will see the presentation of awards to the winners of two competitions; the ‘Pertandingan Keceriaan Bulan Kebangsaan’ and the ‘Anugerah

Carlos finally returns to Sarawak

KUCHING: Carlos, a 17-year-old Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus), arrived at Matang Wildlife Centre on Friday morning after being cared for and bred at Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island Foundation (BMOUIF), Perak. According to a press statement issued yesterday by the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC), Carlos is healthy and will

32 Bomba auxiliary officers complete training

SIBU: A total of 32 Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) auxiliary officers or Pegawai Bomba Bantuan (PBB) have been accredited with the completion training certificates. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Director Khirudin Drahman officiated at the function held at Sungai Merah Fire and Rescue Station yesterday. According to

Motorcyclist dies when crashing into tree

MIRI: A 19-year-old motorcyclist died after a motorcycle that he was riding suddenly went out of control and slammed onto a tree. The fatal incident reportedly happened on yesterday morning around 8.18am at Grand Old Lady road. Miri Police Chief ACP Lim MengSeah when confirming the incident yesterday said, the

Fire destroys three single storey terrace houses

MIRI: Three single storey terrace houses in Taman Tunku here were destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The incident reportedly occured around 11.30am. Two fire engines from Lopeng and Miri fire stations were immediately dispatched to the scene in response to the emergency alert on the incident. According to Miri Fire

CCDK champion of Juh Bermukun 2018

SRI AMAN: A group Kumpulan Cicit Dayang Kabong (CCDK) from Daro emerged as champion of the Juh Bermukun 2018 event held at the Pentas Utama, Perkarangan RTM Sri Aman. The victory won them the RM1,000 cash prize and trophy. In second spot was the Kumpulan Sri Simanggang while in third

Hoping National Budget 2019 to stress more on balanced dev’t

KUCHING: The National 2019 Budget which will be tabled next Friday (November 2) is expected to emphasise more on the development balance between the three founding nations of Malaysia. Assistant Minister of Rural Electricity Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi, hoped that the new Pakatan Harapan (PH) government to emphasise of

Man nabbed for theft following sister’s tipoff

MIRI: Police on Saturday night nabbed a 33 year-old man suspected of house breaking after the police received tipoff from his older sister on his wrongdoing. The arrest was made around 9.45pm at a house in Jalan Jati 2, Senadin. According to sources, the woman was puzzled after her brother