MIRI: A total of 39 illegal immigrants were picked up in two separate locations during Miri General Operation Force (GOF) Battalion 12 ‘Ops Libas’ on Thursday afternoon. The operation kicked off at 3pm. “Those two areas were construction sites in Permyjaya and Senadin New Town, Kuala Baram phase 5 and
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud yesterday received two courtesy calls at Demak Jaya, here. QSR Brands Malaysia Holding Berhad Group led by Secretary of The Advisory Council of Syariah QSR Brands (M) Holding Bhd, Mohd Roslan Mohd Saludin was the first to called on Tun
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud yesterday received a courtesy visit by Dato’ Dr Afifi Al-Akiti of the Islamic Studies, Oxford University, United Kingdom at Demak Jaya. The call was to inform Tun Taib on the 8th Conference of Nadwah Ulama Nusantara (NUN VIII) that had
KUCHING: Graduation ceremony similar to that of university’s convocation ceremony which is conducted at the secondary school level is an effective strategy in boosting the spirit of students to move forward in the future. According to a statement from SMK Green Road, this is the third time the school organised
KUCHING: The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) will be co-organising a half-day seminar entitled “SMI Digital Economy Readiness & Digital Free Trade Zone” with Kuching Chinese General Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCGCCI) on November 3, 2018 at Dewan Boon Ping, Level 4, Wisma Chinese Chambers, Jalan Bukit Mata here
KUCHING: ‘Ummah’ (communities with Islamic values) in the Nusantara need to master various matters including halal industry, Islamic finance, waqaf, digitalisation of the ummah as well as science and technology. According to Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg, domination in the field is capable of propelling the
BELAGA: The Unit For Other Religions (Unifor) has received more than 170,000 requests and applications since its inception in April last year. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, who is responsible for Unifor, said yesterday most of them were about repairing dilapidated churches and temples or for funds in
BANDUNG, Indonesia: The Sarawak government welcomes the involvement of the private sectors from Sarawak and Indonesia to work together in the development of the furniture industry, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said here yesterday. “We have huge markets and together we can pool our resources to
JAKARTA: The state government is always ready to provide assistance to women entrepreneurs who are involved in small and medium businesses from Indonesia in investment cooperation with Sarawak entrepreneurs. According to Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, entrepreneurs, especially from Sarawak and Kalimantan who are neighbours should
MIRI: The 12 th Battalion of the General Operation Force (GOF) here on Tuesday forfeited various types of cigarettes, liquor and beer cans that did not receive Customs approval, with an estimated worth of RM55,000. Miri Commanding Officer of 12th Battalion of GOF Superintendent Tan Hiap Seng said, the seizure