Friday, 20 February 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

‘Let’s Rebuild St. Teresa’ dinner on Nov 16

KUCHING: The Parent-Teacher Association of SMK St. Teresa here will hold a ‘Let’s Rebuild St. Teresa’ Grand Dinner 2018 on November 16, 2018 at the Colosseum, Level 2, Pullman Hotel, Kuching. In a press release issued here yesterday, the school said that the event is held to raise funds for

Motorcyclist killed in collision

KUCHING: A 22-year-old motorcyclist killed in a road accident in Kampung Temelan Dayak, Lundu on Tuesday after his motorcycle collided with a three-tonne lorry. Mohd Safik Merjalis of Kampung Pandan Lundu was said to have rammed onto the lorry foothold and the impact caused his death. According to state Traffic

Attendant injured in lorry crash

KUCHING: A lorry attendant was injured in a crash involving two lorries at Mile 37 Jalan Kuching-Serian on Tuesday. The collision happened around 2.35pm when both vehicles were travelling in the same direction. The 27-year-old victim was pinned to his seat and had to be extricated by Fire and Rescue

Ragad welcomes international jury of World Craft Council

KUCHING  : Wife of the Head of State, Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Ragad Kurdi Taib yesterday received a courtesy call from the international jury of the  World Craft Council  (WCC) led  by its president, Dr. Ghada Hijjawi Quddumi at Demak Jaya Kuching. Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports,

Dept: Land acquisition for public purposes

KUCHING:  Referring to news reports posted in the social media recently, the Land and Survey Department explained yesterday the purpose of land acquisition was for public use and interest. In a press statement released yesterday, the department added: “Land acquisition is something that is inevitable to the government in order

Health clinic receives new furniture and wheelchairs

KUCHING: The Tanah Putih Health Clinic at  Jalan Kwong Lee Bank here yesterday received brand  new furniture and wheelchairs  from the elected representatives of Democratic Action Party (DAP). The donations comprised  plastic chairs (30 units), wheelchairs (4 units), conference room table (1 unit),  conference room chairs (10 units) and executive

Don’t be alarmed by training drill on 13 Oct

KUCHING: The Fire and Rescue Services Department (BOMBA) will hold a search and rescue (SAR) training drill codenamed ‘Ops Mex Ke-20 Kenyalang 2018’ at Samajaya Industrial Centre near here on 13 Oct (Saturday) from 8am to 6 pm. The drill will also involved the police (PDRM) and agencies under the

Man found dead inside car

KUCHING: A 55-year-old man was found dead inside his car along Kuching-Serian Road on Monday night. The deceased identified as Young Sui Chung from Serian had earlier called a friend to tell him that he was not feeling well and asked the friend to come to his aid. When the

Car junk yard destroyed in fire

KUCHING: Fire destroyed a car junk yard at Jalan Bako near here yesterday morning. The fire was spotted by a passer-by at 7.55 am and firefighters were called to the scene. The cause of the fire is being investigated.

House partially razed by fire

KUCHING: A fire at Kampung Siol Kandis, Petra Jaya near here partially destroyed a house at about 1.50 am yesterday. Following a distress call received, 12 firefighters rushed to location where they saw the kitchen of the house was burning. The firefighters managed to stop the fire from spreading to