Friday, 20 February 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Couple wrecks car in morning drive

KUCHING: A couple was trapped in a car after they lost control of the vehicle which rammed into a tree at Jalan Dogan, Batu Kawa yesterday morning. Due to the impact of the accident, they were unable to get out of the car and passers-by called the Fire and Rescue

412 students partake in Merdeka parade

KUCHING: A total of 412 students of SK Rakyat, Jalan Haji Bolhassan participated in the school Merdeka Parade in conjunction with the celebration of the 61st National Day here yesterday. The parade started from their school around 8am which saw students and teachers of SK Rakyat carrying the Jalur Gemilang

Illegal gambling: Power on 55 premises cut

KUCHING: Sarawak police chief Dato’ Azman Yusof said that 55 premises in the state had been closed and electricity to their premises disconnected for online gambling and illegal lottery activities. He added that some were very stubborn and the police had to take drastic measures as the premises of the

11 nabbed in joint operations

KUCHING: The police and Sarawak Energy Bhd (SEB) yesterday conducted joint operations to stamp out illegal gambling activities especially illegal 4D and online gambling where 12 premises were targetted. The operations were conducted at Kenyalang Commercial Centre, MJC, Hui Sing Garden and Matang areas. Sarawak Head of CID SAC Denis

Megamall operator caught stealing electricity

MIRI: Sarawak Energy’s utility arm, Syarikat SESCO Berhad (SESCO) recently raided a megamall located at Bintang Jaya Commercial Centre following a public tip-off that led to the discovery of power theft activity by the mall operator and one of its anchor tenants.  Initial investigation found that there were abnormalities in

Python in chicken coop captured

MIRI: Loud barking by her dogs resulted in the discovery of a three-metre long python inside a chicken coop in Kampung Senadin Jaya here early Wednesday morning. The discovery was made by a 50-year-old woman around 6.14am. The woman was stunned when she was a python inside her chicken coop

Sabariah: Use ‘smart farming’ method to develop agriculture sector

KUCHING: The ‘smart farming’ method should be used by young farmers to develop Sarawak’s agriculture sector. Deputy State Secretary (Performance and Service Delivery Transformation), Datu Dr Sabariah Putit said this would facilitate young farmers especially youths to develop their farms to a higher level. “Smart farming or Internet System for

Naroden: RM50,000 to build SK Samalatong hall

  SIMUNJAN: Gedong Assemblyman Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais promised to allocate RM50,000 to build a hall for Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Samalatong. However, according to him, the allocation will only be issued in January next year. Naroden, who is also Entrepreneur and Small, Medium Enterprise (SME) Development Assistant Minister, stated this when

Three women share experiences, struggles in talk

KUCHING: Three women shared their experiences and struggle with cancer at the ‘My Story, Your Story, Our Story’ talk organised by the state Women and Family Development Department on Wednesday. The event was held in conjunction with the state-level Women’s Day themed ‘Women and Health’ which will be celebrated in November.

Dr Hazland: Five new futsal courts to be built

KUCHING: The upgrading of a futsal court at Kampung Tanjung Bako costing around RM200,000 was part of the Demak Laut Rural Transformation Project (RTP) in 2017. This was pointed out by Demak Laut Assemblyman, Dr Haji Hazland Abang Hipni when he declared open an upgraded  futsal court at Kpg Tanjung