Thursday, 8 January 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

City Day parade begins at 5pm

KUCHING: The people of Kuching are invited to witness this year’s Kuching Festival Street Parade which will take place today (September 22, 2018). The parade will start from the Sarawak Hockey Stadium at 5pm, and will end at Padang Merdeka here at 8pm. Head of State, Tun Pehin Sri Abdul

World Cup 2018 bet sparks quarrel

MIRI: A quarrel involving two men and a woman was reportedly sparked by a bet over World Cup 2018 at a house in Pin Fook garden on last Tuesday. Fortunately, no injury was reported in the incident as no physical assault was involved. According to a closed source, prior to

Strong winds cause damage to wooden house in Lambir

MIRI: The back part of a wooden house in Kampung Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Lambir reportedly collapsed early on Thursday morning. According to the house’s owner, aged 68, the incident occurred just a few minutes after 12am September 20 after strong winds. Fortunately, no injury was reported in the incident. The

Police still investigating three burglary cases, one snatch theft

KUCHING: A manageress of a company at Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Edruse lodged a report that burglars had broken into her office and stolen a safe deposit box, mobile phones and personal dcouments including cash of RM200 The victim said she went to the office at about 10 am on

New CP, senior police officers call on CM

KUCHING: Newly-appointed Sarawak Commissioner of Police (CP) Dato’ Azman bin Yusof paid a courtesy on Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg yesterday morning at his office at the DUN Complex in Petra Jaya, here. The CP was accompanied by several senior state police officers during the visit.

Chief Justice calls on Tun Taib

KUCHING: Sarawak Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud yesterday received a courtesy call by Chief Justice of Malaysia Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Richard Malanjum at Astana Negeri, Petra Jaya. Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Richard Malanjum is a Sabahan who was sworn in as the nation’s

16 NGOs attend dialogue with Sarawak MPs

KUCHING: 16 local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) attended a dialogue with the Sarawak Member of Parliaments (MPs) recently. Selangau MP who is also Works Minister Baru Bian, Kelvin Yii (Bandar Kuching MP) and Michael Teo (Miri MP) were among those present. Organised by Bersih Sarawak, this event aimed to create a

UNIMAS Institute of Borneo Studies holds open house

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Institute of Borneo Studies of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) is expected to be a reference centre to the world for the collection of heritage, histories and treasures in the Borneo region. Established in 1997, the university believed that all information about Borneo must be preserved and protected for

Hepatitis: Types, symptoms and treatment

What is hepatitis? Hepatitis refers to an inflammatory condition of the liver. It’s commonly caused by a viral infection, but there are other possible causes of hepatitis. These include autoimmune hepatitis and hepatitis that occurs as a secondary result of medications, drugs, toxins, and alcohol. Autoimmune hepatitis is a disease that occurs

40,580 pupils sit for UPSR 2018

KUCHING: A total of 40,580 candidates from 1,284 examination centres throughout Sarawak will sit for the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) 2018 from 20 to 27 September 2018 for the Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina and from 24 to 27 September 2018 for Sekolah Kebangsaan. Of the total, 30,651 candidates or