Thursday, 12 June 2025

Author: Gabriel Lihan

No shortage of chicken for coming CNY

KUCHING: Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi has given his assurance that there will be no shortage of chicken for the Chinese New Year celebration, which is just days away. “K&L Farming Industries has been ensuring that supply is sent out to supermarkets across Sarawak for the past 30 years. “There

Call for more chicken outlets to be halal-certified

KUCHING: Only four outlets selling chicken here have been given the halal certification by the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) and Sarawak Islamic Council (SIC). Deputy Minister for Utility and Telecommunication Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi there are 80 chicken processing outlets in Sarawak, however only four have received halal

UKAS wins Bank Islam Media Tenpin Bowling Match

KUCHING: Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS) bowlers emerged as the winner of the Bank Islam Media Tenpin Bowling Match 2023 and brought home a cash prize of RM3,000. Kelab Penerangan and Kacak Bergaya, respectively, took second and third places. They each received cash awards totaling RM2,000 and RM1,000. For the

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Man found dead at cemetery in Bau

BAU: A 62-year-old man was found dead at a cemetery in Jalan Buso at around 1am this morning (Jan 14). Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the police found the victim with a bruised face, shattered teeth, and a bloody nose. According to the victim’s wife, the man

Secondary school teacher held for rape, sexual assault

BINTULU: A secondary school teacher who reportedly rape and sexually assaulted two female students from a school in Sebauh was charged by the Sessions Court here on Thursday (Jan 12). Bintulu district police chief Supt Bartholomew Umpit said in a statement that the suspect was charged under Section 376 of

Croc attempts to attack police, SFC team

KUCHING: A 14-foot long crocodile was shot on the head and its mouth after abruptly attempting to attack a team of police and Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC). A total of four policemen and two members from the SFC scouted the 14-foot long crocodile’s nest located by the riverbank near Taman

Enhancing teamwork and communication through volunteer activity

KUCHING: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Faculty of Medicine and Health Science organised a Cat Spa project recently. The free cat grooming service was participated by 20 people where people could book an appointment for a makeover of their cats and a booking needs to be done within a few days

Swinburne Sarawak holds first Open Day of 2023

KUCHING : The Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus will hold its first Open Day of the year this Saturday (Jan 14) where students can explore their study options, scholarships, facilities and the campus community. The university in a press release revealed that external financial aid provider Yayasan Sarawak would

Mandarin oranges for Tribune, Suara Sarawak

KUCHING: New Sarawak Tribune and Suara Sarawak received two boxes of mandarin oranges from H&L supermarket today. Its marketing manager, Jennifer Jong distributed the boxes to Suara Sarawak’s executive editor, Rohana Waheed. The boxes were given at the two dailies’ office in Metrocity Matang here in conjunction with the Chinese

Road accidents up 37 per cent in 2022

KUCHING: Sarawak saw an increase of 37 per cent in the number of road accidents recorded last year from 2021. Police statistics show that there were 341 fatalities in 2022, a 10.7 per cent increase compared to the previous year. The data also showed that the number of serious injuries