KUCHING: The state-level Chinese New Year open house brings festive joy to more than 5,000 people from all walks of life to celebrate the first day of the Lunar New Year to usher in the Year of The Dragon. The heavy downpour in the morning did not stop members of
KUCHING: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg stressed that Sarawak’s diverse communities must continue to live harmoniously so that the state will continue to prosper. Noting how the Year of the Dragon is said to be a good year filled with prosperity, he expressed hope for Sarawak
KUCHING: Satok assemblyman Datuk Ibrahim Baki has pledged RM50,000 to repair SJK Chung Hua No. 4’s smart school facilities after they were damaged by a thunderstorm recently. “I hope the financial assistance will enable students to study and work hard, and ensure that Sarawak will be an advanced state in
LAWAS: At Long Sukang in the south of Lawas, workers and machines are busy processing and packaging coffee, branded “Linawa Coffee”, inside a newly-built factory. The Linawa coffee production is part of Petronas’ sustainable socio-economic empowerment programme for the Lun Bawang community in the highland. It is being implemented in
KUCHING: A tragic collision between two vehicles claimed the life of a 67-year-old man at Bau-Kuching road, near Kampung Bumbok today (Feb 5). The accident, which occurred around 3.04 pm, involved a lorry and a Perodua Myvi. Firefighters from the Batu Lintang station were dispatched to the scene following an
LAWAS: Three families were left homeless after their house in Kampung Long Tukan Trusan was engulfed by fire last night (Feb 4). Fortunately, no injuries were reported in the 9.33 pm incident as eight people from the three families managed to evacuate to safety. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba)
KUCHING: The Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Offshore Patrol Vessel 1 (OPV1) intercepted two Vietnamese foreign fishing vessels about 210 nautical miles northwest of Mukah yesterday (Feb 4). Sarawak Maritime director First Admiral Zin Azman Md Yunus said MMEA made its maiden arrest between 10.45 am and 11.15 am, detaining
KUCHING: The hawkers operating at Kuching Waterfront will be permanently relocated to Kuching Esplanade near the Brooke Dockyard and some of the hawkers will be relocated to another area in the near future. Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) mayor Hilmy Othman said the relocation will make way for the long
SIBU: Firefighters here faced challenging conditions to arrive at a location of a factory quarters fire in Jalan Tanjung Kunyit, negotiating narrow roads amid heavy downpour. Responding swiftly to the incident which occurred around 12.50am on Sunday (Feb 4), firefighters from Sibu fire station rushed to the scene which was
KUCHING: Twenty-six residents narrowly escaped a devastating blaze after their quarters in Jalan Semangat, Pending Industrial here was destroyed by fire on Saturday night (Feb 3). Miraculously, all of them were unharmed as one of the three blocks of the quarters belonging to the Multi Resources Factory was razed to