KUCHING: The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) has made tangible progress in public health and animal control, particularly through rabies prevention efforts. In stating this, Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said between 2023 and 2025, the council has registered 7,620 dog owners, vaccinated 4,387 dogs, issued 2,983 licenses, implanted 1,747
KUCHING: City councils have been called to align themselves with Sarawak’s digital transformation agenda to remain relevant in today’s fast-evolving landscape. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said Kuching, over the past 37 years, has seen rapid progress and has grown significantly in terms of economic, physical
KUCHING: Public Works Department (PWD) Sarawak is ready to implement infrastructure projects in the state as announced by the federal government under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP). Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the state government is looking forward to those projects which includes road infrastructure that will
KUCHING: Renowned Sarawak corporate figure, Datuk Mohammad Medan Abdullah, will continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors (BOD) of the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) following a two-year extension of his appointment. The appointment takes effect from August 1, 2025 until July 31, 2027, with
KUCHING: Fire has destroyed 80.15 hectares of a pineapple plantation in Marudi, Baram. Fire and Rescue Department Sarawak said the blaze at the 838.12-hectare pineapple plantation site is still spreading. “A team from the Marudi station is currently on its fourth day of firefighting operations since 26 July,” it said
MIRI: An assistant executive of a government agency lost RM385,000 after falling victim to a phone scam syndicate impersonating as a police officer. The victim, in his 50s, lodged a report yesterday, after realising he had been duped. Miri district police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said the victim
SRI AMAN: A fire broke out just after midnight today, destroying four houses and damaging two others at Jalan Setawang, Kampung Tengah. The two houses sustained 80 per cent damaged, and firefighters managed to save three nearby houses from the flames. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the cause
BAU: Two local men were arrested by police for allegedly trespassing and fishing at a temple pond located along Jalan Bau-Serikin. The suspects, aged 18 and 41, were detained on July 25 at 5.20 pm by a team from the Bau District Police Headquarters, following a report lodged on July
KUCHING: The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) has initiated immediate rectification works and will conduct a post-mortem after flash floods damaged parts of the Kuching Food Festival site during a thunderstorm. Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said he and several councillors were on-site last night to assess the affected areas,
MUKAH: Police have arrested a 48-year-old man for discharging a homemade shotgun at a farm in Nanga Pelugau, Ulu Balingian, following a dispute over a missing water pump yesterday. The arrest was carried out by a team from the Mukah’s Criminal Investigation Division at a farmhouse in the area. Mukah