Wednesday, 14 January 2026

Author: Natasha Jee

More affordable houses to be developed

KUCHING: There will be more development of affordable houses once the road network from Jalan Datuk Sulaiman to Kampung Segedup here is completed. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the road project is among the developments being implemented in Satok area, and hopefully it would be completed

Abang Jo to kick-start Batang Lupar Bridge project Tuesday

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg will officiate at the earth-breaking ceremony of the Batang Lupar Bridge project this coming Tuesday. According to Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), the chief minister is expected to arrive at 10.30am at the Batang Lupar Bridge’s project site about 1.5km from

Siniawan to have new tourist attraction

KUCHING: The Siniawan Waterfront project, which is expected to be completed in 18 months, is set to be the latest attraction in the area. Serembu assemblyman Miro Simuh said the project commenced work on Oct 22 last year, but had to be temporarily halted at the end of last year

School equipped with high-speed internet

KUCHING: Students and teachers of SJK (C) Chung Hua Rantau Panjang will now be able to enjoy high-speed broadband internet connectivity thanks to Reach Ten Communication Sdn Bhd. Batu Kawa assemblyman Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian conveyed his appreciation to Reach 10, a company set up by a home-grown

Abang Johari to check on Simuja detention depot

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said that he will see for himself the situation at Semuja Immigration Detention Depot in Serian. This followed the occurrence of three-digit positive cases reported at the depot which contributed to the spike of cases in the state. “I will visit

Vaccinating all Sarawakians a big challenge

KUCHING: Vaccinating over two million Sarawakians is one of the biggest challenges for the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) as the target is to complete the programme by the end of this coming August. “We want to vaccinate the people as fast as possible, and the realistic target is to

Spike in positive cases involves detainees

KUCHING: The recent spike in Covid-19 cases in Sarawak with 407 positive cases reported last Friday is due to the positive cases involving detainees at the Semuja Immigration Detention Centre in Serian. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said as of today, a total of

Fatimah, others vaccinated second time

KUCHING: The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah has received her second and final dose of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Stadium Perpaduan, Petra Jaya today. She had her first dose taken on Feb 27, and the second dose was administered after 21 days

No need to screen before entering Sarawak

KUCHING: Effective Monday, all Malaysians and foreigners entering Sarawak from Malaya, Sabah and Labuan do not need to undergo the Covid-19 rT-PCR test three days before travelling to the state. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that this is the latest decision made by Sarawak Disaster Management

Fire razes Pa Derung longhouse, leaves 21 homeless

KUCHING: Mulu assemblyman Datuk Gerawat Gala will request the government to help rebuild the Pa Derung longhouse in Bario which was razed to the ground early last Friday leaving 21 villagers homeless. He said a committee would be formed to oversee the rebuilding of the longhouse. “Today (Mar 19), I