Wednesday, 17 December 2025

Author: Natasha Jee

Man dies in collision

KUCHING: A 26-year-old cook was killed when the motorcycle he was riding on was hit by a car from behind at Jalan Tun Abdul Rahman Yaakop. The victim has been identified as Mohammad Othman Abdullah from Taman Palma Indah, Mile 8 1/2, Jalan Matang and the car that hit him

Pay RM1,200 to rural workers, too

KUCHING: Sarawak Workers Party thinks that the minimum wage of RM1,200 should be the same for the whole country and not limited only to workers in urban areas. Its president Munan Laja said, “Workers in the rural and small towns face more hardships.”    He said those working in timber

‘Let people judge Mawan’s strength’

KUCHING: Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) prefers to let the people decide over Pakan assemblyman Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom’s recent remarks on the Pakan seat. On Dec 21, Mawan who has since joined Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), told a local English daily that instead of PDP talking about getting

SCPA holds community policing programme

KUCHING: Sarawak Community Policing Association (SCPA) held a community policing programme with the police at Gala City Food Court yesterday. Led by its chairman Datuk Dr John Lau Pang Heng, the association distributed about 1,000 crime prevention leaflets to the public. “The fear of crime and safety is what makes

Donate to DASwk centre this Christmas

KUCHING: With Christmas just days away, why not make your celebration a meaningful one by giving back to society?  Just two days ago, the earth-breaking for the Dyslexia Association of Sarawak’s (DASwk) new Learning and Resource Centre in Desa Wira, Batu Kawa was held. However, the association still needs RM2.5

Lawas folk look forward to hospital

LAWAS: It will be a great relief for the folk here once the long-delayed Lawas Hospital project is completed in 2023. The hospital began operating in May 16, 1969 and went on for 50 years as a District Hospital without a specialist. At present, the hospital is operating at full

Better safety with upgraded roads

ASAJAYA: Cases of road accidents in Samarahan, Asajaya and Simunjan area have increased since 2015.  Citing statistic from the Samarahan and Simunjan district police headquarters, Sadong Jaya assemblyman Aidel Lariwoo said cases of accidents in the three districts rose from 666 in 2015 to 1148 last year.  He said the

Don’t be ‘snowflakes’, Pakatan Harapan told

KUCHING: Pakatan Harapan (PH) has been advised that if their policies are truly for the benefit of the people, they should not be overly sensitive about public criticisms, especially the positive ones.  Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Youth chief, Michael Tiang, said this in response to the lodging of a

Still short of RM2.5mln for resource centre

KUCHING: The Dyslexia Association of Sarawak’s (DASwk) still needs RM2.5 million to build its new Learning and Resource Centre in Desa Wira, Batu Kawa here.   Its president Associate Prof Dr Ong Puay Hoon said so far, the association has only managed to raise less than RM1 million since 2014.   She

Not my firm, says Idris

KUCHING: Muara Tuang assemblyman Datuk Idris Buang has clarified his legal firm is not the one representing Petronas in the suit brought by the Sarawak government against the national oil company.  “I wish to clarify that the law firm representing Petronas is Messr Idris, Alvin Chong & Partners, and it