Thursday, 19 February 2026

Author: Natasha Jee

Swinburne volunteers help clean up beach

KUCHING: Alumni and students of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak campus were among a group of volunteers who had dedicated their time and energy to clean up Belungei Beach in Lundu recently. Eleven members of the Swinburne Alumni Association Malaysia (SAAM) and those from the Swinburne Green Club managed to

Hawkers given face masks

KUCHING: Hawkers operating at Mile 3, Kota Sentosa, Mile 10 and Sungai Maong markets recently received N95 type face masks from Kota Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) and Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Batu Kitang branch. The masks were jointly distributed by Batu Kitang assemblyman and MPP chairman Lo Khere Chiang,

Head-on collision unavoidable

KUCHING: The establishment of Village Community Management Council (MPKK) by the federal government will create disunity among village folks. Lecturer of Faculty of Social Sciences Dr Lucy Sebli said this is because the MPKK will only serve the interest of the federal government, thus a head-on clash with the present

Putrajaya thinking of taking over Sarawak?

Please don’t do it in Sarawak, the last bastion of unity in the country. KUCHING: Putrajaya’s decision to form the Village Community Management Council (MPKK) in Sarawak shows it may be thinking of taking over Sarawak, said Santubong MP Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. He added that if the

Cat gets a mask

KUCHING: The iconic cat statue at the Pandungan roundabout is set to protect itself from the haze. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng and other councillors yesterday put on a piece of cloth as a face mask on the cat to remind the public to wear

Once beaten twice shy

We were ‘robbed’ before, surely not for the second time KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing is entirely against the creation of the Majlis Pengurusan Komuniti Kampung (MPKK) by the Federal government, saying it’s an attempt to interfere with Sarawak affairs. The Parti Rakyat Sarawak president

MBKS appoint experts to solve flat issues

KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) will appoint experts to study on how to resolve longstanding issues faced by residents of Pending Heights flats first before considering taking over the management of the flats. Its mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said to give him some time to study as the

MBKS distributes 2,000 face masks

KUCHING: Due to the worsening haze, Kuching South City Council (MBKS) has taken the initiative to distribute 2,000 face masks to market vendors under its jurisdiction. MKBS mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng and his councillors spent an hour at the Petanak Market here yesterday, meeting and advising vendors to use

Wan Junaidi to feature in referendum forum

KUCHING: Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) will be organising a forum it calls ‘Referendum — its facts and legal implications’ from 6.30pm to 10pm on Sept 24 at the MBKS auditorium. The forum will be chaired by Associate Professor Dr Ahi Sarok, a public administration expert from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas).

It was T’ganu Menteri Besar’s courtesy call

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has slammed Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak chairman Chong Chieng Jen for being shallow-minded. On Sept 19, Chong, who is also the Sarawak Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman in a statement, had said that PAS president Datuk Seri Hadi Awang’s courtesy visit