KUCHING: The Kuching High Court will hear the case pertaining to the custody of Joshua Wong, 9, at 9am today. Joshua is the son of the former manager of Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), Wong Jing Kui, who was murdered in Sibu. On June 14, 2012, Wong’s body
KUCHING: A “Cashless Society and its Future” Programme will be held at the Youth and Sports Complex here this Friday (August 10\) from 3pm to 5pm. The programme is co-organised by Sarawak United National Youths Organisation (SABERKAS) Pantai Damai and Kota Sentosa Branches with the purpose of educating and encouraging
KUCHING: Around 607 folk dancers participated in the annual Kuching Festival Folk Dance Display in conjunct ion wi t h the Kuching Festival held at the Kuching Hockey Stadium on Sunday evening here. 35 teams in total from local and international took part. The local teams were from Kuching, Sibu,
KUCHING: Four new additional items might be subjected to the Sales and Services Tax (SST) 2.0, which will take effect from September 1. The four items are domestic flights (except Rural Air Services), gaming, IT services and electricity. According to the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (Customs) Sarawak SST Division Senior
KUCHING: About 800 cyclists participated in the Boulevard Fun Ride organised by Boulevard Shopping Mall here yesterday. The cyclists gathered as early as 6.30am at the mall’s outdoor car park and started riding at 7am. The cyclists began the 29.3-km ride at the mall, proceeded to Batu Kawa, Matang, Satok
KUCHING: Do you fancy a 24- carat (24k) gold ice cream? It is available at the Kuching Food Festival in Padungan here. 27-year-old ent repreneur, Dixon Teo came out with the idea of selling the gold leaf ice cream after he was inspired by Japan which originally started the idea.
KUCHING: State Reform Party Sarawak (STAR) is urging State Pakatan Harapan (PH) or Sarawak PH to amend the ‘new deal’ of the oil and gas royalty as ‘no go deal’. President of STAR, Lina Soo describes the ‘new deal’ touted by PH’s Stampin Member of Parliament Chong Chieng Jen and Works
KUCHING: Sarawak’s air quality is good, with recorded Air Pollutant Index (API) readings at below 50. At 3pm yesterday, the Department of Environment (DOE), on its website, said the API reading in Kuching was 17. An API reading of 0 to 50 means the air quality is good and public
KUCHING: Thunderstorms are expected in some parts of Kuching Division beginning this week. According to the Malaysia Meteorological Department’s website, the weather will be clear and dry today. However, there will be thunderstorms in the evening starting from Thursday until Sunday. On these days, the weather in the morning and
KUCHING: The general public, parents especially are urged to take precautionary steps during the current Hand, Food and Mouth Disease (HFMD) outbreak in Sarawak. As of yesterday, the first fatality was reported in Daro, Mukah. In response to the case, Director-General of Health Malaysia Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has released
