KUCHING: Flood conditions are expected to disrupt the opening of the 2026 school session tomorrow, with 26 schools across Sarawak unable to operate. State Education Department (JPNS) director Omar Mahli said the affected schools were identified through the Flood-Affected School Operability Survey conducted under the department. He stated that all
KUCHING: A total of seven teachers recruited through the Sarawak Special Teacher Intake initiative have resigned. Sarawak education director Omar Mahli said, in addition, 51 others did not report for duty. “The main reasons for teachers not reporting or resigning included being offered other jobs, declining their placement, and personal
KUCHING: A man has gone missing and is believed to have fallen overboard while fishing at Batu Susur, Pulau Lakei here. Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department’s (Bomba) Operations Centre said the 55-year-old man had gone to Pulau Lakei with two friends for a fishing trip at around 4:00 pm on
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here approved a seven-day extension of the remand for a man suspected of murdering Nurul Asikin Lan, whose decomposed body was found in a drain along Jalan Setia Raja, Tabuan Jaya. The remand extension for the 23-year-old suspect was issued by Magistrate Nursyaheeqa Nazwa Radzali until
KUCHING: Two Suara Sarawak reporters and a photographer have won the Press Metal Group Chief Executive Officer Environmental Award. They are Kalsum Mohammadin, Nick Fletcher Neha, and Mohd Alif Noni. Kalsum was chosen as the winner for the Print Media and News Portal — Feature Article category, while Nick won
LUNDU: The three students feared to have drowned following a boat capsize at Sungai Kayan, Kampung Selampit here, were not been wearing life jackets. Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin blamed the tragedy on the boat operator’s negligence in ignoring the importance of life jackets. As such, he
LUNDU: Louis Joph, 53, was consumed by disappointment and guilt despite rescuing 10 students in a boat capsized tragedy in Sungai Kayan, Kampung Selampit this morning (Aug 20). This marked the second time he had faced such a tragedy. Recounting the harrowing incident, Louis said he was on his way
KUCHING: Sarawak will step up promotional efforts to achieve greater recognition on both the national and international stage. Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Corporate Affairs and Sarawak Public Communication Unit), Datuk Abdullah Saidol, highlighted the importance of such promotion at the ‘Sepetang Bersama Media’ Tea Party organised by the
KUCHING: Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen said he was all along right about the just-dissolved Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB). He said his prediction about the establishment of PSB as a party for just one election was accurate, even though it was formed as an opposition party at the time.
KUCHING: Thirteen notices have been issued against food operators for various offences under the Food Hygiene Regulations 2009 at Emart Batu Kawa Ramadan Bazaar. All the notices were issued during an operation codenamed ‘Ops Ramadan 2024’, conducted by 20 members of the Kuching Divisional Health Office’s Food Quality Safety Unit