Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Author: Nick Fletcher

Sarawakku Sayang 2020 beckons

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The public is welcome to attend the Sarawakku programme which is held beside the Kota Samarahan Civic Centre today. Food booths, Mobile Legend and Beyblade competition await visitors. There is also an exhibition on Sarawak’s development by several state government agencies and department. On its opening night yesterday,

New GPS faces likely

12TH STATE ELECTION KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is expected to field several new faces to contest in the 12th state election (PRN12). Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, who is also GPS chairman, said he was currently monitoring the performance of all GPS assemblymen. “So far, I

PBB Kpg Paya Mebi gives man a wheelchair

KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Kampung Paya Mebi Social and Welfare Bureau donated a wheelchair to a man at Kampung Paya Mebi here during a ceremony, yesterday. Its chairman Shamsudin Unai handed over the wheelchair to 56-year-old Reduan Piee who suffers from hemiplegia caused by a stroke, which makes

Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad

Some try to sabotage Anwar

MIRI: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) leadership council member, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, did not deny that some people had tried to prevent PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim from becoming prime minister. “I do not see any issue between Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar but sadly, some party members

Anwar (fifth left, front) doing a book signing.

Sarawak PKR no power to pick candidates

MIRI: The Sarawak Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) leadership council (MPN) will not be given full power to decide the candidates for the next election. In this matter, PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim prefers the council to engage all branch leaders to discuss the appointment of potential candidates. He said

Sarapride songket to debut next month

KUCHING: The Sarawak songket woven by the Puncak Borneo Prison inmates will become the state’s new textile product when it debuts next month. According to state Prisons Department director Ajidin Salleh, the first songket production, woven by 15 selected prisoners, will go under the brand SaraPride (Sarawak, Prison Department). “For

Wheelchair for stroke victim

KUCHING: The Social and Welfare Bureau of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Kampung Paya Mebi has provided a wheelchair to a stroke victim. Mohammad Zainon Bungog, 47, is paralysed and bedridden since a month ago. The presentation was done by Batu Kitang PBB secretary, who is also PBB Social and

PBB bureau donates wheelchair to stroke patient at Kg Bukit Panchor

KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Kampung Paya Mebi Social and Welfare Bureau  recently donated a wheelchair to a stroke patient at Kampung Bukit Panchor. The wheelchair was handed over by PBB Batu Kitang secretary Shamsudin Unai. Lizana Abdullah, 56, who is paralyzed on the left side of her body,

RM117 mln water supply project approved

LUBOK ANTU: Lubok Antu MP Jugah Muyang said the Lubok Antu Phase II rural water supply project has been approved for implementation at a cost of RM117.837 million. He said the project’s status had been submitted on June 20, 2019 and a letter of acceptance is expected to be released

Drug-peddling teacher!

Cash-strapped suspect arrested for selling narcotics to supplement income MUKAH: Teachers aspire to educate, inspire and affect positive change, but one such educator here has given the noble profession a black eye. Purportedly due to low pay, a 49-year-old primary schoolteacher chose the despicable way of peddling illicit drugs to