KUCHING: Wishesland Kuching will be receiving RM20,000 to carry out its activities, said Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister stated that in 12 years of its existence, Wishesland has made tremendous progress. “They are doing a good job not only in terms
KUCHING: Disabled children will undergo skills training that will enable them to secure employment. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the state government would provide them with skills training according to their disabilities. “Before they get employed, they would need to have
KUCHING: Active Case Detection (ACD) started at Kampung Muara Tuang, Kota Samarahan on Monday (Feb 15). Muara Tuang Assemblyman Datuk Idris Buang reminded the villagers to give their full cooperation to the health workers involved. “It is best for the residents to patiently wait for the people from the health
KUCHING: State-owned television station, TVS, has received positive feedback on its decision to make its programmes available on myFreeView. Since its launching last year (Oct 10), TVS was only aired on Astro at Channel 122. “I am elated that TVS is now available on myFreeView. It is nice to see
KUCHING: Three fishing enthusiasts are now trapped by rising tide at Kampung Trombol Beach, Telaga Air, near here today (Feb 12). The victims had gone to the beach on their motorcycles to fish. While they were engrossed in their activity, they failed to realise the rising tide was cutting them
BAU: A 42-year-old hunter is under arrest after he shot a man in what appears to be a hunting incident in a forest at Kampung Serasot Bau today (Feb 12). The victim, aged 35, is undergoing treatment at the Bau Hospital. Bau police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said police received
BAU: A man was arrested for resisting arrest and attempting to flee from police last night (Feb 11) in Kampung Grogo. In the 8.45pm incident, the 24-year-old suspect was arrested for refusing to cooperate with the police when he was asked to get out of his vehicle after police had
LUNDU: The General Operations Force (GOF) detained two men for alleged involvement in drug-related activities. A GOF spokesman said a patrol team stopped a motorcyclist and his pillion rider in Kampung Raso, here at 2.40am, today (Feb 12). The team found a bag on them containing a transparent plastic packet
SIMUNJAN: A search and rescue (SAR) operation for a missing person had to be suspended until police receive a missing person’s report from the family. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said a witness to the incident on Thursday (Feb 11) had claimed that the missing person
BINTULU: A large section of a sawmill was destroyed in an early morning fire here today (Feb 12). Fortunately, no one was injured. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said the fire at Jalan Kemena was reported by a security guard at 5.12am. Apparently, a power trip