SRI AMAN: A 75-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a road accident involving a Toyota Hilux at KM 64, Jalan Sri Aman-Kuching, near Sungai Tenggang, at around 1.14 pm yesterday (Mar 13). Sri Aman police chief DSP Mathew Manggie said Jimmy Nyaring was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics from
KUCHING: A local man was slapped with a hefty RM150,000 fine yesterday (Mar 13) after he was caught with 16,000 liters of diesel without a licence at an industrial storage facility in Batu Kitang. In a statement, the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Sarawak said it
TEBEDU: The RM50 million Tebedu Economic and Cultural Hub project is set to begin in 2026, and poised to transform the ‘Pearl City’ into a thriving economic and cultural centre. Tebedu assemblyman, Dr Simon Sinang Bada, said the project will be overseen by the Greater Kuching Coordinated Development Agency (GKCDA)
SERIAN: The Serian divisional mosque will take centre stage as the host of the 2025 state-level Nuzul Al-Quran celebration next Monday (Mar 17), marking a momentous occasion with the unveiling of its new name. Telecommunications and Utility Deputy Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said Head of State Tun Pehin
KUCHING: A government backbencher on Tuesday brushed aside opposition DAP’s willingness to work with the state government to push for a 30 per cent stake in Petronas, calling it a distraction. In dismissing it as rhetoric, Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap called attention to ongoing efforts by Gabungan Parti Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak should benefit from Petroliam Nasional Berhad’s (Petronas) future success through annual dividend payouts if the state secures a 30 per cent stake in the national oil company, says Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak chairman Chong Chieng Jen. He asserted that the proposal, which he first raised in Parliament
SERIAN: An investigation is underway after a woman claimed that incidents of bullying and theft at a secondary school here where her children are studying have not been taken seriously. The Sarawak Education Department commenced its probe on Tuesday (March 11) after it was alerted by Education, Innovation, and Talent
KUCHING: The production of gas turbines for Sarawak’s first Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power plant is scheduled for delivery in 2026, ahead of the facility’s commercial operations at the end of 2027. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) GTCC Business Division of Energy Systems senior general manager Takuya Murase confirmed
Sarawak Oil & Gas rights KUCHING: The Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak has expressed its willingness to collaborate with Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) in advocating for Sarawak’s oil and gas rights, including securing a 30 per cent stake in Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS). DAP Socialist Youth (DAPSY) Sarawak director of
KUCHING: Bus fares under the BAS.MY Kuching initiative have been reduced, with the new rates taking effect immediately on March 11. Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (LPKP) Sarawak chairman Michael Kong Feng Nian said that under the revised fare structure, passengers will now pay RM0.94 for the first 2km and RM0.094