Tuesday, 20 January 2026

Author: Nur Ashikin Louis

A reason for villagers to cheer

LIMBANG: Villagers from Kampung Seberang Kedai will soon be connected with a new road to Bukit Lubok here once its construction is complete in early 2022. According to Regional Corridor Development Authority (RCDA) in a Facebook post on Monday, with machineries and manpower already been deployed to the site, construction

Hospital, health clinic to see light of day

Petra Jaya Hospital in tender evaluation stage, Tabuan Jaya Health Clinic to be re-tendered KUCHING: The Petra Jaya Hospital project is currently in the tender evaluation stage, and the letter of acceptance (SST) is scheduled next January. Deputy Health Minister II Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang said the project, which started

Minister denies derogatory statement

KUCHING: Federal Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri denies making a derogatory statement which has gone viral in social media. She said that she never uttered “Bumiputera will steal if not helped by the government” which went viral in Facebook and WhatsApp Group. “The allegation is very

Motac, hotels to work on tourism packages

KUCHING: The federal Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) plans to organise tourism stimulus packages with hotel industry players to encourage people to travel. “Motac will bear some of the costs,” Federal Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri told reporters during a casual dinner with the

Three positive cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded three new positive Covid-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 691. According to Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), the three cases were detected from contact tracing of the Alam Cluster in Bintulu. “The cases involved two local citizens and

Community celebrates Merdeka

KUCHING: Some 100 residents in Lorong Piala 3, Taman Sukma here attended Merdeka@Komuniti programme organised by the Kuching District Information Department today. This programme was an initiative under the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Malaysia (KKMM) through the Department of Information Malaysia (JaPen) which aimed to invigorate and nurture the

Focus on crises, not politics

KUCHING: The government must take on the wheel to manage the nation in facing the Covid-19 pandemic and economic crisis. Senior Minister (Works) Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said those who dwell on politics should stop the routine at this moment. “This is a time for us to work and deliberate

Attend to all complaints: Minister

KUCHING: All complaints from the ground forwarded to the Ministry of Utilities must be attended to, said its minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom. Stressing on the importance of responding to complaints, Dr Rundi advised the agencies and related personnel under the ministry to professionally process and administer the

Now it’s Alam Cluster threat

KUCHING: A new Covid-19 cluster has been detected in Sarawak and it is called Alam Cluster. According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), four positive cases were detected on Thursday (Aug 20) as a result of the initial screening of five crew members of a ship anchored in Bintulu

PBB Tanjong Datu working hard to promote GPS

LUNDU: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Tanjong Datu branch is doing its part to promote the four-party coalition of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (PBS) in preparation of the coming 12th state election. Tanjong Datu assemblyman Datuk Amar Jamilah Anu said her party machinery is “always creative and working hard because this