Saturday, 17 January 2026

Category: Headlines

‘Brain fever’ deaths preventable

MUZAFFARPUR (India): Five-year-old Soni Khatun was playing in the midday sun last week when she began to vomit and lose feeling in her hands. Her

Dengue strikes dirty urban village

KUCHING: The dirty and mismanaged environment is affecting the scenery and attracting uninvited migrants such as flies, rats and Aedes mosquitoes. Kampung Ajibah Abol is

Fishing for RM50k

SIBU: A whopping RM50,000 is up for grabs for the champion angler at the forthcoming Shimano International Surfcasting Challenge Cup 2019. The competition, to take

MBKS warns foreign traders

KUCHING: Foreign nationals running food outlets and stalls in the city have been warned to immediately stop all operations. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor

Man steals from parents

MIRI: A man has been detained by the police yesterday on suspicion of stealing his parents’ chainsaw. The 25-year-old unemployed man was picked up by

Over 80 percent trust police

KUCHING: How much do Malaysians trust the police? According to a survey conducted by a PhD candidate here recently, the trust level is 80.9 percent. The

Money cause of most non-Muslim divorces

KUCHING: Malaysia recorded a total of 6,901 divorce cases among non-Muslims last year, with 43 percent or 2,971 cases caused by financial stress. The majority