Samarahan now orange zone
KUCHING: Samarahan District has changed status from red to orange after recording 35 local infection cases in the last 14 days. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Bukit Mabong District, on the other hand, had gone from orange to yellow after recording 19 local infection cases in the last 14 days. “Tatau District has […]
Suspected drug peddler nabbed
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Police arrested a 29-year-old man for alleged possession of drugs believed to be methamphetamine, or syabu and Eramine 5 on Thursday morning (Mar 4). District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said the man was detained by Kota Samarahan Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) officers during a vehicle inspection in Kampung Jaie, Sadong Jaya […]
Yadim assists flood victims
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (Yadim) continues to be committed to providing assistance to the communities affected by floods, including at the temporary relief centre (PPS) here. A statement on Sunday (Feb 21) said Yadim Sarawak together with their volunteers have doled out assistances to flood victims at PPS Dewan Lenggai Kampung Entingan and […]
Council to mitigate flood in Taman Univista
KUCHING: Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) together with the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) will look into the drainage issues in Taman Univista in an effort to alleviate flooding. “Drains that need to be widened and deepened will be done. Unfortunately, there is little that can be done about the weather, which can be […]
Get tested if exposed, people told
KUCHING: Residents of Kota Samarahan were told to undergo Covid-19 screening if they showed any symptoms or were exposed to the outbreak through close contacts. Dwellers can go to health clinics for testing to prevent any further spread of the virus, said its MP Rubiah Wang. “I am saddened by the outbreak of Covid-19 in […]
Two residential areas in Samarahan under EMCO
KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has decided to place Kampung Sungai Maong here and Taman Univista in Samarahan under enhanced movement control order (EMCO). SDMC said that the Emco will be effective from 12:01am on Feb 17 till 11:59pm March 2. “This followed a risk assessment done after the number of Covid-19 positive cases […]
Samarahan tunrs red, Kuching back to orange
KUCHING: Samarahan District has been declared a red zone while Kuching reverted back to an orange zone today. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 57 locally transmitted cases were recorded in Samarahan District within the past 14 days which resulted in the declaration of the district as a red zone. It said Kuching, which […]
Student drug suspect squeals on three other teenagers
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A Form Four student found in possession of 24 packets of dried leaves believed to be cannabis was arrested by police last Thursday (Feb 11). Narcotics police carried out an operation around 11.20pm and spotted a teenage boy acting suspiciously by the roadside at the junction of Kampung Melayu. They approached the boy […]
Firefighters rescue missing labourer
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A labourer who was reported missing near Jalan Meranek-Endap, here was successfully rescued by firefighters on Thursday (Feb 4). The State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said the 51-year-old man was found by a search and rescue (SAR) team at 11.51am. “The victim was found about 500 metres from the Fire and […]
Stall offers eight types of bubur
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A bubur (porridge) stall, located at Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) hawker centre here, is hogging the public’s attention every evening. The stall is unlike any other stall because it sells eight types of bubur. The stall owner, Mohamad Syafiq Iylia Jamadi, said he started the business with his mother back in late […]