Elderly man found dead in toilet
KOTA SAMARAHAN: An elderly man was found dead in a restaurant toilet in Jalan Expressway yesterday morning (Dec 31). District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said police and a paramedics team were sent to the scene following a tipoff around 10.50am. Police identified the victim as Aman Keritap, 68, from Kampung Sangkalan, Simunjan. Paramedics from […]
Call to help track them down five foreign men who fled after screening
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The police are calling for the cooperation of the public to track down five Indonesian men who fled after undergoing Covid-19 screening on Dec 21. Kota Samarahan district police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said two of them were confirmed positive for Covid-19 based on the screening results on Dec 23. He said the […]
A whimsical regular day for fireman
KUCHING: Apart from extinguishing fires, promoting safety and protecting the public from danger, firefighters also serve to help animals and pet owners in any dire situation. A distress call received at around 10:30am this morning had led a team of firemen to a house located in Desa Ilmu, Kota Samarahan which had a puppy trapped […]
Boy killed in three-vehicle collision
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A 13-year-old teenage boy died in a three-vehicle collision last Saturday (Dec 26). The accident involving two cars and a motorcycle occurred around 10pm at KM5, Jalan Datuk Mohd Musa (Summer Mall roundabout). Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the boy who rode the motorcycle, had been identified as Muhammad […]
Join cocoa board schemes
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Sarawakians with idle land in the Sara Cocoa Cluster areas are urged to seize the opportunity to join the schemes offered by the Malaysian Cocoa Board. In making the call, Plantation Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister Willie Mongin said the federal government had approved programmes under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) to assist […]
Go for high value-added cocoa products
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Turn cocoa beans into high value-added products like cocoa powder, chocolate powder and chocolate bars. Plantation Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister Willie Mongin threw members of cooperatives in the state this challenge on Monday (Dec 21). He was speaking at a press conference after officiating at a Cocoa Quality Improvement Course at the […]
Cert keeps villagers safe
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Community Emergency Response Team (Cert) plays a key role in ensuring the safetyof villagers during emergencies or natural disasters. In pointing this out, Muara Tuang assemblyman Datuk Idris Buang said the team also served as the first frontline response in villages ahead of the arrival of other emergency response teams. He added […]
Body of missing man found
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Search parties have recovered the body of man who went missing after he failed to return home when he went to search for river snails, at Kampung Meranek on Dec 14. State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said the remains of Mohd Razib Hamran, 24 was found about a kilometre upriver by […]
Kota Samarahan to be unique tourism destination
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Upon the completion of the proposed hawker centre and waterfront project, it will transform Kota Samarahan into a unique and one of the best cultural tourism sites in the state. Due to the construction of the road from Batang Sadong to Batang Samarahan, more than 80 roadside traders from Kampung Tambirat had to […]
1, 200 units of Spektra houses for Kota Samarahan
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Muara Tuang assemblyman Datuk Idris Buang said 1,200 units of Rumah Spektra Permata (Spektra) houses would be built here soon. He said the state government had identified and reserved 144 acres of land here to cater for the construction of these houses. “I have asked Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg […]