Hundreds go for Covid-19 screening
KUCHING: Hundreds of people went for Covid-19 screening at Dewan Suarah, Kota Samarahan yesterday. This followed an announcement by the Samarahan Divisional Health Office calling on those who attended the Sarawak Islamic Council’s Wawasan Ummah Gemilang roadshow at Dewan Suarah, Kota Samarahan on March 10, those who had contacts with the SMK Kota Samarahan cluster, […]
Samarahan declared red zone
KUCHING: After 41 positive cases have been detected in Samarahan as of yesterday the division has been declared a Covid-19 red zone. “The areas with the positive cases include Desa Ilmu, Tanjung Bundong, Muara Tuang, Uni Garden and Sadong Jaya,” said State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) deputy chairman Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah yesterday during […]
Walikota feels for ‘deserted’ town
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Kota Samarahan is almost deserted, which is so abnormal. “I could almost feel tension and some fear in the air after Covid-19 claimed a life in Samarahan. Only at the market did I see people lining up with long faces to buy provisions, with local council enforcement officers directing, advising and guiding them […]
Cops call for all-round cooperation
KUCHING: Kota Samarahan district police chief DSP Lee Chong Chern said good cooperation from the community, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and local communities are needed to address social issues, especially the issue of substance abuse. “Such problems have become more challenging day-by-day due to rapid development taking place in Kota Samarahan. “With increasing population, traffic, social […]
Teraju visits upcoming virtual park in Kota Samarahan
KUCHING: Bumiputera Agenda Steering Unit (Teraju) yesterday visited and attended a sharing session of D-Virtual Park, the first virtual park with hologram in Malaysia by Serba Dinamik Holdings Berhad in Kota Samarahan near here. D-Virtual Park is also the first in Malaysia to have a digital-concept incubator for business start-ups. Teraju’s visiting delegation was led […]
Bigger things coming Samarahan’s way
INTERVIEW Datuk Peter Minos has high hopes and expectations for Samarahan’s rapid development in the coming years. First appointed as Walikota of Samarahan District Council (SDC) in 2015, he later became chairman of the Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) upon Samarahan’s upgrade in 2016. Located approximately 30km from Kuching city, the area was once a […]
Borneo’s first for Samarahan
VIRTUAL REALITY THEME PARK KUALA LUMPUR: Borneo’s very first virtual reality (VR) theme park is expected to be launched in Kota Samarahan, Sarawak by Serba Dinamik next month. Serba Dinamik group managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Dr Mohd Abdul Karim Abdullah believes that D-Virtual Park has enough content to entertain visitors of […]
War on drugs continues
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Police have successfully seized drugs worth RM1.5 million since early January. Sarawak Police Commissioner CP Datuk Ramli Din said the drugs were confiscated as a result of arrests made in Miri and Kuching. “At the start of 2020, we seized nine kilogrammes of syabu, 20,000 ecstasy pills worth RM1mil in Miri, and last […]
Sarawakku Sayang attracts over 3,000
SAMARAHAN: Over 3,000 people thronged the Kota Samarahan Civic Centre courtyard here to witness the launching ceremony of Sarawakku Sayang 2020 programme yesterday. The ceremony was officiated by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg who was joined by other dignitaries in playing traditional instruments in a launching gimmick. The programme was organised by […]
City status by 2050
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Fingers crossed for Kota Samarahan to be fully developed as a big and fine city by year 2050. Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos said that hopefully by 2050, the population of Kota Samarahan will reach at least 500,000 residents, and a city that is complete will all facilities in […]