MoU between Unimas and creative incubator a win-win situation
BY ANNABELL NAJA TOMMY KOTA SAMARAHAN: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) has entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Borneo Creative Content Incubator Centre (BCCIC). Unimas vice-chancellor Professor Datuk Dr Mohamad Kadim Suadi said the collaboration was a win-win situation for both parties. He disclosed that the collaboration would benefit students, graduates and alumni from the […]
Kota Samarahan Municipal Council to learn from Miri counterpart
KUCHING: Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) will be working closely with Miri City Council (MCC) with regard to rate collections and smart city programmes. MPKS chairman Datuk Peter Minos said there was so much to learn from MCC, especially on how MCC was able to collect up to 90 per cent of rates from residents […]
Woman detained for hubby’s alleged murder
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A housewife has been detained to assist in investigation into the alleged murder of her husband on Monday. Kota Samarahan OCPD DSP Sudirman Kram said received information from the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) on the death of a man who was taken to hospital for treatment. “According to a preliminary investigation, at around […]
Motorcyclist dies in crash with MPV
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a multipurpose vehicle (MPV) last Saturday. State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the accident happened at Taman Samarax junction along the Jalan Samarahan/Mambong. “The accident happened at around 2.35pm along Jalan Samarahan/Mambong, involving a motorcycle and an MPV. “The victim, […]
Motorcyclist dies in collision with 4WD
SAMARAHAN: A motorcyclist died after colliding with a four wheel drive (4WD) at a traffic light junction here. According to State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu, the incident took place at Batu 9, Jalan Kuching Serian. The accident happened at around 11.40pm on Friday resulting in the death of a […]
Long delayed traffic lights raise Samarahan temperatures
KUCHING: A long awaited but delayed traffic light project has become a contentious issue for the Kota Samarahan Municipal Council. Fed up with having to endure hours-long traffic snarls, residents there have been venting their frustration on the council, and, in particular, its chairman Datuk Peter Minos. On Wednesday (Jan 12) an exasperated Minos appealed […]
Missing elderly man and granddaughter found safe
KOTA SAMARAHAN: An elderly man and his granddaughter who were feared missing in the forest of Kampung Binyok, here were found safe by rescuers. A spokesman for the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said Aidil Junit, 71, and Nurul Suhada, 12, were found at 2.43 am on Thursday (Jan 6). He said […]
Sarawak government proactive in provision of people’s housing
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Sarawak government is proactive and leading the way in providing housing for the people, said federal Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican. He said the housing programmes and schemes provided by the Sarawak government such as the Spektra Permata Housing Programme, the Longhouse Loan Programme and the Rental Housing Assistance […]
One biker dies, two injured in crashes
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A 27-year-old man died while two others suffered injuries in a three-motorcycle accident along KM11, Jalan Kota Samarahan-Asajaya today (Nov 21). The incident happened around 7am when the victim, identified as Mohd Haffiza Sabli, was riding his motorcycle alone towards Asajaya. Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu, who confirmed the case, […]
Woman foils theft by teenager
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Falling objects roused a woman from sleep, just in time to see someone trying to reach for her sling bag which she had hung near her bedroom window. District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said the woman quickly woke her brother and mother and they managed to nab the 18-year-old suspect. The incident […]