Telaga Air Regatta boosts Sarawak tourism
BY PRISCA ROBIN KUCHING: The Telaga Air Regatta 2025 is regarded as an event that could drive tourism growth in Sarawak, with the Telaga Air Zone emerging as a focus of the Southern Tourism Belt. Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Project Coordinator for Regional Development Agencies, Kuching North City Hall and Islamic Affairs) Datuk […]
Hidden Wetland Eco-Park offers nature retreat near Kuching
KUCHING: Located off Jalan Telaga Air, there is an eco-park that is little known to the tourists and nature lovers. Owner Dennis Wong, a retired engineer with the Public Works Department (JKR), considers the Wetland Eco-Park a hidden secret that he has kept to himself for years. However, he said he has invited only close […]
Seafood lovers get spoilt for choice
TELAGA AIR: Seafood lovers visiting Kampung Telaga Air are often spoilt for choice when it comes to deciding which restaurant or stall at the hawker centre to have a great feast. Q Sinar 1 Seafood located at the pier of Kampung Telaga Air is one of the popular restaurants here that offers patrons far and […]
Villagers give thumbs up to water supply
KUCHING: Villagers of Kampung Trombol and Kampung Nyabut near Telaga Air are happy that they will finally get clean water through the implementation of the Rural Water Supply Project (BALB) Reticulation System Zone 1 for the two villages. The RM4.7 million project, which was approved in 2019, is now underway since July this year thanks […]
Hopeful hawkers expect better days ahead
TELAGA AIR: Small hawker stalls along the esplanade here are a hardy and resilient lot, able to stay positive in expectation of better days ahead despite the economic doom and gloom that is in most people’s minds following the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, Zaini Potot, who sells fruit pickles, snacks such as ‘kuih […]
No new leads in search for croc victims
KUCHING: No new leads have surfaced in the search and rescue (SAR) effort for crocodile attack victims Mohammad Adami Moktar in Telaga Air and the remaining body parts of Sebarang Bingkok in Lundu. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said as of 1.30pm today, the teams did not find any […]
Croc snatches boy from riverbank
KUCHING: Yet another crocodile attack has occurred in a span of three days and this time, it involved a seven-year-old boy who was playing with his two sisters by the riverbank at Kampung Nyabut, Telaga Air today. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said they received an emergency call from […]
Couple killed in crash
KUCHING: A husband and wife died in a fatal collision at Jalan FAC early yesterday morning. They were heading towards Matang from Kuching. State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Supt Bingkok John, said in an official statement, that the accident, which involved a multipurpose vehicle (MPV) and a compact vehicle, happened at around 6.45 […]
Villager hopes missing brother returns safely
KUCHING: “My brother brings joy to the family whenever he’s around,” said Awang Ali Awang Hamsawi, elder brother of Awang Omar Awang Hamsawi who has been missing since Saturday (Oct 2). Awang Omar is the only person still not found after a fishing boat carrying 10 persons, capsized about two nautical miles off Pulau Satang […]
SAR continues for missing fishing boat operator
KUCHING: A search and rescue operation has been launched for a fishing boat operator reported missing after the boat with ten persons on board capsized about two nautical miles off Pulau Satang Besar on Saturday. In the incident, eight anglers and the boat’s skipper have been safely accounted for. All nine individuals wearing life jackets […]