KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) has reaffirmed that it will contest in the Mambong constituency in the coming state election. Its Youth chief Johnical Rayong Nyipa said the party has identified a qualified individual to be the potential and deemed winnable candidate to contest the seat currently held by Datuk Dr
BINTULU: Four delegates from the government of Guyana on Thursday accompanied by Serba Dinamik representatives were given a site tour of Institute Kemahiran Mara Bintulu (IKM). They were briefed on the programmes and facilities at the institute by the skills and technical division director Mahzan Teh. The visit was part
MIRI: Three people were injured in a crash involving two lorries along the Miri coastal road near Bekenu yesterday. The incident, believed to have occurred around 3pm, involved a lorry trailer and another lorry laden with plywood. As at press time, it is still not immediately known how the accident occurred.
KUCHING: Federal Inspector General of Police Secretariat head (Research and Development) Datuk Ramli Din (pic) has been appointed by Bukit Aman as the new Sarawak police commissioner. The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) corporate communications head Datuk Asmawati Ahmad said Ramli, who is a former Sabah police commissioner, and Datuk Azman
KUCHING: Sarawak Energy was part of a high level thought leadership discourse on renewable energy solutions for Southeast Asia at the recently concluded Singapore International Energy Week 2019 or SIEW 2019. Sarawak Energy group chief executive officer Datuk Sharbini Suhaili was a panelist at the International Energy Agency Forum’s session
SERIAN: Sarawak team must work hard to become overall champion in the national-level Pesta Majlis Sukan dan Kebudayaan Perkhidmatan Pelajaran Malaysia (MSKPPM), said state Education Department director Dr Azhar Ahmad. “At last year’s MSKPPM Festival, Sarawak won second place and this year we look forward to Sarawak team being the
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) Youth chief Gerald Rentap Jabu questioned the motive behind Works Minister Baru Bian’s silence during a recent Sarawak State Action Council (Majlis Tindakan Negeri Sarawak – MTNS) meeting pertaining to federal funding for surveying native customary rights (NCR) land. “There is no need to be
BETONG: Nine individuals were detained by the National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) in several areas of the division during ‘Ops Perdana’ on Wednesday. A spokesperson said the detainees, aged between 19 and 50 years old, were held after they were tested positive for syabu. The case is investigated under Section 3(1)
KUCHING: Sarawak needs more funds for it to achieve full electrification by 2025. Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said the state government’s allocation of RM2.37 billion could only increase the coverage from 92 percent currently to 97 percent. “Sarawak currently has achieved 24-hour electricity coverage at 92 percent.
BAU: Two men were recently arrested by the police here for suspected drug abuse. District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the police are investigating the duo, aged 21 and 23, under Section 12(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and Section 15(1)(a) of the same Act. The unemployed men were
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