KUCHING: A man died after complaining of breathing difficulties during a hike up Summit 4.5, Mount Santubong last Saturday (August 29). According to the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, the victim was identified as Muhammad Hazwan Bakar, 24. Petra Jaya Fire and Rescue station despatched a team
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud yesterday received a courtesy call from Orang Ulu National Association (Ouna) president Datuk Abu Bakar Abdullah. The visit was to invite Taib as a guest of honour to the Baram Memorial Forts and Historic Town Ceremony, which is expected to
KUCHING: The public are hoping that Petra Jaya Hospital would get completed soon. Last Monday (August 24), Deputy Health Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang, revealed that the tender for the previously abandoned hospital project is currently being evaluated with the issuance of the Letter of Acceptance (SST) scheduled for January
KUCHING: The flying doctor service (FDS) for Kuching, Bintulu and Kapit divisions would be made available as scheduled, the State Health Department said. The visits are planned between today (August 26) and August 31, the department said in a media statement today (August 25). Tomorrow (August 26), the FDS team
BINTULU: The Village Security and Development Committee members (JKKK) of Kampung Dagang Tatau last Saturday (August 22) attended a special leadership course at the multipurpose hall of the village. During the one-day course, they learnt to write invitation letters, minutes of meetings and proposal papers. They also learnt about protocol.
BETONG: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) members in the Bukit Saban state constituency have been advised to start preparing for the coming state polls and protect the seat for Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS). Bukit Saban assemblyman and Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas made the call when addressing
KUCHING: The Sarawak Democratic Action Party Socialist Youth (Dapsy) breached the law and was insensitive when its members affixed Mandarin characters onto some road signs in the city. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Information Chief, Datuk Idris Buang said that in doing what they did they were not mindful of
KUCHING: Food Aid Foundation (FAF) contributed RM10,000 to assist Hope Place Kuching in lending a helping hand to those who need it. According to Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan, Hope Place has started distributing the contributions to needy families. “The contribution from FAF is a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative
KUCHING: Five individuals were slapped with RM1,000 compound each for failing to comply with the standard operating procedure (SOP) on from Wednesday. Kuching district police chief, ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said the five were nabbed during an inspection conducted at a Bistro in Jalan Setia Raja, Kuching. “During the
KUCHING: Fifteen errant individuals statewide were slapped with compounds by police for not wearing face masks in public places. “Five individuals were issued with compounds in Kuching, followed by five in Padawan, three in Samarahan and one each in Betong and Sarikei,” said the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee in a
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