KUCHING: The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) are leaving no stone unturned in their preparations for the coming monsoon season. Its director Khirudin Drahman updated New Sarawak Tribune yesterday on the progress. “Preparations are ongoing, patrols to high-risk areas have been done, flood-prone areas have also been identified…simulation trainings have
KUCHING: The abolition of the secondary school streaming system needs further discussed before it is implemented, said Universiti Malaya (UM) political analyst Associate Professor Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi. He was commenting on the Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik’s recent announcement to abolish the streaming system next year. On the
KUCHING: If Pakatan Harapan (PH) wins in the next state election and rules Sarawak, the whole idea and spirit of Malaysia could be undermined, possibly putting the country in trouble, said political analyst Datuk Peter Minos. “PH must not be allowed to take over Sarawak because that would compromise the
KUCHING: The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) has everything in place to face the monsoon transition phase, forecast to occur this week. Sarawak Bomba director Khirudin Drahman spoke to New Sarawak Tribune yesterday, saying, “We have already issued a directive to all zone and station chiefs…to be on the
KUCHING: The Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) Sarawak Youth Council (DPPNS) has urged the authorities to hasten their investigations into Wong Yan Ke’s disrespectful actions during University of Malaya’s recent convocation ceremony. PAS Youth chief special media officer, Ahmad Dinnie Asyraf Ahmad Ashrin, described in a press statement yesterday that Wong’s
KUCHING: The second edition of the Digital Community Run is expected to draw more than 1,000 participants next month. Organised by Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) Sarawak, it is scheduled to be held on Nov 30 at Mydin Petra Jaya. According to TM Sarawak general manager Jafer Sadig Abdul Lathiff, the
KUCHING: Pandemonium almost broke loose when seven vehicles collided at Matang Jaya nearby Block M Synergy Square on Saturday. The accident happened when a Proton Exora vehicle reversed into a Perodua Axia car which in turn crashed into three other cars parked near the commercial centre at around 12.10pm. The
TANJUNG MANIS: A fire broke out on Saturday night here at Tanjung Manis Resources (TMR) factory. According to the operations commander, the fire involved three main switch boards measuring four by three square feet with each providing electrical power to the machinery in the factory. The switches were completely destroyed
KUCHING: The new St Peter’s Church site at Padungan here was blessed yesterday to mark the start of its construction. The ground-breaking ceremony was performed by the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuching, Most Reverend Simon Poh. Tender documents were also signed and presented to the contractors, James Ling Chung and
KUCHING: The Ninth Joint District 3300 and 3310 Seeing Eye to Eye Conference (SE2E) 2019 was successfully held last Saturday (Oct 19) at Chemsain Auditorium, Rock Road. The conference was declared open by Tourism, Arts, and Culture minister cum Youth and Sports minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He was
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