KUCHING: Border posts and the Immigration, Customs, Quarantine, and Security (ICQS) complexes along the Malaysia-Indonesia border will be improved with upgraded facilities and roads as the construction of Nusantara has intensified. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said this was one of the topics covered at yesterday’s Malaysia Agreement
KUCHING: Sarawakians were delighted Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim visited Sarawak yesterday. At Kubah Ria, thousands of people turned up to see Anwar during the Majlis Kenduri Bersama Rakyat in conjunction with his two-day Unity Government Tour programme to Sarawak. Here are some public comments on the Prime Minister’s
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud has called on Sarawakians to continue the culture of respecting and celebrating seasonal festivities together regardless of religions, races and cultures. He said differences in backgrounds should not stop them from uniting and respecting one another. Mutual respect, he pointed
KUCHING: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim joined the local community at Kubah Ria here for lunch yesterday (Jan 20). Earlier over 2,000 people have gathered at Kubah Ria expecting for the arrival of Anwar at the Majlis Kenduri Bersama Rakyat programme during the Unity Government Tour. This was Anwar’s
KUCHING: The issue of stateless citizens in Sarawak will soon be resolved as the Home Affairs Minister will be directly be involved in approving applications, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah assured today. Fatimah, the Minister of Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development, said Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail’s involvement will
KUCHING: Acts of vandalism on water facilities, equipment and operations have become rampant, thus disrupting daily water supply in the rural areas of Sarawak. Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB) Director Chang Kuet Sian said vandalism had thus affected the people greatly. He added that it had also caused the department
KUCHING: South Kuching City Council (MBKS) traffic wardens will be added to deal with heavy congestion, said Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. He said, additional traffic wardens are necessary due to the constraints of MBKS which only has six traffic wardens and six traffic motorcycles. Dr Sim
PADAWAN: A man has a narrow escape but sustained injuries when his sedan vehicle collided with a trailer lorry along Jalan Puncak Borneo today. State Fire and Rescue Operations Centre (Bomba) received a distress call regarding the accident at Kampung Karu, Jalan Puncak Borneo at 3.37 pm. Bomba spokesperson said
KUCHING: Three men pleaded not guilty to breaking into a property company’s premises. Leong Chee Thong, 31; Lai Chee Hau, 30; and Chong Yean Fook, 26; appeared before judge Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali on Thursday (Jan 12). They were charged under Section 447 of the Penal Code for trespassing
KUCHING: The Magistrate Court today sentenced two men to six months jail each for involving in drug activities. The accused Hasrollah Salleh, 31, and Mohamad Iswandy Jemat, 36, pleaded guilty after one charge was read separately before Judge Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. She ordered the two accused to be
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