Author: Alverdtekoster Anyap

Contraband worth RM2.3 million seized

KUCHING: Two men aged 35 and 55 were arrested by a marine police patrol unit for smuggling RM2.3 million worth of contraband. Marine Police Region 5 Kuching commander ACP Zulfikar Mohd Ghazali stated in a statement the arrest was made yesterday at 3.30am. “Based on information from Ops Kontraban, a

Break-in spree ends with arrest of gang

KUCHING: A three-man gang with a penchant for breaking into convenience stores has been finally brought to heel. The Kong Gang, which has been linked to at least 20 crimes here since last December was crippled by a special police CID team. “The gang comprising suspects aged 20, 21 and

Fire destroys bedroom

BINTULU: Firefighters arrived on time to put out a fire in a bedroom here. The blaze happened at a double-storey house at Taman Kemena, Jalan Sibiew here. “We received the emergency call at 12.41 pm and firefighters from the Bintulu Fire and Rescue (Bomba) Station were dispatched to the location.

SHEDA signs MoU to merge technology into property development

KUCHING: Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (SHEDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TRB Ventures Sdn Bhd (MHub), with the aim of pushing conventional boundaries that exist between property development and technology in Sarawak. The signing between the two parties is an exclusive collaboration which demonstrates

New Covid-19 cases on upward trend

KUCHING: New Covid-19 cases in Sarawak on Wednesday (March 2) increased to 1,357 compared to the previous day’s 1,248 cases, bringing the tally to 262,417. Of the total, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 1,351 were in Categories 1 and 2, while only six were in Categories 3, 4

Enhancing communication with the deaf

KUCHING: Malaysian Sign Language (BIM) should be taught and exposed to every level of society to improve communications with the deaf and mute. Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Assistant Minister II Mohammad Razi Sitam said that learning sign language should start from early childhood education. “This should be taught

Identify common problems faced by the deaf community in Sarawak

KUCHING: The Ministry of Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development will look into the common problems faced by the deaf community in Sarawak. Its Assistant Minister Mohammad Razi Sitam said a three-day workshop organised by the Sarawak Society for the Deaf (SSD) was to identify the issues and seek solutions.

Trainees have bright prospects in police force

KOTA SAMARAHAN: All 84 trainees of the Police Undergraduate Volunteer Corps (SUKSIS) at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) have bright career prospects with the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM). Sarawak Deputy Police Commissioner Datuk Mancha Ata said the trainee’s experience in undergoing training for three years would be an advantage in the

Proud to be part of the police force

KOTA SAMARAHAN: On Sunday (Feb 20) is National Student Volunteer Day, a day to acknowledge students in volunteering programmes as well as their contributions to society. Many university students in the state join Kor Sukarelawan Polis Siswa (SUKSIS) or the “Student’s Police Volunteer Reserve Corps” Or “Police Undergraduate Volunteers Force”.

Road closures, detours for Citrawarna Keluarga Malaysia do

KUCHING: Some roads to Kuching Waterfront will be closed and detours set up for the Citrawarna Keluarga Malaysia event. In a statement today, Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the temporary road closures and detours would begin from Thursday to Feb 25 (next Friday). “During these days, the organiser will