Author: Clement Erik Wong

School hit by landslide

KUCHING: A landslide today occurred at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kuching High.  The State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said the landslide happened about 80 metres away from the school building. “A report was received at 4pm. The area has been covered with plastic to ensure that the soil is

Tarat rep wants to stand for re-election

SERIAN: Tarat assemblyman Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn is ready to defend his seat in the state election. He said that he was still physically fit and able to continue to represent the constituency. However, he added that his candidacy would only be decided by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang

RM70 mln project to upgrade Jalan Padawan underway

SERIAN: Work to upgrade Jalan Padawan is underway, says Assistant Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development Minister Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn. He explained that work at this time involved filling the roadside slopes along the way to ensure that the road would be flat in addition to

Abang Johari cancels all programmes for the week

BY CLEMENT ERIK WONG KUCHING: Amidst Covid-19 fourth wave in the state, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg is also playing his part to prevent the spread of the virus. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman cum Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said on the

CMCO in Kuching, Sibu, Miri districts

KUCHING: Conditional movement control order (CMCO) will be enforced in Kuching, Sibu and Miri districts beginning Jan 13 at 12 midnight until Jan 26 in view of the sudden spike in Covid-19 cases in these areas. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, in announcing this,

Sarawak records 153 Covid-19 cases in single day

KUCHING: Covid-19 fourth wave continued its wrath on Monday with the state registering a record-breaking 153 positive cases, the highest number detected in a single day since the first case was detected on March 13 last year. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the

Miri now red zone

KUCHING: Miri district has been declared a Covid-19 red zone. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this came about after a staggering 97 locally transmitted cases were detected in the district within the past 14 days. He said the districts of Dalat and Beluru

Rep pledges to do his best

KUCHING: Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang has pledged to do his best for his constituency. “I believe that as an elected representative, it is my duty to do my very best for my constituency,” he told reporters after officiating at Program Pembangunan Komuniti at SJK Chung Hua Batu 10

Ruling coalition will not fail

KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB)’s desire to replace Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) as the ruling government come the next state polls is a call for the latter to prove its worth to the people, said Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang. Fielding questions from reporters, Lo said it is for

Man arrested for breaking into phone shop

SIBU: An unemployed man was arrested on suspicion of breaking into a 24-hour mobile phone shop in Jalan Bandong and stealing RM380. Sibu District Police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the 20-year-old suspect was arrested following a police report by a shop assistant. He said camera footage of the