KUCHING: A 53-year-old jobless father of six committed suicide on Monday afternoon by drinking weedkiller. Chai See Hoi from Kampung Siburan, Mile 17, Kuching-Serian Road was said to be angry over something in the house. Although he chased his wife and children out of the house, they remained in the
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Public Complaints Bureau chief Wilfred Yap hoped that policies made by the respective government bodies be made public so that the people would know what to do when they are faced with problems. When contacted by New Sarawak Tribune, Yap said he was not
KUCHING: Police will always be vigilant against any violent crimes to ensure peace and order during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, says Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID) head SAC Denis Leong. He told New Sarawak Tribune that they had busted a robbery and house-breaking syndicate with the recent arrests
KUCHING: Former Ketua Kaum Louis Lamit of Kampung Koran, Serian was unhappy as over 40 of the padi planters from a certain zone in the village were denied the padi fertiliser subsidy scheme. According to Louis, their application for the subsidy was endorsed by the Penghulu of the area. Of
KUCHING: Fifteen individuals from non-governmental organisations, political parties and of various professions have been appointed to the Sri Aman Hospital Visitors Board. The appointment is for a period of two years effective Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2020. The board members were selected recently following the board’s first meeting.
KUCHING: A pregnant woman was lucky to escape from serious injuries after getting into an accident along Jalan Santubong yesterday morning. The woman was stuck in her car after losing control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree at about 7am. Firemen were then despatched to the scene to
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) leaders will be visiting all its 53 branches in the state in conjunction with the party’s 60th anniversary this year. SUPP president Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian revealed this yesterday after a three-hour long Central Working Committee (CWC) here. ‘It is important to revisit
KUCHING: Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Deputy Minister Chong Chieng Jen has given allocations totalling RM10,000 to five villages in Serian for various minor projects and activities. Cheques for the allocations were handed over on behalf of Chong by Edward Andrew Luwak, chairman of Democratic Action Party, Serian branch, at
Girl asked her followers on Instagram to vote D (death) or L (live); most chose D KUCHING: Life must have been very hard for a sixteen-year-old who asked her friends to vote whether she should live or die. If they had known what she was going through they would probably
KUCHING: A 56-year-old man who was involved in an accident sustained head and body injuries on Monday night. The man was on the way home at 10pm when he lost control of the motorcycle he was riding, at Satok flyover here. A passer-by found the man by the roadside. Firemen
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