Author: Connie Chieng

Man who stole ‘anything and everything’ nabbed

KUCHING: Police in Sibu have arrested a man from a house in Jalan Ruby for house-breaking and theft. The suspect, 27, who is jobless, was picked up at noon on Monday and police are on the lookout for his accomplice. Found inside the house were an assortment of items ranging

BSH recipients eligible for PekaB40 scheme: Dr Yii

KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said that he welcomed the implementation of PekaB40 by the Ministry of Health (MoH) which will benefit a total of 3.94 million people nationwide. In a press statement issued recently, Yii said that the scheme, which emphasises on early detection of non-communicable diseases

RM100,000 for school drain upgrading project

KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kevin Yii went to SMK Pending here to check on the work progress of a football field being upgraded. Yii said Pending assemblywoman Violet Yong and he would both contribute to repair broken drains and upgrade the drainage system at the school. An estimated 310 metres

Kampung Sorot Benuk wants to be gazetted

KUCHING – Villagers of Kampung Sorot Benuk in Padawan want their village to be gazetted so that they can have an officially appointed headman and be eligible for government allocations under minor rural projects to build infrastructure and facilities in the village. Sanjan Daik, who is political secretary to Deputy

100 cops bleed for a good cause

KUCHING:  About 100 police personnel took part in the annual blood donation drive held at the Sarawak Contingent Police Headquarters at Jalan Badruddin here yesterday morning in conjunction with the 212th Police Memorial Day. Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief SAC Denis Leong Soon Kuai, who officiated at the launch,

Men who gave soldier a beating arrested

KUCHING: Two men involved in hurting soldier have been arrested. Kuching OCPD ACP Awang Din Awang Gani confirmed that his men picked up the duo early yesterday. The two suspects, aged 18 and 24, allegedly beat up the soldier due to a misunderstanding between the victim and a vendor at

Congested T-junction in Jalan Stakan to undergo upgrade

KUCHING: Residents and the business community have complained to SUPP Public Complaints Bureau chief Wilfred Yap about the traffic congestion at the T-junction of Lorong 3, Jalan Stakan in Kota Sentosa near here. The road is heavily used as a by-pass to avoid the congestion at the Kota Sentosa commercial

Siburan village needs concrete bridge urgently

KUCHING: A concrete bridge is badly needed in Kampung Sg. Burung, Siburan to replace the belian bridge built by the villagers in the 80s, said Sanjan Daik, political secretary to Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Chong Chieng Jen. Sanjan said the present bridge was unsafe for vehicles

CID head vows tough action against illegal gambling

KUCHING: Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID) head SAC Denis Leong warned that every place, no matter how secluded, will be checked for illegal activities, especially illegal gambling. He said in today’s high-tech world, there was no hiding place for criminals and it was a matter of time before their illegal

Drugs: Unemployed man faces gallows if convicted

KUCHING: An unemployed man from Sibu will face the gallow under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act (DDA)1952 if convicted for peddling drugs. Sarawak Head of Narcotics Department Supt Sahar Latif confirmed that acting on information and intelligence, a team of narcotics personnel from Sarawak Police Contingent Headquarters, Kuching