Author: Connie Chieng

Three arrested for selling illegal lotteries

KUCHING: A girl from Kampung Datuk Stephen  Yong was arrested for selling illegal lotteries in a coffee shop at Jalan Datuk Tawi at about 2pm last Monday. Among items seized from the girl were a mobile handphone, stationery and RM56. In another case, a woman in her 20s from Tebakang

Man, juvenile arrested for driving stolen car

KUCHING: A 32-year-old man and a 17-year-old youth were arrested at Kuching City Mall in Batu Kawa at 7.50pm last Wednesday for driving  a stolen car. The duo was spotted behaving suspiciously by a police patrol unit which decided to stop and check them. The police discovered that the car

MPP chief dismayed by litter bugs

KUCHING: Padawan Municipal Chairman, Lo Khere Chiang expressed dismay at the callous behaviour of litter bugs who dumped their waste into a drain at Stampin Resettlement Scheme. Lo who is also the Batu Kitang State Assemblyman said he felt very disappointed that despite years of education through the electronic and

Sarawak police probing Watson Nyambek case

  KUCHING :  Sarawak police  have viewed the video footage of a television programme in  which the hosts were alleged to be belitting the name of the late father of former national sprinter, Watson anak Nyambek. State Criminal Investi-gation Department chief, SAC Dato’ Dev Kumar Sree Shunmugam confirmed  that the

37 people held in statewide raids on illegal gambling

KUCHING: Police arrested 37 individuals, aged between 16 and 64, after carrying out 26 raids against illegal gambling operations in Sarawak last week. Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief, SAC Dato’ Datuk Dev Kumar Sree Shunmugam said the operation was conducted from 17 to 23 April with 24 of the

Lo pays last respect to Jimbun

KUCHING: Batu Kitang State Assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang yesterday paid his last respect to the late Temenggong Dato James Jimbun Pungga.  He said losing someone we love is not easy, but knowing that we have been able to be a part of the life of that person, we would realise

Various activities held for PERKATA special children

KUCHING: Various activities were carried out at the (PERKATA) special school recently for the children there. Organised by Global Design Studio, an active community network comprising students, graduates and interdisciplinary academic creative personnel from Curtin University’s school of Built Environment, (SoBE) in Bentley, Western Australia, the programme seeks to enhance

Man seeks SPCB’s help over incorrect religious status

KUCHING: A 56-year-old Chinese man has recently sought help from Sarawak United People’s Party Public Complaints Bureau (SPCB) to change his incorrect MyKad religious status. It was understood that the problem arose when the man, from Desa Wira Resettlement Scheme, Batu Kawa, changed his old identity card to the digital

Close shave for traffic policeman

KUCHING: It was a close shave for a traffic policeman when a car rammed the rear of a police vehicle yesterday morning. The incident took place at around 9.00am near the Kenyalang Interchange flyover while the policeman was setting up a speed trap camera at the road divider when a

ARGO PRS Youth Election Machinery Launch at 1.00am this Saturday

KUCHING: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Youth chief and State Assemblyman for Balai Ringin, Snowdan Lawan said the  party’s Central Committee Youth Wing will be holding the ARGO PRS Youth Election Machinery Launch or “Pelancaran Jentera Pilihan Raya ARGO Pemuda PRS” at 1.00 am this coming Saturday at Dewan Balai Ringin.