KUCHING: Villagers apprehended a man suspected of stealing cables and causing power cuts to some homes yesterday. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said at around 3.45pm at Kampung Beradau Kakad Quarry, Batu 16, Jalan Kuching Serian, villagers spotted a man who was “hooking” down the electricity cable. He
KUCHING: A 21-year-old motorcyclist was killed, while three others sustained injuries in a collision involving three motorcycles at Jalan Kota Samarahan-Kampung Baru on Friday. State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Supt Alexson Naga said the deceased was identified as Mohamad Razmin Haron from Kampung Senari, Jalan Bako. He died
KUCHING: Sarawak’s craft industry posted considerable growth in sales in the first half of the year. Sales rose by eight percent in the first five months of the year, averaging RM2.7 million (monthly) as compared to last year which recorded RM2.5 million. Total craft sales involving 932 craft entrepreneurs from
KUCHING: Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah commended the Society for Cancer Advocacy and Awareness Kuching (SCAN) for its noble objectives and intentions. “Even the word ‘cancer’ itself strikes fear in us, and if we see a doctor and are diagnosed with cancer,
KUCHING: Smoking used to be widespread in the country and done literally everywhere – indoors, outdoors, at home, in eateries shopping malls, etc. Fortunately, not too long ago, the medical community and health advocates backed with scientific findings revealed that secondhand smoke was as harmful as firsthand smoke. This led
KUCHING: The New Sarawak Tribune made the big switch from broadsheet to tabloid last Sunday. Chief operating officer (COO) Rudi Affendi Khalid, said the new format was aimed at giving readers better and easier reading experience. “Now readers find it easier to handle the paper as it is compact. This
KUCHING: The appeal to allow an award-winning feline from Sarawak to compete in Peninsular Malaysia will be facilitated, it was yesterday assured. Deputy Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Chong Chieng Jen, however, warned that the rabies epidemic in the state has made it difficult for animals to compete in
KUCHING: A survivor of the CityOne Megamall blast last December intends to seek legal advice on compensation six months after the incident. Nur Hafirdawilla Mohd Sulaiman, 30, a former employee of the megamall was on duty at the megamall when the blast happened. She told New Sarawak Tribune she was
KUCHING: Urban renewal to redevelopment of old buildings especially flats which are more than 30 years old has of late become a topic of concern and public debate. This comes about as the federal government mulls legislating new laws relating to the redevelopment of old buildings in the country, with
KUCHING: The Kuching’s Got Talent (KGT) contest will return for the eighth year to be held in conjunction with the Kuching Festival in August. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk James Chan Khay Syn said that the event has become the most sought-after talent contest by all walks of
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