KUCHING: A medical specialist who was reported missing on June 3, was found afloat in the Sarawak River along Kuching Waterfront on Wednesday. The deceased identified as Ting Yung Chuan, 37, from Jalan Kempas was found floating in the water by a passerby at about 6.20am. Sources disclosed that a
KUCHING: A man drowned after being swept by a strong current while bathing in Sungai Rayu, Matang on Thursday. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) assistant operations director Tiong Ling Hii said the department received a distressed call at 3.18pm of a man drowning at the stream. According to him,
BAU: Gawea Sowa Bijagoi is an annual ritual of the Bidayuh Jagoi-Bratak sub-group to appease the padi spirit ‘Simongi Podi’. Kampung Jagoi Duyoh association chairman Mehedi Noyew said the ritual is performed by the priests (Pinyigar & Pinguguoh) and priestess (Dayung Bolih). They will be assisted by several others as
SAMARAHAN: The Road and Transport Department (JPJ) has issued 232 traffic summonses for various traffic offences, as it enters its third day of enforcement operations (Ops Selamat) in conjunction with the Gawai Dayak Festival and Hari Raya Aidilfitri festivities. Its state director Syafiq Anas Abdullah said the department launched the
KUCHING: Lebuhraya Borneo Utara Sdn Bhd (LBU) will not compromise on safety along the Pan Borneo Highway Sarawak (PBHS) during the Gawai Dayak and Hari Raya Aidilfitri seasons and the current school holiday. In view of the exodus from the towns to the villages for the festive seasons LBU has
KUCHING: The Ministry of Local Government and Housing has promised to help stop the erection of a telco tower within the perimeter of Stapok Badminton Court. A political secretary to the chief minister Tan Kai said Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian was aware of the
KUCHING: State police through the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department have launched the15th ‘Ops Selamat’ (OP15) to focus on accident prone areas (blackspot zones) state-wide. State Crime Prevention and Community Security chief Datuk Muhammed Hasbullah Ali said a total of 58 blackspot zones have been identified, mostly involving Pan Borneo Highway
KUCHING: Sarawak police is assertive with the e-hailing system regulations, which include safety features especially on tracking down drivers or passengers during services. State Crime Prevention and Community Security chief Datuk Muhammed Hasbullah Ali said every e-hailing company is equipped with the Know Your Customer (KYC) system, a feature that
KUCHING: Hotels here are expecting higher occupancy rate when the school holiday starts this week. And with Gawai Dayak Festival and Hari Raya Aidilfitri just days away, tourists should be heading for the city. A check of hotel booking websites showed that the holiday season has brought constant bookings from
KUCHING: Firefighters have to extricate a driver who was trapped in the seat of his van after he was believed to have lost control of the vehicle and rammed into a fence of a special school at Jalan Ong Tiang Swee here, yesterday. In the 6.14am incident, 12 firefighters from
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