KUCHING: Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok today urged oil palm smallholders in Sarawak to obtain the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification as soon as possible. According to her, this requirement is one of the methods of assisting smallholders as without certification they would be unable to sell their harvests.
KUCHING: The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry is mulling the setting up of a one-stop centre here for children with special needs. Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the facility will be similar to Agape Centre in Sibu, with improvements. “It’s still in the concept and design
KUCHING: A 16-year-old boy drowned while swimming with his friends in a river at Kampung Giam, Jalan Puncak Borneo, Siburan today. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) assistant operations director Tiong Ling Hii said the victim, identified as Mohamad Fakhrul, was pronounced dead due to drowning. He pointed out that
BAU: A 37-year-old man was arrested for alleged involvement in illegal gambling at Kampung Bidi here, today. Its district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the suspect was arrested following a raid codenamed “Ops Dadu” at around 3.55pm. “The suspect is believed to have been operating an illegal gambling activity
SERIAN: Forty-one drug dealers and pushers, including a woman, and drugs worth more than RM10,000, were seized in a series of raids conducted here today. State Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) chief Supt Sahar Abd Latif said the 41 suspects aged between 15 and 50 were arrested following an integrated
KUCHING: A room in an Inn at Mile 3, Jalan Rock here caught fire early this morning. A spokesperson from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said in the 5.30am incident, a room in the premises was damaged in a fire. A member of the public immediately contacted Bomba after
KUCHING: A total of 15 drug abusers including two women were detained after they were tested positive by the National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) on Friday. An inter-agencies operation (road block) at KM18.5, Jalan Kuching- Serian which ran from 8pm to 11.30pm, saw the arrest of the said 15 individuals. Its
LUNDU: Fire destroyed a kindergarten at Kampung Sebemban near here, today. A spokesman from the state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said following a distress call received at 10.11am, a team of firefighters from Lundu fire station were deployed. The fire destroyed 60 per cent of the premises involving the
KUCHING: A motorcyclist was killed after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle at KM 20, Jalan Kuching-Serian today. The deceased identified as David Basil Rito, 69, hailed from RPR Batu Kawa (Tondong). State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the
KUCHING: A man was pronounced dead after he was found unconscious at a reflexology centre at Jalan Padungan here today. According to reliable sources, the 52-year-old man from Selangor entered the premises at around 11am. He sat on the sofa and later dozed off. Moments later, when the workers tried
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