Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Gang smashed with arrest of four

MIRI: Miri police yesterday smashed a shop burglary and housebreaking gang with the arrest of its ringleader and his three members. The four, aged from 19 to 38, were rounded up during an operation held at around 5.05am. Several stolen items including two outboard engines were   seized. The ringleader was

Seberang Hilir needs to up security

By Mukhriz Mohamad KUCHING: Police are urged to increase patrols and monitoring in the Seberang Hilir areas here to ensure the safety of the community, visitors and tourists. Among the main tourist attractions are Kampung Boyan, Gersik and Sourabaya (BGS). Pantai Damai assemblyman Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said the

‘Sorry, 20% not workable’

KUCHING: Sarawak and Sabah’s hopes of having their oil royalty raised from 5 per cent to 20 per cent as promised in Pakatan Harapan’s election manifesto may not materialise after all. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the government now realised that giving 20 per cent to the two states

RM31,000 lost in wee hours robbery

MIRI: Three men armed with iron rods and machetes barged into a container office in Sepupok in the wee hours of Thursday. During the incident, there was one male staff inside the container office. No injuries were reported in the 1.50am incident, but one drawer with RM31,000 inside was carried

Subaru Forester makes Sarawak debut

KUCHING: The all-new, award-winning Subaru Forester was launched recently at Sebangga Auto Kuching branch, 4S dealer and main dealer of Subaru in Sarawak. Underpinned by the four hallmarks of Subaru Core Technologies — Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive, Boxer Engine, Subaru Global Platform and EyeSight driver-assist technology — the fifth-generation Subaru Forester

Staff, guard praised for putting out fire

KUCHING: The fire that occurred at the Sterile Room of Lawas Hospital on Thursday is believed to be due to an air-conditioner. Sarawak Health Department director Dr Jamilah Hashim in a statement yesterday said patients from the nearby wards in the hospital had spotted the incident. She expressed her gratitude

Tolerant plural society is right here

KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) chief whip Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof thanked DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang for his special message to youths in Sarawak. The Petra Jaya MP, however, reminded Kit Siang that Sarawak had been far ahead of Malaya when it came to putting into practice the ideals

State’s youths long empowered

KUCHING: Sarawak has long realised that empowering youths can only be through education, which is why affirmative steps have been taken to prepare its youths with future expectations. The state believes that education is the best tool to success, for the future of Sarawak and the future of the country,

Courtesy call on Head of State

KUCHING: The Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud received a courtesy call from the organising committee of the Sarawak Regatta-Kuching Waterfront Festival 2019 at his residence in Demak Jaya here. Leading the visiting delegation was Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. The visit