KUCHING: A family of seven was left homeless after their house at Lorong 12, Kampung Ma’ang, Jalan Kuching-Serian was razed by fire on Friday afternoon. Hope Place was alerted to their predicament and delivered immediate help yesterday. Its founder Kelvin Wan handed over food items (rice, cooking oil, salt, sugar,
KUCHING: Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) should have informed the state government if the Sarawak State Stadium did not meet the standards for occupation. “What’s the point of building a stadium that doesn’t meet the safety requirements?” asked Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He was responding
Haze taking a toll on wildlife in Indonesia KUCHING: The haze in Indonesia is so hazardous that birds are falling dead on the streets — goes a headline of news portal World of Buzz. And this was immediately followed by photos of dead birds lying on the pavements. According to
MARUDI: A pillion rider died after a motorcycle that he and a relative were on fell into a very large and deep pothole along the Long Bedian logging road on Sunday night. According to Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu, both were thrown off the
KUCHING: Satellites have enabled the state’s Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) to better strategise its actions in fighting forest fires and locating hotspots. With the technology, NREB was able to accurately locate where the fires and hotspots were, said its Environmental Quality controller Justine Jok Jau Emang. “Other than
MIRI: A 45-year-old Filipino was detained recently after breaking into a house belonging to his former employer and damaging some of the properties inside. The incident was revealed by the suspect who claimed that his former employer had not yet paid him his salary. Miri Police chief ACP Lim Meng
KUCHING: Eight water treatment plants in Sri Aman Division are operating minimally due to the current drought. These plants are at Air Bayai, Pantu, Melugu, Stumbin, Seduku, Lingga, Lemanak Development Scheme and Engkilili. The Sri Aman Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB), therefore, continues to open its centralised water collection centres
The following are excerpts of Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg’s speech at the national-level Malaysia Day celebration held at Stadium Perpaduan Petrajaya on Monday. On behalf of the people behalf of the people of Sarawak, I wish to welcome all the guests who visited Kuching in
MIRI: Two policemen were arrested yesterday in connection with a cheating case involving RM800. The arrest was confirmed by Miri police chief, ACP Lim Meng Seah, when contacted yesterday. Lim said the two policemen allegedly asked for money from an Indonesian man, telling him that they could help his friend
KUCHING: The Flying Doctor Service (FDS) schedule for Sarikei division for next month has been fixed from Oct 1-4. On Oct 1, the FDS will be made available at Rumah Enggie in the morning and Rumah Kemalih in the afternoon, while on Oct 2, it will be at service to
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