Author: Gabriel Lihan

Kuching Charity Run 2023 on May 7, anyone?

KUCHING: Kuching Charity Run 2023 organised by six Kuching Rotary clubs will be held in CityOne Megamall on May 7. The charity run will commence at 6.30 am consisting of three categories, 2km, 5km and 10km. Rotary District Governor Elect of District 3310 John Chan pointed out that the funds

Alternative route to ease traffic congestion near INTAN

KUCHING: The Public Works Department (JKR) has opened up an alternative road to ease traffic congestion near the INTAN roundabout along the Samarahan/Kuching Expressway. In a statement issued yesterday, JKR informed that it is currently upgrading the road which is a major construction work. “As an effort to manage traffic

Police hunting for Lundu murder suspect

LUNDU: A 25-year old man working as a plantation worker was found dead with a bruised and bloodied face. The body was found by the roadside near an oil palm company in Lundu. It was believed that the deceased was beaten to death with a sharp object. Lundu police chief

Four families affected by flood evacuated

KUCHING: Four families in Jalan Tanah Perkuburan Islam, Kampung Buntal have been evacuated to a safe area after water level rose to waist deep. According to a statement by the Civil Defence Force (APM), seven children and seven adults from the four families were evacuated at around 5.30 pm on

Some areas in Kuching, Kota Samarahan flooded

KUCHING: Heavy downpours since Friday night caused some areas in Kuching and Kota Samarahan to be inundated by floods. According to a statement by the Civil Defence Force (APM) Batu Kawah area in Kampung Sinar Budi Baru,Taman Desa Wira was affected by the heavy rain causing water to rise to

Fire completely destroys five motorbikes

KUCHING: Five motorcycles were wrecked by a fire which belonged to a private company at Taman Matang around 5.30 am today morning. According to the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) in a statement said the motorcycles were outside one premises catching the fire. The firefighters from Petra Jaya fire station

Cashier arrested for allegedly embezzling RM400k

MIRI: A 32-year old woman working as a cashier at an oil palm company in Niah was arrested on suspicion of committing a criminal breach of trust by embezzling RM401,720. According to Miri district police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, the arrest of the woman was made on Thursday (March

Sarawak’s First Microalgae Farm

KUCHING: Chitose Laboratory Corp’s new carbon capture central in Kuching, Malaysia is making headlines as the largest production facility of its kind in the world. Dubbed Chitose Carbon Capture Central (C4), the facility uses flat-panel photobioreactor technology to produce microalgae, a sustainable resource that has a variety of applications including

Two men injured in crash of cars

BAU: Two men were rushed to the hospital after their cars collided with each other at Jalan Stenggang, Bau-Lundu. The Bau Fire and Rescue Department received a distressed call from the Bau Hospital that an accident had happened around 3.12 pm. The remaining two victims were stuck in the vehicles

Man, woman lose over RM600k to online scammers

KUCHING: Two individuals suffered losses totalling RM656,342 after falling victims to phone and love scams. The scams involved a 64-year-old man from Serian district and a 47-year-old woman from Miri. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said that the phone scam involving the 64-year-old man happened on March