Author: Gabriel Lihan

Revised Child Act to strengthen child protection laws by 2026

KUCHING: The Child Act 2001 will undergo further improvements to support the establishment of the newly formed Child Development Department, set to operate independently from the Social Welfare Department by 2026. Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said her ministry is aware of the rising cases

State delegation explores best practices of gold mining

KUCHING: A delegation from Sarawak led by Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan recently visited one of the biggest gold mines to benchmark best practices of gold mining. A press statement on Sunday (June 16) said they visited Micassa Gold Mine at Kirkland in Toronto, Canada. The gold

Inter-linked walkways will make Kuching walkable city

KUCHING: Urban development and planning should encourage the requirement for more pedestrian walkways to make Kuching a walkable city, According to an architect this is because in many parts of the city at present, the pedestrian walkways are not well inter-connected and friendly to the public. In this respect Mitchell

Missing varsity student found drowned in campus lake

SAMARAHAN: A Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) student who failed to return to his dormitory since June 14 was found drowned in a lake at the UNIMAS campus. Kota Samarahan police chief DSP Jaimi Husin said a missing person’s report was made on June 15 by the university dormitory after the

Man unscathed after car crashes into tree

KUCHING: A man in his 30s escaped unscathed after his Toyota Alphard crashed into a tree along Jalan Central Timur here. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre received an emergency call at 3.44am this morning regarding the accident. A team of 10 firefighters from the Padungan fire

Man escapes fiery car blaze on Serian flyover

KUCHING: A man narrowly escaped a fiery death after his Perodua Alza car caught fire at the Serian flyover on the Kuching-Serian Road. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firefighters from the Serian fire station received a distress call at 5.12pm yesterday (June 14). A team

Sarawak remains resolute against provocative statements: SUPP Kuching chief

KUCHING: Recent disparaging articles about Sarawak leaders by a Malaya-based writer “will not shake” the state, said Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Kuching branch chairperson Datuk Lily Yong. “I feel that as a Chinese, as a Sarawakian, and a member of SUPP in Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), I think this

New signage, new era – SUPP Kuching embraces change for fresh start

KUCHING: Replacing the old Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Kuching branch signage marks a fresh start and genuine change. Its chairperson Datuk Lily Yong said the replacement of the old SUPP Kuching signage with a new one symbolises a new beginning and a real change. According to Yong, the new