Author: Gabriel Lihan

Public lauds unchanged diesel price in S’wak, Sabah

KUCHING: Sarawak, Sabah and Labuan have maintained their diesel prices, receiving positive reactions from the public as they remain the only states without a price hike. Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan announced that effective on Monday the new diesel price in Peninsular Malaysia was set at RM3.35

Top architects Hajeedar Abdul Majid, Tan Bee Eu among ‘AIR’ competition jury

KUCHING: Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia (PAM) gold medallist Datuk Hajeedar Abdul Majid and one of the youngest PAM multi-award winners, Tan Bee Eu, are among the seven-member panel jurors for the ‘AIR’ architectural competition. ‘AIR — Building With Nature’, or ‘AIR competition’ is Hock Seng Lee’s (HSL) second national architecture competition.

You come first, Rita tells women in love

KUCHING: Malaysian actress, model and single mother Rita Rudaini has advised women to not forget themselves when they are in the throes of love. “When we are in romantic love, we tend to romanticise situations and dream that he is the one for me and that he is my ‘heaven’.

HSL launches second national architecture competition

KUCHING: Hock Seng Lee (HSL) has announced its second national architecture competition, titled “AIR — Building With Nature.” This competition follows the successful Langit competition held in 2021 and is jointly organised with the Malaysian Architecture Institute (PAM). The AIR competition focuses on developing a masterplan for a 13-acre plot

Studio 23 BJJ hosts Sarawak’s largest BJJ seminar

KUCHING: Studio 23 BJJ has marked a significant milestone by hosting the biggest Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) seminar in Sarawak with 4th degree BJJ black belt Professor Adam Kayoom. The two-day seminar on May 11 and 12 saw close to 40 attendees and six black belts from across Malaysia and

Immigration Dept busts online fraud gambling syndicate

KUCHING: The Sarawak Malaysian Immigration Department (JIMS) successfully busted an online fraud gambling syndicate orchestrated by Chinese nationals in an operation codenamed  ‘Ops Serkap’ on June 6, 2024 at Prima Bintawa Residence here. The Department of Immigration (Management) Sarawak deputy director Ibrahim Jack said the Intelligence and Special Operations Division,

Search ends following discovery of body

KUCHING: Fifty-two-year-old Sebli Paying who went missing on Apr 21 from Rh Suyong Stumbin, Sri Aman was found dead near his farm not far from where he had left his motorcycle. The Fire and Rescue Department’s (Bomba) search and rescue (SAR) operation ended at 1pm following the discovery of Sebli’s

Afternoon fire ravages a store at Premier 101

KUCHING: A fire broke out and destroyed an upper floor of a store selling religious artefacts located at Premier 101 along Jalan Tun Jugah this afternoon (June 8). The Fire and Rescue Operations Centre (Bomba) received an emergency call at 11.49 am pertaining to the accident, prompting firefighters from Tabuan

Man dies in Lawas car crash

LAWAS: A 28-year old man died on the spot after his vehicle crashed into a tree along the road divider at Kampung Temangis Lawas, here. The victim identified as Ezra Labo David, 28, was a sole occupant of a Toyota Prado when it veered off the road and hit the