KUCHING: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysian (Bersatu) Sarawak is now a new member of Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the state. PH Sarawak, a coalition of Democratic Action Party (DAP), Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah), welcomes it, said PH Sarawak chairman Chong Chieng Jen after attending the four-coalition’s
KUCHING: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) is urging all car vendors to comply with the New Car Assessment Programme for Southeast Asian Countries (Asean NCAP) Labelling Compliance Guidelines. This means that car vendors must go through the safety procedures such as crash test to ensure the car
KUCHING: Datuk Dr Mustapha Ahmad Marican, head of a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Antarabangsa, has an interesting story concerning his involvement in getting 47 Malaysians detained in Cambodia released last weekend. Mustapha is not a celebrity so he’s not widely known even in Malaysia. So for those not in the know,
KUCHING: Nur Mohammad Arif Bokhari was one of the few persons who attempted to escape from the house in which he and 46 of his compatriots stayed in Poi Pet, Cambodia. Kept in the house and not allowed to leave, he wanted to escape after being informed by Chinese nationals
KUCHING: Nur Mardiana Mohamad Hamzah, one of the Malaysian scam victims in Cambodia, handed over her passport and cellphone all except a spare cellphone, unknown to her captives. The 25-year-old petite and soft-spoken Mardiana from Matang near here also hoped to work in a hotel upon her arrival in Cambodia
KUCHING: Mental health assessment and counselling will be provided to the 40 Sarawakians who are now home following their ordeal in Cambodia. State Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said it was best to let the ex-detainees rest and catch up with their
SIEM REAP, Cambodia: The 40 Sarawakians and three Sabahans freed by Cambodian authorities are expected to arrive in Kuching at 1.30pm today. They are taking a chartered flight QD803 at 9.55am local time on Cambodia’s JC International Airlines. They are expected to reach Kuching about 2pm. Minister of Welfare, Community
SIEM REAP, Cambodia: “Just in time for Chap Goh Mei, and I can’t wait to meet my family back home.” These were the words of 36-year old Lam Sang Kiong from Kuching who was among those freed by Cambodian authorities. Lam, who worked as a chef before, left his job
CAMBODIA: It was heartbreaking to see all the 47 Malaysian detainees dressed in orange prison attire waiting for their parents or next of kin to visit them at Poipet, Banteay Meancheay provisional prison here. Yesterday, as the Malaysian delegation led by Julau MP Larry Sng and comprising the detainees’ family
KUCHING: An elder sister is going to meet her younger brother in Poipet Prison in Banteay Mancheay, Cambodia today while a mother will meet her eldest son there. The two Sarawakian men are among 47 Malaysians detained in the prison. Chong Mei Lan, 32, the elder sister of Chong Jun Khong,
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