State local councils urged to implement KPI system
Lai signs documents during the ceremony witnessed by Wong (right).MIRI: All local councils in the state have been asked to implement the Key Performance Index (KPI) system.Minister of Local Government...
View ArticleHeritage area shop owners asked to repaint buildings
Abang Johari (sixth right) joins the ‘yee sang’ tossing ceremony. He is flanked by Abang Wahap (left) and Wee.KUCHING: Shop owners in heritage areas have been asked to collaborate with the Kuching...
View ArticleMalaysia-China ties set to flourish further
Lu (second left) hands over a basket of flowers to Wong as Liu (second right) and others look on.KUCHING: Diplomatic relations between China and Malaysia is expected to be even better in the future...
View ArticlePolice inaction on Kok reward is a ‘slap on the face’ for leaders
Chong (front row, third right) with (from right) Chiew, Yong and others pose at the One Stop Centre.KUCHING: Sarawak DAP has lodged a report against the recent open monetary reward offered by Majlis...
View ArticleMan gets RM5,000 fine for keeping stolen goods
MIRI: A man was yesterday fined RM5,000 in default three months’ jail by the magistrates’ court for keeping stolen goods.Magistrate Lovely Natasha Charles imposed the sentence after considering several...
View ArticleMan ‘fainted’ before fatal crash
Police personnel and passers-by carrying the body to the roadside.MIRI: A 26-year-old man died after his car ploughed into a bush along Miri By-pass Road yesterday afternoon.The deceased, identified as...
View ArticlePassenger dies on the spot as collision flips car over in ditch
Medical personnel checking Lee for possible signs of life prior to certifying his death.KUCHING: A middle-age passenger was killed after a car he was in overturned into a drain following a collision...
View ArticleFamily finds man hanged in house
KUCHING: A man was found hanging in a room at his house at Mile 12 Penrissen Road here on Thursday, in an apparent suicide.The body of the deceased, a 40-year-old surnamed Liew, was discovered around...
View ArticleElderly woman found dead in ditch
SIBU: A woman was found dead in a ditch near her longhouse in Pasai Siong on Thursday.Tegang Ngalih, in her 80s, was believed to be plucking papayas when she slipped from the tree and fell into the...
View ArticleRehydrated
Subcontractor peter usam, 61, spraying water over orchids of the vanda taib hybrid at the kuching north city commission (dbku) orchid garden in kuching yesterday. This hybrid orchid was named after the...
View ArticleSaberkas records dramatic rise in Chinese members
Abang Johari (right) presenting a goodies bag to an elderly folk at the Sarawak Hun Nam Siang Tng Association.KUCHING: The Sarawak National Youth Organisation (Saberkas) is seeing a dramatic increase...
View ArticleBoy who admits molesting child to know his fate March 6
A police officer escorts the young offender to court.KUCHING: A Magistrates’ court here yesterday set March 6 for the delivery of judgement against a 12-year-old boy who pleaded guilty to a charge of...
View ArticleDaud: Jais doesn’t sanction forced propagation of Islam
KUCHING: The state Islamic Religious Department (Jais) does not sanction acts by individuals or groups who force or entice non-Muslims into converting.Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office...
View ArticlePolice must be quick to take action, says Wong
KUCHING: The police must take an active role in tackling crime especially if they have CCTV recordings as evidence.In saying this, Padungan assemblyman Wong King Wei pointed out that having CCTVs...
View ArticleWhat briefing, asks minister
KUCHING: Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar yesterday refuted rumours that Home Minister Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi will attend a briefing on the state election during his working visit...
View ArticleWan Junaidi: New dept to look after ex-police
KUCHING: Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar yesterday stepped down as the president of Sarawak Ex-Policemen Association following the registration of the Sarawak Police Alumni...
View ArticleHave a give-and-take approach – CM
Musa and Kurup with the Promotion the Understanding and Harmony among Religious Organisations Committee during the courtesy call on Friday.KOTA KINABALU: All Malaysians should approach sensitive...
View ArticleNashville workshop by Johnny Rodgers Band in Miri
The Johnny Rodgers Band will conduct a one-hour workshop on Feb 15 at Parkcity Everly Hotel Miri starting from 3.30pm.KUCHING: The ‘Sounds of Nashville’ workshop is a rare opportunity for those wanting...
View ArticleAsean celebrities join final leg of driving challenge
Lisa with Shell FuelSave ambassador Fahrin Ahmad, who has been coaching her in preparation for the challenge.MANILA, PHILIPPINES: Celebrities from Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand came...
View ArticleKFC’s angpow of RM13,500 for five homes
Dousin (fourth right), Siaw (second right) presenting the donation to Roslina (third right) at the event yesterday, accompanied by Chicky and PDK Pemulihan Wawasan Harapan Kampung Buntal...
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