Dr Tiki puts politics at backburner, no more G5 member
KUCHING: A former SPDP strongman and a member of the so-called Group of 5, Datuk Dr Tiki Lafe, says he is staying away from politics, at least for the time being.He said he wanted to spend more time...
View ArticleSix picked up in anti-vice raid
MIRI: A male customer was among the six persons picked up by the police in an anti-vice raid on two reflexology centres in the city centre late Tuesday evening.Police also arrested three foreign...
View Article20,000 litres of diesel seized at Mile 6 Bintulu-Miri Road
MIRI: The Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism in Bintulu seized 20,000 liters of diesel from a storage facility on Tuesday.The ministry’s state director Stanley Tan said yesterday...
View Article‘Sarawak has right to ban persons detrimental to its peace’
SIBU: The state government has the prerogative to deny a person or group of persons from entering the state if it considers them detrimental to the state’s peace, harmony and solidarity.In stating this...
View ArticleMinos: Adenan will help SUPP and SPDP
KUCHING: A socio-political analyst Dato Peter Minos says the current problems besetting two component parties of Sarawak BN must be resolved first and it doesn’t matter if the next state election is...
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Astana staff geared up for oath-taking ceremony tomorrow
Khir (right) briefs those involved in the oath-taking ceremony. — Photo By Muhammad Rais SanusiKUCHING: Rehearsal for the oath-taking ceremony for the new chief minister was held at the Astana...
View ArticleBekir not likely BN candidate for Balingian
KUCHING: It may be safe now to count out Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud’s eldest son Dato Sri Mahmud Bekir from the list of Barisan Nasional (BN) candidates for the Balingian...
View ArticleMasseuse dies without regaining consciousness
KUCHING: A masseuse from China, who was in critical condition after being found at the bottom of a swimming pool last week, died yesterday without regaining consciousness.The victim, 25-year-old Li Hui...
View ArticlePolice chief: Watch out for con artists out there
BINTULU: Members of the public are reminded to be cautious of some people going around asking for monetary assistance.Police chief Supt Madang Usat made the call following a case involving a...
View ArticleAssociation to send govt memorandum on Baleh Dam
KAPIT: The Baleh Dam Residents Welfare Organisation Committee will send a memorandum to the state government on the development of the hydroelectric dam.Deputy chairman Bujah Jantai said the...
View ArticleThree masseuses nabbed at two reflexology centres
KUCHING: Three Vietnamese women were nabbed by state Anti-Vice, Gaming and Gangsterism unit (D7) personnel during separate raids on two reflexology centres in Miri on Tuesday.The first raid took place...
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12 nabbed in raid on 3 cyber gambling dens
Madang showing the items seized during ‘Ops Dadu’.BINTULU: Twelve individuals, including three women, were detained when police raided three cyber gambling dens here on Monday and Tuesday.They were...
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Farmer gets 2 years’ jail, whipping for attempted snatching
Chai (left) greeting Lim outside the Sessions Court when he arrived before the hearing began.KUCHING: A farmer from Siburan was sentenced to two years’ jail and whipping by one stroke of the rotan...
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300 left homeless after longhouse fire
The destroyed longhouse block is seen after the fire.MARUDI: A fire destroyed 45 of the 80 doors of a Berawan longhouse in Long Jegan, Ulu Tinjar yesterday, leaving some 300 residents homeless.The fire...
View ArticleDatuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nasar today confirmed receiving resignation
KUCHING: Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Speaker Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nasar today confirmed receiving resignation letter on Feb 26 from outgoing Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud as...
View ArticlePR to field PKR in Balingian by-election
SIBU: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) national Women vice-president Voon Shiak Ni announced at a press conference today that PKR would be representing Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in the upcoming Balingian...
View ArticleCourt dismisses rep’s ex-parte injunction
KUCHING: The High Court here dismissed an ex-parte injunction application made by Padungan assemblyman Wong King Wei to prohibit Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud from accepting the appointment of Head of...
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End of a chapter in state’s history
Taib (right) hugs Jabu before leaving Wisma Bapa Malaysia. — Photo by Kong Jun LiungTaib officially vacates office, bids emotional farewell to civil servants, well wishers at Wisma Bapa...
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BR1M 3.0 voucher distribution orderly
Wong (second right) presents a voucher to a recipient as Lau (right), Sim (partly hidden, third right) and others look on during the launch of BR1M 3.0 at Sibu Town Square yesterday.Recipients check...
View ArticleAsfia: Taib’s resignation as assemblyman confirmed
KUCHING: The resignation of Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud as an assemblyman is now confirmed after everything has been made official.State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Speaker Datuk Amar...
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