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‘Ensure special children receive education’
Lee talks with two Down’s syndrome pupils in a special education class at SK Bintang.MIRI: Parents with special children should not keep their children away from society and education.They should...
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Help your children to love Science and Maths, parents told
Ahmad MalieSIBU: Parents have been told to cultivate interest in their children in the learning of Science and Mathematics.Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) felt parents’ support is key besides...
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Ugak on walkabout to meet constituents
Sungai Asap settlers welcoming Ugak during his walkabout.KAPIT: Hulu Rajang MP Wilson Ugak Kumbong recently went on a walkabout around Sg. Asap, Belaga to visit his constituents.His first stop was at...
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Go to the ground often, Lee reminds councillors
Datuk Lee Kim ShinMIRI: Assistant Minister of Communications Datuk Lee Kim Shin said the best way for councillors of Miri City Council to know happenings and developments around Miri is for them to go...
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Unexpected catch
Duncan Lion (right) and his friends hold up a 14-foot python, which he caught while hunting in Ulu Limbang on Wednesday. Duncan said he unexpectedly stumbled on the snake and immediately chopped its...
View ArticleJail and rotan for man involved in lottery scams
KUCHING: An Indonesian man was sentenced to three years’ jail and a stroke of the rotan in a magistrates’ court here yesterday after he pleaded guilty to dishonest misappropriation of money.Rusdi...
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Over 80 firefighters in efficiency competition
A firefighter does a ‘Fireman Lift’, one of the competed categories of the competition.A firefighter competes in the ladder-climbing competition.A firefighter does the ‘carrying and fixing water hose’...
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,893 emergency calls received last year 4
Tiong Ling HiiKUCHING: The Fire and Rescue Department received 4,893 emergency calls last year, a 4 per cent increase from the figure in 2012.From the total number, 1,897 calls were for fire, 2,409 for...
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Volunteer fire-fighting unit all geared up for any emergency situations
Members of the Lubok Lemba Voluntary Fire Fighting Unit in a group photograph.SARIKEI: Persatuan Bomba Sukarekawan Lubuk Lemba, Ulu Sarikei is now fully geared to face emergency calls in the...
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Claim these motorcycles, please
Dominic (left) and Jonathan show the motorcycles waiting to be claimed by the rightful owners.SARIKEI: Owners of 29 motorcycles involved in various traffic-related cases which have been settled in...
View Article‘Check if there are illegal immigrants living in your midst’
KUCHING: Community leaders and elected representatives must be more proactive to ensure that there are no stateless and illegal immigrants living in their midst.Deputy Home Affairs Minister Datuk Wan...
View ArticleMan charged with culpable homicide, possession of homemade gun
SARIKEI: A 36-year-old man who mistakenly shot another man during a hunting trip in the jungle of Pakan near here in August 2009 was on Wednesday charged with culpable homicide under Section 304A of...
View ArticleConcern over high prices in rural areas
MIRI: The government is aware of the hardship and predicament faced by communities living in remote and rural areas of the state.This was pointed out by Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and...
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PR to let PKR contest in Balingian by-election
(From left), Ang, Wong, Yu, Chen and Voon at the press conference.SIBU: The Pakatan Rakyat (PR) will be represented by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) at the Balingian by-election which is necessitated by...
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Alternative education model for Penan community soon
Datuk Fatimah AbdullahMIRI: Sarawak will come up with its own alternative education model for the Penan community to address the problem of dropouts.State Welfare, Women and Family Development Minister...
View ArticleDeliveryman dies two days shy of his birthday
KUCHING: A courier service deliveryman died two days shy of his 32nd birthday after he was run over by a car along Jalan Batu Kawah yesterday.The deceased, identified as Hamizan Hamdin of Kampung Paya...
View ArticleMPP councillors to be assigned specific areas
KUCHING: All 31 Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) councillors will have a specific area to look after.MPP chairman Lo Khere Chiang said they will also be required to form Residents Committees in their...
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Chinese community leaders receive letters of reappointment
(Seated from right) Pau, Lau, Wong, Sim and Tiong in a group photo with some of the community leaders who received their letters of reappointment yesterday.SIBU: The term of service of 12 Chinese...
View ArticleLen: Revenue proves sustainability of state’s forestry
KUCHING: The timber industry has been generating revenue of RM700 million in the last two to three decades which goes to show the sustainability of the state’s forestry, says Assistant Minister of...
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Sarawak to maintain its 60 pct forest cover — Awang Tengah
Len Talif (centre) together with Ramlan (left), Kennedy (right), Julaihi and others walk to the conference room. — Photo by Chimon UponKUCHING: The state government has set a target of 25 per cent of...
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