Miri Bomba equipped with 2 Mi-171 helicopters
Lee (seated third right) with the related personnel at the special briefing yesterday.MIRI: Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) here is equipped with two Mi-171 helicopters to deal with bush fires and...
View ArticleHow Rotarians brokered a deal to serve needy
Fatimah (fifth left) together with Wong standing (fourth left), Rotary Club of Kuching members and the restaurant staff.KUCHING: Fook Khang Vegetarian Restaurant was in financial dire straits and ready...
View ArticleNew MMC Diploma in Creative New Media
The well-equipped Sarawak MMC campus.KUCHING: Multimedia College (Sarawak) will for the first time this year offer Diploma in Creative New Media.The diploma programme is designed to develop...
View ArticleDirector wants more AP via big businesses
Ayub (centre) and Law (left) posing for a group photo with the participating companies representatives (from second left) Koh, Tiong, Ling, Wong and Chapman.Ayub (left) inspecting KTS Group of...
View ArticleCalls to tighten Personal Data Protection Act 2010
SIBU: The Communication and Multimedia Ministry has been urged to tighten the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 so that personal information would not be easily leaked out to irresponsible...
View ArticleReject all elements that stoke unrest, says Daud
Daud (second right) discusses something with Vincent as he presents the BR1M vouchers to the recipients.KUCHING: Sarawakians must reject ‘imported’ political elements that can jeopardise racial and...
View Article4 foreigners nabbed in Sibu hotels for vice
One of the suspects being taken to the police station.SIBU: Police detained four foreign women on Saturday night for suspected involvement in vice activities during two separate raids here on...
View ArticleMasseuse caught with client in Ops Noda in Jalan Setia Raja
KUCHING: Police arrested a Chinese national believed to be involved in prostitution and her client, an Indonesian man, at a local massage parlour at Jalan Setia Raja here on Saturday night.According to...
View ArticleHaphazard parking leads to grief
The van driver pinned to his seat.MIRI: A 50-something man injured his left leg when the van he was driving rammed into a small drain at a roundabout near a shopping mall in Tudan on Saturday.His wife,...
View ArticleWan Junaidi receptive to call for relook at police SOP
Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku JaafarSIBU: The standard operating procedure (SOP) of the police may have to be relooked in order to keep up with new threats in the changing times.Deputy Home Minister Datuk...
View ArticleWard off opposition with ‘old PBDS’ spirit
Entulu (left) presents a special memento to long serving PRS member Naim Siye who was among the two honoured that night. Looking on are Doris and Edward.PRS Tebedu’s women movement pro tem chief Norma...
View Article‘Air-connectivity key to re-image Kuching experience’
KUCHING: The re-imaging of Kuching as a destination was part of the 5-Year Tourism Industry Transformation Programme started off in 2010, with one focus in mind – to improve the tourist experience in a...
View ArticleMimi queen of the cat-walk
Abang Wahab and Jumaani pamper furry cats at Sarawak Cat Show 2014. — Photo by Muhammad Rais SanusiKUCHING: The Sarawak Cat Show 2014 saw six cats parade in local costumes at the closing ceremony at...
View Article‘New routes in Asia will benefit all players’
KUCHING: Nearly 800 delegates from 60 countries as well as airports personnel are converging on the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) for ‘Routes Asia 2014’ to explore new routes and business...
View Article‘Routes Asia 2014 not forum on security’
Newton (left) and Abang Johari at the news conference.KUCHING: Routes Asia 2014 is not a platform to touch on security issues but more of route planning, said Adrian Newton, UBM Live London Transport...
View ArticleSmall-scale farmers in state urged to grow more crops
Uggah hits the gong to mark the opening of the charity dinner.BINTULU: Small-scale farmers in the state are urged to cultivate and produce more than one commodity.Plantation Industries and Commodities...
View ArticleNaim contributes RM100,000 to Sabati
Hasmi handing over the mock cheque to Taib (third left) and Adenan (fourth left), witnessed by Taib’s wife Puan Sri Ragad Kurdi Taib (second left), Industrial Development Minister Datuk Amar Awang...
View ArticleAdenan hails women for contributions to state
Taib and Adenan (second right) make their way to their seats.Leaders and members of Sabati perform at the appreciation dinner.KUCHING: Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Adenan Satem is proud of the...
View ArticleTYT promises to help Sabati get financial aid
Taib (centre) with (from left) Jamilah, Ragad, Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Adenan Satem and Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu Numpang pose on stage at the Sabati...
View ArticleGovernment using Daya Perumahan to halt spiralling house prices
Abang Johari (left) receiving a memento from his ministry’s permanent secretary Wan Liz Wan Osman during the closing of the Housing Ministry Team Building programme yesterday.KUCHING: The state...
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