Coffin seller jailed for housebreaking
KUCHING: A coffin seller was yesterday sentenced to eight months in jail for committing housebreaking and theft last year.Tan Lung Eh, 33, from Jalan Sungai Tapang pleaded guilty before Magistrate...
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Indonesians called to cast their votes on April 6
Fathan (right) and IECS committee member Adi Dewanto showing the ballot paper for the upcoming Indonesian parliamentary election. — Photos by Muhammad Rais SanusiKUCHING: Indonesians working and...
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Not everybody in SPDP wants G4 to return
(From left) Pau, Liew and RayongSIBU: A resolution was passed in the AGM of SPDP last year not to accept the expelled G4 members into the party, and therefore, this decision must be adhered to in...
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Fewer number of drug addicts last year — AADK
Wan Madihi (second left) handing over a token of appreciation to Robert (centre). — Photos by Jeffery MostapaRobert (front, centre) and Wan Madihi (front, second left) pose for a group photo with the...
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Experience Maori cultural heritage at art exhibition
Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu Numpang (centre) officially opens the exhibition. Also seen from second left are Jabu’s wife Dato Sri Empiang Jabu, Johnstone,Pine, Museum...
View ArticlePeat soil fires hard to control as they burn deep in the ground and spread—...
MIRI: Most forest fires here as well as in Lopeng and Kuala Baram involve peat soil, which makes them very hard to control.Lopeng Fire Station chief Supt Eddy Zulkifli Abdullah said the fire can burn...
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Cops intensify battle against cyber gambling activities
Policemen check premises for suspected cyber gambling.SIBU: The battle against cyber gambling rages on as police intensify their efforts.Since end of last year, they have raided 25 underground online...
View ArticleAssociation wants leeway in application to hire foreigners
MIRI: Miri Coffeeshops Association wants important issues concerning application for foreign workers to be addressed fast.Its chairman Liu Swee Khing made the request following the arrest of foreign...
View ArticleHeadmen reminded of their roles in government
KUCHING: Village headmen are told to become the eyes and ears of the government in bringing about rural reforms.State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Deputy Speaker Datuk Roland Sagah said headmen were...
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‘Skills training state govt’s priority’
Liwan (third left) presenting a Malaysian Skills Certificate to Martin Ulok (second right) while (from left) Mohamad Abu Bakar, Baharudin, Doris and Abdul Aziz look on. — Photos by Chimon UponKUCHING:...
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‘Entri deserves another term as he is always attending to needs of constituents’
Entri (fifth left) handing over the re-appointment letter to Paulus, witnessed by Mackos (third left) and Kalang (second right.)MARUDI: PBB Marudi yesterday gave the thumbs-up to Marudi assemblyman...
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Statistics Dept to conduct census on 12,300 households in 31 districts in S’wak
A section of participants attending the seminar on the ‘Importance of Household Income and Expenditure to the Socio-economics of the Nation’ at Grand Magherita Hotel.KUCHING: A total of 83,500 selected...
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Four new political secretaries to CM sworn in
Adenan (seated) is seen in a group photo with his political secretaries. — Photo by Kong Jun LiungMajang (left) from PRS and Peter Howell Jilan from SPDP taking their oath of office before...
View ArticleSPM results announcement at Sarawak Education Dept’s auditorium tomorrow
KUCHING: The Sarawak Education Department will announce the results of the 2013 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) at a ceremony here tomorrow.Sarawak Education director Datuk Abdillah Adam said the...
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‘Sarawak to strengthen trade, tourism ties with N. Zealand’
Jabu admires an exhibit ‘Waka Huia’, a container for Huia (native bird now extinct) feathers. Those with chiefly rank wore the feathers in their hair as a sign of distinction. Johnstone (left) is seen...
View ArticleYussibnosh the right man for Balingian — Abdullah
KUCHING: Yussibnosh Balo, the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the Balingian by-election, will continue to work on government agendas and bring major social and economic developments to the...
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Yussibnosh’s wife to help him campaign
Elizabeth NelsonMUKAH: Elizabeth Nelson, despite still breastfeeding her two-year-old twins, is willing to campaign for her husband Yussibnosh Balo, the BN candidate for Balingian by-election.Elizabeth...
View ArticleOnly BN credible agent of change — Yussibnosh
MUKAH: BN candidate Yussibnosh Balo says he will try to reach out to as many voters as possible during the campaign period to garner support and shore up confidence so that they will vote for him come...
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Samples of rejected ballot papers
Jamaliah Abdullah from Kampung Teh takes a close look at the samples of ballot papers rejected by Election Commission at the mini exhibition on election at the launch of Welfare and 1Azam Programme in...
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Break-in, vehicle theft syndicate believed crippled
Gan (seated) shows a multi-purpose knife – one of the tools seized from the suspect – at a press conference while other officers look on.Nixon (right) points at the white Mitsubishi Triton found at the...
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