Fishermen told to diversify activities for more income
Ahmad Lai presenting an incentive to one of the recipients.MIRI: Reducing going to the middleman will maximise return from their catches, Sibuti Member of Parliament Ahmad Lai Bujang advised fishermen...
View Article‘Business unusual’ will make you tops — Brodie
Doris (second right) pressing the crystal ball to symbolically open the Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference 2014, themed ‘Creating and Sustaining Women Entrepreneurship through the Art of Networking’...
View ArticleSUPP reconciliation ‘bright’
Chin (right) and Riot at the press conference.KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) is perhaps on the road to recovery with reconciliation between the two feuding groups already on the...
View ArticleJabu: Explore opportunities to enhance Sarawak-NZ ties
Sharples (second left) presents the citation to Amin. Also seen are Jabu and Judith.KUCHING: The close ties between Sarawak and New Zealand can better be enhanced through exploring further...
View ArticleDevona, Cindy are UCSI University Next Big Chef ‘Superstars’
Hawranek (left) and Lu (right) with the Next Big Chef ‘Superstar’ winners, Devona (second left) and Cindy.KUCHING: Devona Nellie Stanley and Cindy Lai Ik Von won UCSI University’s Next Big Chef...
View ArticleBN Youth to help campaign for bigger majority
MUKAH: Barisan Nasional (BN) Youth from both the state and federal level will assist in the Balingian by-election to ensure a better majority for its candidate, said State BN Youth chief Datuk Fadillah...
View ArticleWater supply still a problem in parts of Balingian
Dr Siew (second left) presents the PA system to Semilan as Soh (left) and others look on.MUKAH: Luciana Kayan, 30, yearns for clean water supply to be connected to her longhouse.She said her people had...
View Article‘Child rape statement based on facts’
Wan Hamzah Wan PaieKUCHING: Statistics for 2012-2013 showed 1,252 child rape cases among non-Malays went unreported while the same official records suggested Malays reported all underage despite...
View Article27-storey STIDC complex planned for Tanjung Manis
SIBU: Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) will build a 27-storey high complex in Tanjung Manis at a cost of about RM300 million to spearhead development in the area.Second Minister...
View Article‘Tanjung Manis poised to be powerhouse’
Awang Tengah watering a plant after planting it in conjunction with state celebration of World Forestry Day.SIBU: Tanjung Manis is poised to become a new economic powerhouse of Sarawak in the...
View ArticleBalingian by-election: BN confident, but won’t led guard down
KUCHING: BN candidate Yussibnosh Balo is having the upper hand over his rival Abdul Jalil Bujang from PKR in the Balingian by-election.However, chief political secretary to Chief Minister Abdullah...
View ArticleLeaders of the opposition ‘irresponsible’ — Rosnah
Rosnah (third right) with some participants of the Empowerment of Bumiputera Contractors Seminar.MUKAH: The Balingian state seat was vacated for ‘an honourable reason’ while the Kajang seat in Selangor...
View ArticleSenior citizen cheated of life savings by stranger
SIBU: A septuagenarian from Delta Estate was yesterday cheated of her life savings after a group of women teamed up to con her.The 75-year-old victim had gone to Rejang Park, where she met an unknown...
View Article‘Extreme’ NGOs not welcomed in Sarawak — Fatimah
(from left) Ken, Fatimah, and Mohamad Razin at the press conference.MUKAH: The state government will not support non-governmental organisation (NGOs) with hidden agendas.Minister of Welfare, Women, and...
View ArticleTeen contract worker killed, two others hurt in freak accident
The crane operator arrives at the Sarawak General Hospital for treatment.BAU: A teenage contract worker was killed while two others were injured after they were electrocuted during a freak accident...
View ArticleWould-be molester overpowered by three 10-year old girls
Supt Mohd Bukhori SaffaiLIMBANG: Three girl students aged 10 years overpowered a man who was allegedly attempted to outrage their modesty, in a lift to the library on last Saturday.It was learned that...
View ArticleExecutive lodges police report after being accused of assault
SIBU: A supermarket executive lodged a police report yesterday morning after his cousin, a supervisor in the same company, accused him of assaulting him.The 30-year-old man surnamed Su told the police...
View ArticleYoung soldier dies in freak road crash
The deceased soldier.KUCHING: A young soldier from Negeri Sembilan was killed yesterday after a collision with a fellow serviceman’s motorcycle caused him to fall onto the path on an oncoming bike.The...
View ArticleCompany taken to task for alleged intrusion
A ‘tree-felling’ notice pinned on a frond of an oil palm.KUCHING: A private company, directly appointed by the federal Rural and Regional Development Ministry, has been taken to task for repeatedly...
View ArticleCM: Entry ban not politically motivated
Adenan delivering his speech during meet-the-people-session at Kpg Petanak, Mukah.Adenan says banning known bigots, racists who have created trouble in Peninsular Malaysia has nothing to do with...
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