SUPP sub-branches question legitimacy of presidency
KUCHING: The de-registration of Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bekenu branch by the Registrar of Societies (ROS) has brought into question the legitimacy of Tan Sri Peter Chin as party...
View Article‘Special Delegates Conference only way out for SUPP’
KUCHING: SUPP must call for a Special Delegates Conference (SDC) to pave the way for fresh elections or face deregistration.SUPP Bintulu branch chairman Henry Ling, a lawyer by profession, said the...
View ArticleEateries ordered closed due to rat droppings
KUCHING: The Kuching Division Health Office has inspected 76 food premises and closed down two which failed to comply with the Food Hygiene Regulations 2009 that comes into force this year.According to...
View ArticleSarawak gets most wound care kits
KUCHING: Sarawak has received the most wound care kits from the Malaysian Society of Wound Care Professionals (MSWCP).Society president and founder Dr Harikrishna KR Nair said 43 wound care kits worth...
View Article‘Cooperation required in managing chronic complex wounds’
KUCHING: Doctors and nurses must work hand in hand to manage chronic complex wounds, which cause a heavy burden on the healthcare system.With wounded patients undergoing a lot of psychological strain...
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DHO: Eateries must be kept clean at all times
Dr Kamarudin (centre) showing a book on Food Hygiene Regulations 2009. At left is Bau District Health officer Dr Cheong Yaw Liang and at right is Kuching Division Health office principal assistant...
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3 more nabbed for suspected house break-ins
Policemen escort the suspects (head bent down) to CPS on Wednesday evening.MIRI: Police late Wednesday evening apprehended three men suspected of involvement in a series of house breaking activities in...
View ArticlePolice seek information on unidentified body
KAPIT: Police here have called on the public to come forward with information on an unidentified body of a man found floating in Sungai Ibau on Wednesday.OCPD DSP Entusa Iman said following a tip-off,...
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Man found hanged in quarters
The body of the deceased taken by police personnel to the hospital mortuary for post-mortem.BINTULU: A 48-year-old man was found dead and believed to have hanged himself in his house at the government...
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Three caught red-handed cruising in stolen car with house-breaking tools
The suspects being brought to court to be remanded.KUCHING: Three men, including a habitual criminal, were arrested early yesterday morning after being caught red-handed driving a stolen car while in...
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Evening fire destroys double-storey house
Firefighters struggle to put out the blaze engulfing the house.BINTULU: A two-storey house at Kpg Jabai, Jalan Tg Batu was gutted by fire around 7.35pm Wednesday.Fortunately a woman and her 14-year-old...
View ArticleMCC clarifies issue of over-parking compound
MIRI: Miri City Council (MCC) yesterday issued a press statement to clarify the fuss about the issuance of over-parking compound notice.It said the fundamental basis of managing public parkinglots was...
View ArticleCheap eggs may force smaller farms to close
KUCHING: Smaller chicken farms in the state may soon close shop if the significant drop in wholesale price of eggs remains unchanged.Owners of several farms in Kuching and Samarahan divisions are...
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SUPP’s darkest hour looms
Show-cause letter, branches’ deregistration confirmed; party appealing to ROSProf Dr Sim Kui HianKUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) secretarygeneral Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian yesterday confirmed...
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Club to hold ‘Let’s Share the Road’ roadshow
KOOCH members pose in front of the booth for the roadshow.KUCHING: The Recreational Cycling Club Kuching (KOOCH) will hold a roadshow today (Jan 11) and tomorrow for the increasingly popular cycling...
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Sekolah Tunas Bakti Kuching sets the pace
Rohani talking to STB Kuching children during her visit. — Bernama photo KUCHING: Sekolah Tunas Bakti (STB) Kuching is the first such institution under the Ministry of Women, Family and Community...
View ArticleAbdullah Saidol dismisses news of Taib’s retirement
SIBU: Chief Political Secretary to the Chief Minister Abdullah Saidol yesterday said there was no truth in the speculation that Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud would step down on Feb 28.“I...
View ArticleDays of illegal swiftlet farms numbered
KUCHING: The state government has not gone after swiftlet farms in shophouses in towns for a long while, but it would be foolish of operators to take this silence as consent.The government will...
View ArticleChin’s presidency untenable
SUPP chief loses post following de-registration of the branch he headsKUCHING: Tan Sri Peter Chin can no longer hold the post of president of the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) following the...
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Two suspected serial thieves caught pants down in raids
The suspect (clad in underwear) who tried to escape is being taken to the police station. ASP Tega Bilong is on the left.SIBU: Two men suspected of committing a series of theft and snatching were...
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