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Swoop on 4 places sees 49 illegals nabbed
The immigrants being rounded up at a premises along Jalan Siol Kanan, Kuching to verify their nationality and working permits.KUCHING: Up to 49 Indonesian workers were detained by the state Immigration...
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SAR team finds 10th drowned victim, one still missing
Fire and Rescue Dept personnel updating the operation chart of Sungai Lasso boat tragedy search-and-rescue (SAR) operation room. — Bernama photoVillagers helping the SAR team in the tragedy obtain...
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Youth dies in freak workplace accident, foul play ruled out
Benedict’s body arrives at the Sarawak General Hospital.Benedict Juan ChristopherKUCHING: A hardware store worker was killed in a freak work-related accident after his head was caught in between a...
View ArticleWind Cave and Fairy Cave Nature Reserve open again
KUCHING: Sarawak Forestry is pleased to announce Wind Cave and Fairy Cave Nature Reserve are officially reopened for public visits, effective today.The caves were closed for maintenance work on...
View Article‘Think of the poor when increasing cement prices’
KUCHING: Ba Kelalan assemblyman Baru Bian is pleading with CMS Cement Sdn Bhd to consider longhouse folk and the poor when raising the price of cement in the state.Baru, who is state PKR chairman, said...
View ArticleIndonesia has high hopes for its tourism industry this year
KUCHING: Indonesia expects to record 9.4 million foreign tourist arrivals this year compared to 8.7 million last year, said its Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Dr Mari Elka Pangestu.She...
View ArticleBaru: Enticing people to convert not healthy
KUCHING: Religious conversion should be made based on the person’s conviction and belief in the religion and not by forcing or enticing people to convert.State PKR chairman Baru Bian in giving this...
View Article‘All elected reps duty-bound to serve’
KUCHING: SUPP Youth Central believes that all elected representatives (MPs and state assemblymen) are duty-bound to help people in their respective constituencies with whatever problem they are...
View ArticleProgramme to benefit army veterans, association members
KUCHING: The Sarawak Malaysian Armed Forces Veteran Association (PVTMS) recently held a programme to meet army veterans, recruit members, and present spectacles and membership cards to members in Lundu...
View Article‘Sustainable tourism major contributor to economy’
KUCHING: Sustainable tourism development is no longer just a mere cliché, but has become a major contributor to a more environmentally sustainable economy, said Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri...
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Abg Jo: Technology has had profound impact on tourism
Abang Johari (front second right) shows Minister of Tourism and Culture Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz how to load a blowpipe at one of the exhibition booths. — Photo by Muhammad Rais...
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Asean ‘One Vision, One Identity, One Community’ by 2015
Najib strikes the gong to launch the 33rd Asean Tourism Forum 2014 while Taib (second left), Nazri (left) and others look on. — Photo by Chimon UponKUCHING: Malaysia has collaborated with relevant...
View ArticleSuspects in armed 4WD theft attempt rearrested
KUCHING: All three suspects – one a woman – placed under remand in connection with an armed attempt to steal a four-wheel drive (4WD) in Satok last week were rearrested yesterday.The trio in their 20s...
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Villagers commended for helping in SAR ops
Wagner (left) explains to Wan Junaidi the latest SAR operation.DARO: Villagers who helped in the search-and-rescue (SAR) operation in the Daro longboat tragedy were yesterday given a pat on the back by...
View ArticleThree murder suspects remanded further to facilitate probe
MIRI: Three of 10 suspects arrested by police last week for alleged murder of a 19-year-old student of a private university here are further remanded for seven days to facilitate investigation.Local...
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Hope Place shortlisted for #MalaysianHeroes
Wan shows his profile on the Malaysian Heroes website during his visit to The Borneo Post office.KUCHING: Hope Place has been shortlisted for AmBank Group’s #MalaysianHeroes, an initiative that lets...
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Major roads and housing areas in Bintulu flooded
BINTULU: Several major roads and residential housing areas have been flooded following heavy rainfall from yesterday. Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) personnel are prepared in case water levels...
View ArticleSocial media claim not true, assure Miri police
MIRI: Police here assured that a rumour circulating in the social media that claimed the window panes of Emart police kiosk in Tudan were damaged in an explosion yesterday was untrue.Miri deputy police...
View ArticleBatu Kawa rep wants road repaired
KUCHING: Batu Kawah assemblywoman Christina Chew yesterday urged Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) to repair the stretch of road beneath the Chong Kiun Kong bridge that connects Rantau Panjang and the...
View ArticleSarawak ‘a close brush with nature’ and exotic food – for Japanese on two wheels
SIBU: Skyscraper cleaner Ryo Asaji from Tokyo has fallen in love with towns in Sarawak, which he said were impressively clean and close to nature.The 38-year-old is currently touring the state on a...
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