Thursday, 3 April 2025

Author: News Desk

Speaker donates RM140,000 to mosques, surau

KUCHING: State Legislative Assembly Speaker Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar yesterday morning donated RM140,000 to mosques and surau in three constituencies, namely, Serembu, Kedup and Bukit Semuja According to a press statement, RM40,000 was donated to two mosques and four surau in Serembu while RM20,000 was donated to two

Change in vaccination date due to EC meeting

KUCHING: There has been a change in the vaccination date for those scheduled to receive the second Covid-19 dose at the Lubok Antu Sports Complex here on Oct 24. They will now receive their jabs at the same venue on Oct 31. The Lubok Antu District Health Office, which posted

Man leaves house, roams around naked

MIRI: Police yesterday (October 18) received a report of a naked man roaming around Jalan Kuching Taman Tunku here. Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said the police received a report from the man’s wife after a nine-second video of her husband surfaced on social media. According to the woman,

Man arrested for assaulting two women

MIRI: A 37-year-old man was arrested for assaulting his niece and her mother-in-law in a house at Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman Lambir here last Saturday (Oct 16). Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari, who confirmed the case, said the incident took place around 7pm. Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect

SGH Blood Bank needs Group O, Group B blood

KUCHING: The Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) Blood Bank is appealing to members of the public, especially those with Group O and B blood types, to donate their blood. It said the demand for these two blood types had increased since last week in the daily operations of the hospital. Approximately

Nancy wants to promote Lusong Laku to the world

BELAGA: Lusong Laku, a place in the Belaga district, is not known to many outsiders. Federal Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri is, however, confident that it will attract many tourists if it is promoted. “Many interesting places in Lusong Laku are not heard of. For example,

Local entrepreneurs welcome financial assistance

KUCHING: The Sarawak Entrepreneur Association (SEA) has welcomed the state government’s assistance to local entrepreneurs under the 2022 State Budget. SEA president Nizam Khalyd said the allocation of RM25.1 million to facilitate the recovery of businesses, small and medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) as well as micro-entrepreneurs would greatly benefit the entrepreneurs.

Rep visits project site

SIMANGGANG: Work is in progress to upgrade 800 metres of Jalan Komuniti at Kampung Tekalong/Siga, Jalan Paip here. The RM200,000 Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) project is being carried out at the request of the villagers who wanted a better road to facilitate their agricultural activities. Community Wellbeing Assistant Minister Datuk

13 deaths between Oct 11 and Oct 16

By Rachel Mina KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) today (Oct 17) reported 13 new Covid-19 fatalities in the state between Oct 11 and Oct 16. On Oct 11, one death was recorded in the Sibu district. A 90-year-old man with a history of high blood pressure was brought-in-dead

Vaccinated Sarawakians can return home freely

KUCHING: Only Sarawakians with complete vaccination status do not need to apply through EnterSarawak to return to the state. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement today (Oct 17) said they would need to fill in the e-Health Declaration Form (eHDF) and do not need to go through Covid-19