Saturday, 27 December 2025

Author: News Desk

Croatian envoy visits BPHB

BINTULU: Croatian Ambassador to Malaysia Dr Ivan Velimir Starcevic visited Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad (BPHB) today (March 30). According to a statement, the delegation was received by BPHB’s group chief executive officer Ruslan Abdul Ghani and the leadership team. The visit included a corporate briefing on BPHB’s business and the

Tourist arrivals up 4866 per cent

BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS & AWANG MUHAMMAD SYAHMI KUCHING: From January up to February this year, 328,009 international tourists arrived in Sarawak compared to 6,604 for the same period last year. Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts, Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah explained that the tourist arrivals

Stakan assemblyman approves RM100,000 for mosque repair

SAMARAHAN: An allocation of RM100,000 has been approved to repair Masjid Darul Ibadah in Kampung Pangkalan Kuap here. According to news report by the Sarawak Public Communication Unit, Stakan assemblyman Datuk Hamzah Brahim announced the allocation after he and his wife Datin Sharifah Wan Bujang performed Isyak and Tarawih prayers

SEB honoured at international confab

KUCHING: Sarawak Energy (SEB) shared its experience on sustainable hydropower dam developments and their importance to Sarawak’s energy transition and socio-economic development recently. SEB, in a statement today (March 30), said this happened at the second International Conference on Dam Safety Management and Engineering 2023 (ICDSME2023) at the Shangri-La Hotel

Special lane for public transportation

BY JACINTHA JOLENE & LILIANA SHERYN KUCHING: There is a need to build a dedicated lane for public transportation, according to the Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin. According to Lee, the ministry is finalising the road infrastructure plan in more detail. “For Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART), it has

Sarawak Traffic Games this year

BY JACINTHA JOLENE & LILIANA SHERYN KUCHING: The Ministry of Transport Sarawak (MOTS) will hold the Sarawak Traffic Games this year, said its minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin. The games, previously known as the Shell Traffic Games, were last held in 2015. Lee said their revival was vital to

Check on sales of cooking oil online

KUCHING: A team of enforcement officers from the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN), Sarawak conducted a check on the sales of cooking oil online at Matang here recently based on public complaints. A KPDN spokesman said in a press statement here that eight enforcement officers successfully

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Duo held over death of plantation worker

LUNDU: Police arrested two locals believed to be involved in the murder of a worker at an oil palm plantation here, on Mar 10. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said the suspects aged 24 and 25 were apprehended yesterday (Mar 29) in front of the Biawak Customs,

Old ‘Adat Kelabit 2008’ to be re-drafted for relevancy

BARIO: The 2008 Kelabit Custom (Adat Kelabit 2008) will be re-drafted to ensure that the provisions in it remain relevant. According to a news report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (UKAS), Deputy Minister in the Sarawak Premier’s Department (Labour, Immigration and Project Monitoring) Datuk Gerawat Gala there is no

Borneo public varsities gather to foster ties through consortium

KUCHING: A consortium of 15 public universities in Borneo, led by Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Bintulu campus, gathered for the first time for the inaugural event of the Borneo University Consortium (KUUB). The three-day event was supported by the Ministry of Education, Innovation, and Talent Development (MEITD) with the aim