Author: News Desk

Man threatens, beats up landlord

MIRI: A tenant who refused to pay his monthly rental not only threatened his landlord with a machete, but he also beat him up in an incident that occurred on Friday night at Sealine 2 Lutong. In the 7.30pm incident, the 57-year-old owner of the house sustained injuries on his

Gov’t officer detained for outraging modesty of female clerk

MIRI: A male supervisor of a government agency here has been detained for allegedly outraging the modesty of a female clerk inside a meeting room of the office in Piasau Jaya. Miri Police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said, in the 11.45am incident last Thursday, the victim, aged 24 was alone

Nine men arrested after brawl at entertainment outlet

MIRI: Police have arrested nine men including the proprietor of an entertainment outlet in Sepupok Niah for allegedly attacking an Indonesian man who was found unconscious at a roadside adjacent to an oil palm plantation in Bekenu on Wednesday (Aug 11). All the men, five of whom are Indonesians, were

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PKR Sarawak offers condolences to families of shooting victims

KUCHING: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sarawak has expressed their condolences to the family members of the victims who died in a shooting incident at the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Handau Guard Station Squadron 330 in Kota Samarahan last Friday. Its acting chairman Abang Zulkifli Abang Engkeh said it was

School teams shine in Bible Knowledge quiz

KUCHING: Two teams of St Joseph’s Private School students here respectively emerged as national champion and first runner-up in the 25th National Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) Bible Knowledge Quiz 2021. The quiz spokesperson said the second runner-up went to Ivan Yap and Emery Edgar Kabi from SM St Patrick, Tawau.

Book on Unimas pioneers coming soon

KUCHING: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) will be publishing a book featuring the pioneers of the higher learning institution. It will comprise short stories, reflections, narrations, anecdotes and accounts of its staff who were involved in the getting the university up and running more than two decades ago. Those pioneering Unimas