Thursday, 18 December 2025

Author: Medecci Lineil

Man, 81, goes missing in search of fruits in jungle

MUKAH: A search and rescue (SAR) operation was launched for an elderly man reported missing in a jungle in front of the Shell petrol station at Jalan Mukah-Balingian, here on Sunday (Jan 1). A spokesman for the state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they received an emergency call on

Hawkers experiencing tough time due to inclement weather

KUCHING: After two years of Covid-19 lockdown, just as they were beginning to feel that life was slowly limping back to normalcy, torrential rains have come and dealt street vendors and hawkers a low blow. With the monsoon season in full force, hawkers and sellers are being forced to sell

Kuching-Miri and Kuching-KK routes soon

KUCHING: Firefly is planning to launch two new routes for Sarawak which are Kuching-Miri and Kuching-Kota Kinabalu starting in the second quarter next year. This was conveyed by its chief executive officer (CEO), Philip See, to the state Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin after chairing a meeting at

Preserve existing harmony among different religions, says Premier

KUCHING: Sarawak is a great example of a unity state where its people of all backgrounds could celebrate festivities together in a peaceful manner. This unity and harmony can be seen during the Anglican Christmas open house hosted by the St Thomas’ Cathedral at its parish hall here, today (Dec

The meaning of Christmas

KUCHING: What is Christmas really about? In an increasingly diverse world, the festive period has become a celebration of family for most of us, who are supposed to offer unconditional love, no matter who you are or what you do. This is precisely what makes this time of year a

Collab to supply wood pellets to Japan

KUCHING: Green Pellet (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan’s Kanematsu Corporation to carry out a negotiation process for both short and long-term contracts for the supply of wood pellets to the Japanese market. The MoU was signed by Green Pellet (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd chairman

The Christmas that I know

Christmas is many things. It is the time of the celebration of the birth of Christ. It is a season when many preparations are being made. Gifts must be bought, cards sent, decorations put up, food assembled, trips made, and much work done. It is a vacation time, a time

8-year-old bags RM6k in STB photography contest

KUCHING: An eight year-old girl from Sarikei emerged the overall champion in the photography category of the Sarawak Tourism Board’s (STB) second edition photography and videography competition. Bernice Lau Yee Ting, the youngest winner, bagged RM6,000 for her entry on the snapshot of the Hungry Ghost festival celebrated at the

Dialogue soon to discuss licensing problems

KUCHING: The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) has been urged to solve the issue regarding the hawker licences at the Sungai Apong Market on a case to case basis. DAP Pending assemblyman Violet Yong said some of the hawkers have received a ‘notice of non-trading’ from the council recently that

Between humility and ignorance

This is from page 281 of Frank Knight’s 1950 presidential address to the American Economic Association – an address titled ‘The Role of Principles in Economics and Politics’ – this address is slightly modified and reprinted in the 1956 collection of several of Knight’s papers and speeches, On the History