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• Ex-factory worker saved from the gallows

  
  my Sarawak — Authority: 154
  SHAH ALAM: A former factory worker could only manage to raise his hands in a gesture of thanks when he was acquitted and discharged by the High Court here yesterday from a charge of trafficking in 5.2kgs of cannabis, seven years ago.Judge Datuk Mohd Zaki Md Yasin made the decision after finding that the defence [...]
  14 hours ago

• Dua sepupu mati lemas di pantai Tanjung Lobang

  
  my Sarawak — Authority: 154
  MIRI: Dua kanak-kanak mati lemas sementara seorang lagi mengalami kecederaan di kaki setelah terjatuh ketika bermain di kawasan beting batu di pantai Taman Selera, Tanjung Lobang dekat sini petang semalam.Mangsa yang lemas dikenali sebagai Mohd Tufail, 11, dan sepupunya, Abang Mohd Naim, 12, sementara adik Tufail yang ...
  15 hours ago

• First Sail targets sales of 20 units monthly

  
  my Sarawak — Authority: 154
  KUCHING: Distributor of Proton Edar cars, First Sail (M) Sdn Bhd’s (First Sail) Sekama branch, targets monthly sales of 20 units of new Persona Elegance.Sales manager Grace Lee Pei Lin said the vehicle fulfils the sedan car criteria which is suitable for all age groups and families with its affordable price. An ...
  15 hours ago

• Car thief sustains broken ribs in beating

  
  my Sarawak — Authority: 154
  KUCHING: A  woman  found out about her mechanic husband’s double life as a car thief when the police rang her yesterday morning to tell her that he was in hospital with head injuries and several broken ribs.The mechanic had been caught red handed  with two accomplices trying to steal a car and was beaten up [...]
  16 hours ago

• Quick action saves workshop from destruction

  
  my Sarawak — Authority: 154
  KUCHING: A heavy machinery workshop was spared from destruction thanks to the  quick action of employees,  after  a  large pile of discarded tyres somehow caught fire yesterday afternoon.Employees at the workshop, located at Jalan Tenaga in Pending, were going about their daily routine when the tyres, which were ...
  16 hours ago

• CM: Shortage of skilled labour among challenges

  
  my Sarawak — Authority: 154
  KUCHING: Shortage of labour and meeting the skills requirement of industries will be the greatest challenge for the state government in achieving its goal of high income economy through the second wave of the politics of development.As high technology industries were expected to grow rapidly in the Sarawak Corridor of ...
  16 hours ago

• Sama Jaya solar wafer

  
  my Sarawak — Authority: 154
  Plant to make blank silicon wafers for photovoltaic industry to make solar panelsKUCHING: MEMC Electronic Materials INC (MEMC) will be setting a Solar wafer manufacturing plant at Sama Jaya Free Industrial Zone, here with an investment to the tune of RM10 million.Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr George ...
  16 hours ago

• Visas approval involved RM1.2 mln — Witness

  
  my Sarawak — Authority: 154
  KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court hearing the corruption case involving former Immigration director-general Datuk Wahid Md Don was yesterday told that the approval for 4,337 calling visas for Bangladeshi workers involved payments totalling RM1.2 million.Businessman Datuk Zulkafli Maulud, 53, said the amount was for the ...
  1 day ago

• Lanky Preston sets eyes on lofty target

  
  my Sarawak — Authority: 154
  KUCHING: Being tall is an advantage in some sports and for Kiwi Briar Preston, height has certainly given her a lofty edge in the 15th Sarawak Chief Minister’s Cup (I) ITF World Junior Tennis Championship (Group 1) here.The 17-year-old final year high school student, who is 188cm tall, towers over her opponents in ...
  1 day ago

• Air gula pengganti susu

  
  my Sarawak — Authority: 154
  Ibu hanya mampu beri air gula kepada anak kerana kemiskinanKOTA SAMARAHAN: Akibat dihimpit kemiskinan Rabuyah Narawi, 32, hanya mampu memberikan air gula sebagai pengganti susu untuk membesarkan anak bongsunya yang berusia dua tahun.Justeru, dia tidak dapat menahan kesedihan apabila melihat anaknya itu memberontak dan ...
  1 day ago

• Bakun uncertainty may impede Tenaga’s future power plans

  
  my Sarawak — Authority: 154
  KUCHING: National power company Tenaga Nasional Bhd (Tenaga) may have to seek alternative sources if plans to tap on hydroelectric power from Bakun Dam into peninsular Malaysia fail to materialise.Research unit from Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank Research) said this in its research report yesterday, adding that ...
  1 day ago

• 108 conferred state awards and medals

  
  my Sarawak — Authority: 154
  KUCHING: Head of State Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Muhammad Salahuddin yesterday bestowed state awards and medals to 108 recipients in a special investiture ceremony held at Grand Millenium Ballroom, ParkCity Everly Hotel in Bintulu.Leading the list of the recipients was Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Housing, ...
  1 day ago

• Soi Lek slams SMS tactic as an irresponsible act

  
  my Sarawak — Authority: 154
  ALOR SETAR: Former MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek yesterday described as an irresponsible act the wide circulation of an SMS claiming that former president Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting, who is making a comeback, has the blessings and support of the prime minister and deputy prime minister.“Since yesterday ...
  1 day ago

• Lawyer’s suit against Raja Petra set for case management on June 1

  
  my Sarawak — Authority: 154
  KUALA LUMPUR: A lawyer’s suit against Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin over alleged defamatory articles published against him in 2008, was set for futher case management on June 1.The High Court deputy registrar K Pavani fixed the date in chambers yesterday.Counsel S Ravindran appeared for Datuk Seri ...
  1 day ago

• Sri Lanka hotels dress up for post-war rush

  
  my Sarawak — Authority: 154
  COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s hotel owners are racing to refurbish and add thousands more rooms as foreign holidaymakers pour into the country after the end of nearly four decades of ethnic bloodshed.Leading hotel groups plan to spend millions of dollars on new decor and facilities for the influx of tourists drawn to the ...
  1 day ago

• Caught in Webb of defeat

  
  my Sarawak — Authority: 154
  Malaysian survivor Assri finally comes undone in second roundKUCHING: Sole Malaysian survivor Mohd Assri Merzuki failed to sustain some early brilliant play and was knocked out of the 15th Sarawak Chief Minister’s Cup (I) ITF World Junior Tennis Championship (Group 1) here yesterday.The 15-year-old Sarawakian’s ...
  1 day ago

• Murid Tahun 4 mati lemas terjatuh ke dalam parit

  
  my Sarawak — Authority: 154
  MIRI: Keghairahan lima sekawan bermain di tepi sebuah parit berhampiran Pusat Komersil Emart di sini, petang semalam berakhir dengan tragedi apabila seorang daripada mereka mati lemas setelah terjatuh ke dalam parit yang dipenuhi air itu.Mangsa yang dikenali sebagai Mohd Ariffin Yusuf, 10, dari Tudan Fasa 2 di sini, ...
  1 day ago

• Search for Sabah Model is on

  
  my Sarawak — Authority: 154
  KOTA KINABALU: Invitation is open to young lasses in Sabah to join in the Sabah Model Search 2010.With the mission to also promote Sabah’s diverse culture through fashion, international model Cassandra Patrick believes the event will also offer participants a step forward towards achieving their dreams.“Sabah ...
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• Ranau village a model in keeping rivers clean

  
  my Sarawak — Authority: 154
  RANAU: Just a year after a group of villagers cleared rubbish from a river, several types of fish started breeding again, making their home at a waterway once used as a dumping ground.Eight years on, the Moroli River has healed itself, and is now an attractive tourist destination, drawing locals and foreigners who ...
  2 days ago

• Flying school sets up committee to investigate crash landing

  
  my Sarawak — Authority: 154
  LANGKAWI: Flying school HM Aerospace has set up a committee to probe the emergency landing by its Diamond (DA40) light aircraft in the sea near the Pasir Hitam police officers mess in Ayer Hangat on Monday.Its principal, Brig-Gen (R) Datuk Ranjit Singh Gill, said yesterday the committee would prepare a report for ...
  2 days ago

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