Proposal made on widening new link road at Sibu’s Salim Road
[BorneoPost] - 01/20/2025
SIBU (Jan 20): A proposal has been made for the existing Salim Road here, linking Farley Commercial Centre and Kwang Kuok Chinese Primary School, to be upgraded into a four-lane stretch. In stating this, Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Dudong branch chairman Wong Ching Yong said the (…)
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Uggah: Construction of Rentap fortress replica in Bukit Sadok to begin this year
KUCHING (Jan 20) The construction of a replica of the fortress of Rentap, the legendary Iban leader who fought (…)
[BorneoPost] - 20/01/2025
‘Back on track’: Trump supporters brave freezing conditions to attend rally
WASHINGTON, Jan 20 — Thousands of supporters of US President-elect Donald Trump braved long waits in freezing (…)
[Malay Mail] - 20/01/2025
Ten-year jail, nine strokes of cane for Singaporean who raped former girlfriend before blaming victim for getting assaulted
SINGAPORE, Jan 20 – A 26-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years and six weeks’ jail and nine strokes of the cane for (…)
[Malay Mail] - 20/01/2025
Keys stuns Rybakina to reach Australian Open quarter-finals
MELBOURNE: American Madison Keys upset sixth seed Elena Rybakina 6-3 1-6 6-3 in a roller-coaster match at Margaret (…)
[New Straits Times] - 20/01/2025
Ministry confident of achieving target of 5 million visitor arrivals for 2025
MIRI (Jan 20): The Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Sarawak is optimistic that it would be (…)
[BorneoPost] - 20/01/2025
Chinese boy calls cops on dad’s illegal poppy stash after being scolded for incomplete homework
BEIJING, Jan 20 — A 10-year-old boy in Yinchuan City, Ningxia reported his father to the police after being scolded (…)
[Malay Mail] - 20/01/2025
India uses AI to stop stampedes at world’s biggest gathering
PRAYAGRAJ, India (Jan 20): Keen to improve India’s abysmal crowd management record at large-scale religious events, (…)
[BorneoPost] - 20/01/2025
Bursa Malaysia up on bargain hunting, regional sentiment boost
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Bursa Malaysia closed higher today on continuous bargain hunting following the recent heavy (…)
[Malay Mail] - 20/01/2025
SPA considers opening interview centre in Limbang
SIBU (Jan 20): The Public Service Commission of Malaysia (SPA) is considering establishing one ‘SPA Interview (…)
[BorneoPost] - 20/01/2025
Umrah agency owners face new RM174,000 fraud case in Johor after RM2.1m Selangor probe, says state’s top cop
JOHOR BARU, Jan 20 — The owner of umrah agency Hejira Travel & Tours Holding Sdn Bhd and his wife were detained (…)
[Malay Mail] - 20/01/2025
‘No rush’ to developed nation status, but Malaysia on track for 2028 to 2029, says Rafizi
ALOR SETAR, Jan 20 — The government is not hastily pursuing developed nation status but the country’s improving (…)
[Malay Mail] - 20/01/2025
