Sarawak, Malaysia

MIRI: The tail end of tropical storm Nangka which had slammed into southern Philippines hit northern Sarawak yesterday.

SIME Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd is set to invest an initial RM100 million to develop oil palm plantations on Native Customary Rights lands in Julau, about 55 kilometers from Sarikei.

PETALING JAYA : One international school and one kindergarten have voluntarily closed to stop the spread of the influenza A virus.

THE recent partial liberalisation of the national cabotage shipping policy is expected to give ports in Sabah and Sarawak the advantage it needs to play leading roles in the BIMP-EAGA region, says Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat.

AIRASIA Bhd is aiming for RM30 million in revenue next year from its new service called Redbox, billed as the world's first low-cost courier service.

Junaidi Pauzan, 57, is eyeing a spot in the Malaysia Book of Records when he starts his journey in the "Racing Wheelchair Long Distance Solo Expedition" from Miri to here, a distance of 900km, tomorrow.

A psychologist and his wife are facing charges that they defrauded taxpayers out of more than a quarter of a million dollars.

Two married doctors are in jail Tuesday accused of stealing close to $250,000 dollars.

Bandar Seri Begawan - "Drug abuse affects all sectors of society and countries at all levels of development.

SIBU: The prime minister last night urged Malaysians to judge the Barisan Nasional government based on its actions.

A 41-year-old man working in Brunei became the first person in Miri to contract the Influenza A , Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan said yesterday.

Twenty-seven-year-old Awang Kamarulzaman bin Bundan has recited the Dua Kalimah Syahada to officiate his conversion to Islam in a religious ceremony which took place yesterday afternoon.

A Celebration was held yesterday afternoon to mark the relocation of RMS Diner and Zaika Restaurant to the Belait District.

Members of the public who are interested to learn sign language can purchase the Sign Language Guide Book priced at $12 each.

The Curtin University of Technology Sarawak campus here will set up a community reading centre this year to develop a learning culture among schoolchildren.

KUCHING: Sarawak National Party has predicted that the state assembly would be dissolved three months from now to pave way for an early state election.

Bandar Seri Begawan a ' Swine flu claimed its first victim in Brunei today when a 12-year-old child died in the hospital this morning as the cases inched towards the 100 mark since the first outbreak here on June 20.

Historic launching seen as another milestone for statea s tourism development SIBU : The first ever river cruise in Borneo, RV Orient Pandaw Cruise , officially starts today.

The Sarawak Land and Survey Department will blacklist errant property developers upon receiving complaints from residential and commercial property buyers for non-issuance of titles to their houses or property.

HANDAL Resources Bhd, an offshore crane service provider and fabricator, will use the bulk of the RM13.32 million proceeds from its public issue primarily for East Malaysia and Asean countries.