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The Rumah Joseph longhouse in Baram is flooded up to the ceiling of its ground floor. Pic courtesy of Datuk Pengguang Manggil’s office

Northern Sarawak floods reach two metres, submerge longhouses

BARAM: Remote districts across northern Sarawak are experiencing catastrophic flooding, with water levels reaching unprecedented heights that have completely inundated traditional longhouse communities. ...

Thousands of rural folks stranded in flood hit interior Sarawak, authorities deploying tonnes of food aid

BARAM: Tonnes of emergency supplies of food aid are being deployed into remote northern Sarawak for the thousands of rural communities affected by last week’s floods.

Sarawak Deputy Minister for Local Government ...

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Boy killed by crocodile in Sarawak

KUCHING: A 12-year-old boy was mauled to death by a crocodile while fishing in a river in Samarahan district, southern Sarawak yesterday.

The victim, identified as Arif Fahmi Aiman, was casting fishing ...

Long Lama town in Baram, Sarawak hit by massive floods. Pic courtesy Datuk Dennis Ngau office

Sarawak floods disrupt daily life and travel

BARAM: Recent floods have brought social and economic activities to a halt across northern Sarawak, affecting districts like Baram and Lawas. Authorities are mobilising to assist residents as heavy rains ...

Hazland said with the new dams, Sarawak could generate beyond 10 gigawatts of electricity by 2030 for domestic use and export to regional countries. – Joseph Peter/the Sun

Sarawak to construct four cascading dams by 2030

KUCHING: Sarawak will begin constructing cascading dams to produce electricity, four of which would be completed by 2030.

Sarawak Energy and Environment Sustainability Deputy Minister Datuk Dr Hazland Abang ...

(From left) Chan, Yap, Norliza and Azfar during the signing event at the Scoot headquarters in Singapore.

Tourism Malaysia, Scoot sign pact to boost tourist arrivals

SINGAPORE: Tourism Malaysia has signed a strategic three-year partnership with Singapore Airline subsidiary, low-cost carrier Scoot to bring in a bigger volume of international tourists to Malaysia in ...

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Nadma helps repair damaged bridges in Sarawak

KUCHING: The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) has delivered Bailey Bridge construction components to Sarawak to repair broken bridges in remote districts, ahead of the coming monsoon season ...