Covid-19 positive cases in Sarawak are on the rise and worrying, so we must abide by the government's directive.

LETTER | Sarawakians must remain united, and reject the culture of slander, provocation, incitement, and racism brought by certain groups.

LETTER | Conflicting definitions of Native Customary Rights (NCR) land is still a hot issue.

LETTER | Education Ministry's move to replace Unifi in 1,000 S'wak schools with a slower service is baffling.

The Native Courts were established and have operated for over 141 years in Sarawak now. The Sarawak Native Courts were established under the Native Courts Ordinance, 1992 as the judicial institutions of the state.

Tuan Guru Haron Din has passed away at Stanford University Hospital USA at 10.10am Malaysian time on Sept 16, 2016.

State assemblyperson for Kabong, Mohd Chee Kadir, who is also Miri deputy mayor, wants to see more professionals appointed as counselors to the Miri City Council (MCC). He was commenting on the appointment of a new mayor and his deputy, where the terms of the incumbents will expire on June 30.

The problem of people living on hillsides being given less attention by the government needs to be addressed immediately. Many of them have lived there for decades, but some still have not been given ownership of the land by the government and they are finding difficulty in getting help to build a more comfortable home and a safe place to stay.

A second stage cervical cancer patient living in Pujut Adong 1A, Miri, is appealing for assistance to help her pay the costs of her medical treatment in Kuching. Nancy Bili, aged almost 53, was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago. According to her daughter, her mother felt unwell after assisting her husband to cut grass.

Recently the recalibrated Budget 2016 presented by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak on Jan 28, 2016, has resolved matters relating to the issue of the Public Services Department (JPA) scholarship. Here are some of the matters which were touched on:

Cyber-gambling activities and other forms of gambling are becoming more serious if no stern action is taken by the authorities, in particular the Home Ministry.

Among the old mosques which still exist in Sarawak is the mosque in Kampung Masjid, Bintulu. The first mosque constructed by local Muslims in Bintulu was built in 1917 in the Kampung Masjid on the same site as it is today.

Kg Tanjung Belipat, Niah is located in Sibuti parliamentary and is approximately one hour’s drive from Miri city. The majority of the villagers are Malays and Penan Muslims and most of them are self-employed as farmers.

The federal government should return the power of autonomy to Sarawak in respect to education as a matter of principle.

Whenever the rainy season comes, the farmers at Pujut Tanjung Batu in the Miri division of Sarawak have trouble getting to their farms.

Before the existence of the coalition of the three parties in Pakatan Rakyat, each party had their own policy struggles. A policy championed by PAS is Islam with its call of ‘Allahu Akbar’. PAS’ highest law is the Book of Allah (Quran) and Sunnah and ljmak and Qias that are clear and realistic.

Jati Miriek is an original indigenous population in Miri city located near the border with Brunei in the northern part of Sarawak. Most of the residents in Miri are Malay descent origin from the tribes of Jati Miriek before the arrival of immigrants from outside who settled in Miri city.

Last Saturday, three houses in Kampung Subak Bekenu, Miri were totally destroyed in a fire. The incident happened at about 7pm when the family members were already in the house. According to one of the victims, the incident may have been caused by an electrical short circuit.

A resident who lived in Kampung Pujut Tanjong Batu in Miri has appealed to the government to provide assistance to rebuild his old home which almost collapsed.

The squatters in Pujut 5, Miri are very disappointed with the attitude of the authorities that suddenly demolished their homes as early as 3am yesterday while they were still asleep. Approximately 13 houses were demolished during the operation.

Dato’ Bentara Setia Haji Nik Abdul Aziz bin Nik Mat (Jan 10, 1931 - Feb 12, 2015) was a Malaysian politician and Muslim cleric. He was the chief minister (menteri besar) of the state of Kelantan from 1990 to 2013 and the mursyidul am or spiritual leader of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) from 1991 until his death in 2015.

The big flood that happened in Miri on Jan 30, 2015 was something quite extraordinary. This time, many areas around Miri city were inundated by flood waters as high as about 0.6m to 1m. Roads became congested with vehicles stuck in floods.

The RM27 billion Pan-Borneo Highway - which stretches 1,633km in Sarawak and Sabah - is expected to benefit, and will stimulate economic development for both states. The highway is expected to be completed in 2025.

The Hijri calendar or Muslim calendar is the calendar used by Muslims, including in determining the date or month in connection with worship or other important days. This calendar began after the Hijrah of the Prophet Muhammad from Makkah to Madinah in 622AD.

We would like to give our views on the statement of the Sarawak state Election Commission (EC) director Takun Sunggah who said the delineation exercise would start in December, and the last one in 2001 had produced nine additional seats.

As a result of the missing MH370 incident, every international airport has to tighten security checks before take-off so as to avoid any untoward incidents recurring in the future.