Author: Abg Farid Abg Taha

16 organisations in Sarawak receive excellence award

KUCHING: A total of 16 organisations received the Mini Convention on Team Excellence (MTEX) Award for Sarawak Division today during a ceremony at a local hotel. Entrepreneur and Small, Medium Enterprise (SME) Development Assistant Minister Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais officiated at the closing ceremony of the function that was attended

Mosque committee open to event organisers

KUCHING: The Darul Hana Mosque Management Committee is always open to the idea of organising events in an effort to develop the Muslim community in Sarawak. Rural Electricity Assistant Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said that any proposal to conduct a seminar at Darul Hana Mosque should be submitted

State’s culinary sector goes big time

KUCHING: Sarawak’s culinary sector still has a lot of room for improvement but the future looks bright, especially with new concepts in terms of utilising local cooking resources. “I hope in five years’ time the culinary sector in Sarawak will bloom and change the concept of resources in their cooking

SOS, resident committees call for humane solution to rabies threat

KUCHING: The Save our Strays (SOS) and two neighbourhood communities will write letters of appeal to the authorities concerned and propose a humane solution to the rabies threat on April 15, 2019. This was revealed at a press conference held at the Tristan Coffee and Roastery, Block E, Queen’s Court

Mara education carnival promotes TVET

KUCHING: A total of 16 booths from various institutions took part in the “Mara Education Institution Carnival (IPMA)” held at Mydin Petra Jaya here today. The event aimed to provide a platform for school leavers to obtain information on their future educational path. The institutions involved provided programmes on Technical

Wells run dry for seven schools

BINTULU: Some seven schools are affected by the drought that hit the Bintulu Division since a few days ago. According to the Social Welfare Officer Bintulu Division, Taddy Ajin, the Welfare Department in Tatau District has taken proactive measures to ensure that water supply can be sent immediately to the

Talk on postage and revenue stamps at Sarawak Museum today

KUCHING: The Sarawak Museum Department (SMD) will be holding its legacy talk programme (“Program Bicara Warisan”) at its “Ruang Legar” today at 2.30pm. According to a statement issued by the department, Swinburne University lecturer Dr Ong Liap Teck will be presenting a talk on “Postage and Revenue Stamps with Documents

Final project students overwhelmed by big support

KUCHING:  Ten students who completed their final project in the “Architecture Portfolio Day” at the Kuching Community College today were overwhelmed with the presence of 78 other students who gathered at the college’s multi-purpose hall in supporting them. The programme was to ensure the course offered is relevant with the

Forum on Thalassemia attracts 80 students

KUCHING: Some 80 students attended a forum on Thalassaemia genetic disorder in the first “EduVariom” awareness campaign in Sarawak at SMK Batu Lintang here, yesterday. The forum was officially launched by Unimas Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, medical lecturer Dr Muhammad Hamdi Mahmood who represented Unimas deputy vice-counsellor (student

Under-enrolled schools to merge only if we have the fund: Manyin

KUCHING: The Sarawak government will proceed to merge dilapidated schools that have fewer than 150 students each once it has the required allocation of RM1 billion. At a press conference yesterday, Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Datuk Sri Michael Manyin Jawong said in a recent meeting, the state Education