Author: Abg Farid Abg Taha

Flat re-development welcome

KUCHING: Urban renewal as it applies to old buildings such as the KMC (Kuching Municipal Council) flats would have a positive impact on the people. In regards to this, Padungan assemblyman Wong King Wei has applauded Kuching South City Council (MBKS) for its re-development initiative. Wong, in an exclusive interview

Quality remains state’s priority

KUCHING: The state government’s digital economy initiative will not neglect the quality of education in Sarawak. Rural Electricity Assistant Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said that this was because the initiative also included education. He added that the state government had allocated RM1 billion for the restoration of dilapidated

Online businesses are the trend

KUCHING: The online platform is the way forward for many businesses in the current economic climate. According to an official of Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Bumiputera Sarawak (Tegas), the relevant training and workshops for such ventures are available here through various state government initiatives. In an exclusive interview with New

Museum to preserve culture and traditions of Malays

KUCHING: The upcoming construction of the Malay Heritage Museum in the Darul Hana area is a good initiative by the state government to preserve the culture and traditions of the Malay community here. Rural Electricity Assistant Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi revealed yesterday when interviewed during the Museum Heritage

Online shopping contributing to too many vacant shoplots?

KUCHING: Online shopping is the way of the future as the general public attributes it to the increasingly vacant commercial shoplots here. During an interview with the New Sarawak Tribune on the massive number of vacant shoplots which are constantly being built but remains unoccupied, Mohd Rafiuddin Roslan, 26, said

It takes time to adopt the ‘No Plastic’ culture

KUCHING: Plastic waste is a hazard to the environment as it can take up to decades for it to decompose, polluting our oceans, rivers and cities. For example, how harmful can a plastic straw be? It can be very harmful, as seen in a video of a sea turtle which

Council’s plastic waste management lauded

KUCHING: The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) is committed in its fight against plastic waste as evidenced by its pioneering efforts in waste management. MBKS mayor Datuk James Chan said the city council had initiated the ‘No plastic’ campaign since last year in its efforts towards a plastic free society.

Positive response from local youths to e-sports 

KUCHING: Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman said the progress of the electronic sports (e-sports) industry here is positive and rising among local youths. Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman supports the e-sports industry as his Ministry aims to compete in e-sports in this year’s Southeast Asian Games

It’s Mister Mathew, Miss Suziana

KUCHING: Matthew Malong Bill and Suziana Damik are the 2019 Mister and Miss Tribal which was held at Borneo Tribal Village (BTV), Kampung Apar, Bau. The winners were presented with a winning price of RM1,000 cash, a crown, sash, trophy, certificate and RM2,000 worth of products and services from Borneo

Defend your unique identity, Bisaya told

LIMBANG: The Bisaya community in this country must always defend their unique identity and at the same time continue to strengthen relations with other ethnic groups in Sarawak. According to Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, cultural identity, language and customs should always be practised in order