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578 in carnival for underprivileged

KUCHING: The Sarawak Underprivileged Carnival (Kokus) 2019 will begin a week from now. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said this after chairing the Kokus main committee meeting at the Baitulmakmur Building in Petra Jaya yesterday. The inaugural carnival to be held at

Be No. 1, Para Sukma athletes told

KUCHING: The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry will be shifting its attention to two important sport events next year. Its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said this after chairing the Sarawak Underprivileged Carnival (Kokus) Main Committee 2019 meeting in Baitulmakmur building in Petra Jaya yesterday. “We will

Special needs children shared responsibility 


GEDONG: Identifying and developing special needs children should be everyone’s responsibility, said International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development Assistant Minister Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais (pic). Naroden, who is also Gedong assemblyman said, “It is our responsibility to ensure that these special children are cared for and educated.

Let vernacular schools be

MIRI: Stop challenging the existence of vernacular schools in the country, urged Pakatan Harapan (PH) Sarawak secretary Alan Ling yesterday. “The existence of vernacular schools is an essential asset to the country and not a reason for some racist groups to break our unity,” he said. Ling added the existence of

Pos Malaysia celebrates 80 years of Batman

KUALA LUMPUR: Pos Malaysia Berhad (Pos Malaysia) is delighted to be part of the 80 years of Batman’s timeless superhero evolution celebration. Working in collaboration with Warner Bros Consumer Products and DC, Pos Malaysia has launched a limited edition stamp issuance featuring Batman on Nov 13. Pos Malaysia Group chief executive

Producing natural gas from sago waste

MUKAH: A pilot liquid sago waste treatment plant has been built in Kampung Teh here and is seen as a research and development (R&D) breakthrough in the sago industry. A villager, who wanted to be identified as Yong, said that the plant would be involved in the production of natural

MBKS Boulevard Walkway close for puppeteers parade

KUCHING: The Boulevard Walkway of Kuching South City Council (MBKS) will be closed from 1pm to 6pm today to make way for a puppeteers parade. The parade is an attempt to enter the Malaysia Book of Records with the highest number of puppeteers. Organised as part of the Rainforest World

International conference on energy next Oct

KUCHING: In line with Sarawak’s commitment to pave the path to sustainable energy, the Utilities Ministry is hosting the International Energy Week (IEW) 2020. Themed “Energy Growth for Economic Transformation in Digitalisation Age”, the fifth edition will be held at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching from Oct 6 to 8

Opposition made to look like schoolboys in DUN sitting

KUCHING: The recently-concluded DUN sitting clearly showed one thing — that Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state assembly members were brave and smart in countering allegations and provocations from the opposition. Political analyst Datuk Peter Minos said GPS DUN members stood their ground, with the chief minister leading the pack valiantly.

Marine police seize sawn logs worth RM155k

SARIKEI: Sawn logs worth RM155,400 were seized by Sarawak Marine Police Region Five at Jalan Entebai, Julau on Thursday. Its commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said the seizure was made during a road inspection. “A lorry laden with 240 sawn logs was stopped for inspection. Upon further inspection, the logs were