Author: Aina Azizah Yeo

Sunway targets rm2 billion in sales

KUCHING: Sunway Property announced yesterday that it is targetting RM2 billion in sales this year while continuing to focus on delivering lifelong value to purchasers. Sunway Berhad Property Division managing director Sarena Cheah said the company does this as it journeys towards international growth with the launch of a campaign

Unitar shines at M’sia’s first World Chef Competition

KUCHING: Students from Unitar International University’s School of Culinary Arts bagged twelve medals from the inaugural World Chef Competition, which took place recently in Malaysia’s ‘rice bowl’ city, Kedah. They brought home two gold, two silver, and eight bronze medals. More than 400 people participated in the competition to show

Unifor gets new director

KUCHING: Richard Lon, 50, succeeds Datuk Dr Ngenang Janggu as the new director of Unit for Other Religions (Unifor). Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas witnessed the handing-over-of duties from Ngenang, 65, to Richard at his office at Wisma Bapa Malaysia here, yesterday. Ngenang was the first to

Special school welcomes new intakes

KUCHING: The Perkata Special School at Ong Tiang Swee Road here welcomed 10 new students when it reopened for the new school session yesterday. The new intakes bring to 107 students at the school run by Association for the Welfare of Intellectually Disabled Children (Perkata Sarawak). These special needs students

St Theresa’s Parish holds year-end dinner

KUCHING: About 1,300 parishioners attended the 5-in-1 2019 year-end fellowship dinner, organised by St Theresa’s Parish Pastoral Council on Dec 28. The dinner was held in conjunction with the Christmas and the coming of the new year celebration as well as to celebrate Rector Fr Paul Herry’s farewell-cum-birthday and to

Disabled teen receives aid from Hope Place

KUCHING: A disabled teenager received a wheelchair and a walking cane from Hope Place yesterday. Hope Place visited the boy, Wilson Jimbun, 17, at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) to hand over the items. Wilson was diagnosed with brain aneurysm rupture since birth and was admitted to hospital about a month

All excited about state’s new policies

KUCHING: The public are excited about the 12 new state policies that will become effective next year. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg revealed the 12 new policies when tabling the 2020 State Budget in Sarawak Legislative Assembly in November this year. In a random interview carried out

12 new policies next year

KUCHING: Twelve new policies of the state government will be effective next year. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg revealed the 12 policies during the tabling of the State 2020 Budget in the   Sarawak Legislative Assembly in November this year. The 12 new policies are as follows: 1.

Ready for 2020 countdown

KUCHING: Preparations for the New Year Countdown 2020 Fiesta — which started yesterday until Dec 31 — are complete. The event is organised by Sarawak Arts Council (MSS) under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture and will feature 12 interesting activities that will be held at the Square Tower,

Bersatu to work with PKR in PRN12

KUCHING: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Sarawak will work closely with Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sarawak chairman Baru Bian in the upcoming 12th state election. Bersatu Sarawak chairman Jaziri Alkaf Abdillah Suffian said as Bersatu is a new party in Sarawak, it needed assistance and cooperation from the component parties