Author: Aina Azizah Yeo

Students on cloud nine

TVET EDUCATION KUCHING: Being accepted into a polytechnic is a big deal for students who are not academically inclined, so the excitement of the latest batch of students of Politeknik Kuching Sarawak (PKS) is understandable. In addition, they got an extra reason to be glad and excited when at the

PAS welcomes RM500 ‘bonus’

KUCHING: Sarawak Parti Islam Se Malaysia (PAS) Youth Council (DPPNS) welcomed Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg for the announcement of a RM500 financial assistance in June 2020 to federal civil servants totalling about 94,971 with an allocation of RM47.5 million. DPPNS perceives this bonus as a tribute

Pata tourism forum set for Nov 25-27 next year

KUCHING: Sarawak is set to hold the Pacific Asia Travel Association (Pata) Destination Marketing Forum 2020 (PDMF 2020) in Kuching from Nov 25 to 27. This was announced by Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah during at the conclusion of the PDMF 2019 last Nov 29

Double session schools a headache

Students deprived of space for extracurricular activities, says Manyin KUCHING: Schools that have double sessions — morning and afternoon — are a hassle not only for the students but the school itself as well. Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Datuk Seri Michael Manyin Jawong said such schools were still

OSTPC to tackle factors in teen pregnancy rise

KUCHING: The One Stop Teen Pregnancy Committee (OSTPC) has identified several factors which contributed to the increasing number of teen pregnancies in Sarawak. Welfare, Community Well-being, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said that the committee is currently trying to tackle these issues that contributes to

OSTPC has reduced teen pregnancies

KUCHING: The One Stop Teenage Pregnancy Committee (OSTPC) has succeeded in reducing teen pregnancies in Sarawak, revealed Welfare, Community Well Being, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah yesterday. She said that from January to October this year, 1636 teen pregnancies were reported in the state compared

WFF Borneo contest unearths new talents

KUCHING: The World Fitness Federation (WFF) has held its first fitness competition in Borneo. WFF is an international bodybuilding organisation formed in 1968. It promotes classic or athletic bodybuilding with a focus on the aesthetic quality of the physique as opposed to just muscularity. WFF Borneo vice-president Deborah Dawson Chong

Food truck industry on the rise

KUCHING: The car park under the Satok Flyover has been reserved for food truck operators every weekend. This was made known during the launching ceremony of Satok Street Fest 2019 yesterday, which was a programme by Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Satok Youth to support youth involvement in the local

Get involved in entrepreneurship and politics

KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu (PBB) Satok Youth chief Dzamaluddin Zainudin encourages youths to be involved in entrepreneurship and politics at the same time. He said PBB Satok Youth always collaborated with associations to organise events so that youths could get involved in entrepreneurship and politics at the same time.

More youth to be trained under PLKK programme

KUCHING: Sarawak Social Welfare Department (JKMS) hopes to train more children of their clients who received monthly welfare for the ‘Program Pembangunan Latihan Kemahiran dan Kerjaya’ (PLKK) next year, after an allocation by the state government. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah explained