Author: Alverdtekoster Anyap

Esports to feature as competed event in SUKMA 2024

KUCHING: There is no denying that the influence of eSports among the younger people has grown significantly in Sarawak; thus it can be a positive thing to make it as a competitive competition in SUKMA next year. Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman

Saberkas to celebrate its Golden Jubilee anniversary this October

KUCHING: The Sarawak United National Youth Organisation (Saberkas) will celebrate its Golden Jubilee anniversary in October this year. Its president Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said this is a milestone for the youth organisation, which has come far and beyond since it was established on March 19, 1973. He also noted

A guide to becoming an effective leader

Title: The Self-Aware Leader: Play to Your Strengths and Unleash Your TeamAuthor: John C. MaxwellYear: 2021ISBN: 978-0-7852-6664-8 (HC), 978-0-7852-8819-0 (eBook) Thomas J. Watson, the former chairman of IBM, said, ‘Nothing so conclusively proves a man’s ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.’

i-CATS brings more greenery to centre

BAU: A team from i-CATS College University took time out to do their bit to beautify the surroundings of the Catholic Memorial Pilgrimage Centre (CMPC) at Kampung Singai recently. The 77 students and lecturers who were slated to go on a hike in the area handed over 200 saplings to

Body of missing man recovered at Pulau Salak waters

KUCHING: The body of a man who went missing on Wednesday (March 15) was finally found on the third day of the search and rescue (SAR) operations at Pulau Salak waters today. According to a Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) spokesperson, the body of the deceased, Win Myat Thu, 19,

Lodging false police report lands man in trouble

KUCHING: A 67-year-old man was detained by police for lodging a false police report of being robbed by two men and losing RM2,000 and his identification documents. Acting Kuching police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said the police report was made on yesterday at about 1.37 pm. The man had claimed

Introduction of Senior Citizens Bill timely

KUCHING: The introduction of the Senior Citizens Bill is timely because of the increasing mistreatment of the elderly cases in the country, said a senior lecturer at Universiti Sarawak Malaysia (UNIMAS) Dr Lucy Sebli Seidelson. She pointed out that the Bill, which would be tabled in parliament next year, was

Batu Kitang Night Market has great potential for traders

KUCHING: The Batu Kitang Night Market can be a platform for small traders to market their products. Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang said, it also gives the community in the local area an opportunity to generate income during the two-week period of the night market. “The night market is

Locals and foreign man arrested for drugs

BINTULU: Three local men and one foreigner were detained by police for distributing drugs. The four were arrested by the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department at a budget hotel in Pasar Lama Bintulu yesterday. Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit said the suspects, aged 18 to 32, were in possession of 10.6

Prioritise children’s education

KUCHING: Parents are advised to prioritise their children’s education so that they can have bright future ahead and at the same time help improve the family’s standard of living. Satok assemblyman Datuk Ibrahim Baki said the importance of education needs to be instilled in children from an early age so