KUCHING: Sarawakian architects from Yii K E Architect were on Saturday (Aug 7) announced as the top winners in the first-ever local architectural contest dubbed the Langit Architectural Competition. Jascinta Yii Kiu Eng and Alan Kueh, who practise here and in Melbourne, Australia respectively, collaborated and submitted a design of
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A total of 672 applicants for 2021/2022 intake registered as pre-university students at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) on Friday (Aug 6). Unimas vice chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Mohamad Kadim Suaidi said of the total, 262 registered for Physical Science Programme, 381 in Life Science Programme and 29 in
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Students are encouraged to equip themselves with critical and creative thinking to face the challenges ahead. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) vice- chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Mohamad Kadim Suaidi offered this advice during the oath-taking ceremony by Pre-University Learning Centre (PPPU) students at Dewan Tunku Abdul Razak Putra (DeTAR Putra)
KUCHING: The Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) has permitted the Hungry Ghost Festival celebration from Aug 8 to Sept 6 but under strict standard operating procedure (SOP) compliance. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said based on the SOP from the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC),
KUCHING: There is a need for Sarawak to explain its challenges and shortcomings to the federal government so that the latter can better understand the situation here and address it in due course. Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs) Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib said by
KUCHING: Enhanced movement control order (EMCO) will be enforced in seven locations in Sarawak. Rumah Angut Anding, Ulu Keriok, Niah in Subis began EMCO on Aug 3, which will last until Aug 17. “From Aug 4 until 17, Rumah Gindy, Nyemungan in Lubok Antu will be under EMCO,” said the
KUCHING: The State Health Department has declared seven new Covid-19 clusters, comprising mostly community clusters in Kuching on Wednesday (Aug 4). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the Kampung Bintawa Tengah cluster involved a village under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) in Petra Jaya. It involved 61 people, and
KUCHING: Poverty can be eradicated through creation of jobs to enhance the resilience and long-term sustainability of the country’s development in the future. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s (Unimas) Prof Datuk Dr Madeline Berma said there was growing concern that the aspirations of the country’s middle class were not being met. “This
KUCHING: The smuggling of illegal immigrants by locals into the state is against the law and could cause another Covid-19 outbreak, endangering the lives of the population. “This is the ugly side of some of our people and it has been one of the problems that we need to focus
KUCHING: The increased smuggling of illegal immigrants into Sarawak by locals could be a recipe for disaster, increasing the number of Covid-19 cases. Marudi assemblyman Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil said such activities by locals could jeopardise the lives of the people and the state government’s efforts will be in vain.
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