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Sama Jaya Forest Park a popular green lung

KUCHING: The Sama Jaya Forest Park, one of the few green lungs within urban Kuching, is popular as one of the locations to exercise while appreciating the beauty of nature. Located at Lorong Setia Raja 14a, Taman Rimba here, the park also serves as an important research centre as it

Trienekens committed to school recycling scheme

KUCHING: Trienekens (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd is among the companies actively encouraging the community to practise recycling. By introducing the ‘Wise Up to Waste and School Solid Waste Segregation Education Programme’ in schools early this year, Trienekens remains committed to continuing the collection of recycled materials even though schools are not

Orang Ulu community grateful to CM

KUCHING: The Orang Ulu community is grateful to Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg on the approval of a piece of land to build the first ever Orang Ulu Cultural Centre (OUCC) in Miri. Lucia Paya Kalang, a community leader from Kampung Long San, said as a minority

Orang Ulu Cultural Centre to be built in Miri

KUCHING: The construction of the Orang Ulu Cultural Centre (OUCC) in Miri will further enhance the community’s culture and heritage in Sarawak. Marudi District Council member councillor Margaret Uding Nawan said about 20 years ago, there was a plan to build an Orang Ulu House in Kuching and a piece

Harden doles out RM110,000 to seven organisations

SRI AMAN: A total of seven bodies here received minor rural project (MRP) grants totalling RM110,000 from Assistant Minister of Community Wellbeing Datuk Francis Harden Hollis yesterday. Sri Aman Division Football Association received RM60,000, state-level Teacher’s Day celebration management committee (RM20,000), SK Nanga Klassen Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), and SJK(C) Chung

Be caring, longhouse folk told

BALAI RINGIN: Care for your neighbours and your community. This is the advice of Community Wellbeing Assistant Minister Datuk Francis Harden Hollis today to the longhouse folks at Rumah Jaban Uja in Krangan Jaya here. A caring attitude, he pointed out, could help to prevent social ills in the community,

Committee needed to evaluate, monitor commodity prices: Ugak

KUCHING: Member of Parliament Hulu Rajang Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong propose that a special committee be established soon to evaluate and monitor commodity prices in the market. According to him, agriculture is something very synonymous with the rural communities and most of the people in the Hulu Rajang parliamentary constituency

Two-thirds majority needed to amend Article 1(2) of Federal Constitution

KUALA LUMPUR: The support of two-thirds of members of Parliament is needed to amend Article 1(2) of the Federal Constitution. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong said this majority is needed to address issues under the Malaysia Agreement 1963(MA63). Liew mentioned this today at the Parliament

Serba Dinamik: A local player on a global stage

    KUCHING: Serba Dinamik Holdings Berhad is confident that it will continue to expand its range of businesses to several countries outside Malaysia. The group, which started in Bintulu as a company that offered maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) rotary equipment, has become a major player since 2001 with