KUCHING: The recent acquisition of SeDidik by the Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry will standardise the staff’s salaries. Its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah pointed out that the salaries of SeDidik’s staff would be standardised according to the Public Service Department’s standards. “Starting Jan 1 next
KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching has received a generous contribution of two brand new air conditioners recently. The donation was made by Sim Kay Siong, an old friend and former schoolmate of Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan. Wan presented a token of appreciation to Sim as a sign of gratitude for
KUCHING: An ‘E-commerce through eSports’ workshop was held in conjunction with the Gaming4Humanity event at CityOne Megamall last Saturday. The workshop was jointly organised by Kenyalang eSports Tournament, Training, and Trade (KES3T) and Koperasi Belia Inovatif Sarawak (Kobis) alongside Incredible Hearts and supported by the Ministry of International Trade and
KUCHING: The general public do not welcome the suggestion by Movement of Change Sarawak (MoCS) chairman Francis Paul Siah to reduce public holidays to a maximum of two of the most important religious occasions and one cultural festival in a calendar year. Siah suggested that the government reduce the number
KUCHING: Residents in Bau were overjoyed after receiving their land titles during a handing over ceremony at Krokong, Bau yesterday. A total of 579 land titles were given to 827 Native Customary Rights landowners for residential use. A civil servant from Kampung Skiat Lama, Milton Mindod, 36, expressed his gratitude
KUCHING: Bau will see an upturn of fortune over the next 11 years. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg launched the Bau Development Blueprint 2016-2030 yesterday at Dataran Bazaar Krokong, Bau. “The development plan will cost RM526.02 mln which is no small amount,” he said at the launch.
KUCHING: The current rainy season is believed to have caused a short supply of fresh food, resulting in a price hike. New Sarawak Tribune visited several markets in Kuching and Samarahan and found that the prices of fish and vegetables increased. The prices of fish and other seafood increased significantly
KOTA SAMARAHAN: State Education Department director Dr Azhar Ahmad is pleased to note that the education system in Sarawak has recognised the importance of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the teaching and learning process. In his speech at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) yesterday, Azhar said ICT had the potential
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) is focused on carrying out its social responsibility towards local communities in Samarahan, Kuching, and Sarawak as a whole. In an event yesterday, Unimas contributed 121 used computers to 45 selected schools in the Samarahan and Kuching areas. “We are working with the Samarahan
KUCHING: The Lions Nursing Home Kuching (LNHK) at Jalan Stutong Baru here currently has 57 salaried staff to look after its 50 residents. The number of beds in the nursing home has been reduced from 80 beds to only 60 as required by the Ministry of Health, said LNHK chairwoman
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