PETALING JAYA: More than 2,000 Unitar International University (Unitar) candidates and their guests gathered for the university’s seventh convocation at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre recently. Students from as far as Cameroon, Libya, Brunei, Nigeria and Indonesia, as well as from across Malaysia, celebrated the event. Speaking to an audience […]
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Scenes from 1st GPS Convention @ BCCK
Photos: Ramidi Subari, Mohd Alif Noni, Nadim Bokhari & Ghazali Bujang
Prepare students to face 21st century
SRI AMAN: Students nowadays need to be equipped with a wide range of knowledge, innovative skills, personality and ethics in exploring the 21st century. Community Wellbeing Assistant Minister Datuk Francis Harden Hollis said, “Science will not come by itself without effort on our part. “This exposes many possibilities to us, […]
Escaped detainee caught near immigration depot
MIRI: A detainee who escaped from the Bekenu immigration depot three days ago has been found. The 39-year-old Bangladeshi man was caught red handed when searching for food inside a house in Bekenu on Saturday. Incidentally, the house was located adjacent to the Bekenu immigration facility. The authority was immediately […]
‘Start them young’
BINTULU: To bend a bamboo, you start when it is a shoot. Likewise, you should start exposing your children to the importance of learning and understanding the verses of the Quran as a guide for life when they are young, said Bintulu Islamic Religious Department (Jais) official Ustazah Shadatul Hamid. […]
Biker dies of head, body injuries
MIRI: An 18-year-old motorcyclist was killed after his bike skidded off the road and hit the road divider early yesterday morning. The crash occurred along Jalan Bulan Sabit here. Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said, in the 5am incident, the victim, identified as Felzer […]
Politician’s car vandalised
MIRI: The front window of a Mercedes-Benz belonging to Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) Pujut chairman, Bruce Chai, was smashed by an unknown person on Saturday. A police report was lodged at Miri central police station by Chai, 47, after the discovery was made around 10.30pm. Chai, when contacted yesterday, said […]
Unite and continue struggle for all Sarawakians
IN his speech at the inaugural Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) Convention yesterday, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg assured the 5,000-odd delegates that Sarawak will not go bankrupt. He said the state still has a reserve of RM32 billion. “We will not go bankrupt. Here I want to […]
Get ready for Mother of Elections
By Natasha Jee & Tania Lam SARAWAK will be up against the entire might of the federal government in the coming state election, said Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) secretary-general Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi. “For that, we expect none other than a commander like Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun […]
No truth in NCR land allegations
By Tania Lam & Nur Ashikin Louis NATIVE Customary Rights (NCR) land surveyed and gazetted under Section 6 of Sarawak Land Code (SLC) will not become State land, assured State Legislative Assembly (DUN) deputy speaker Gerawat Gala. He stressed that Section 6 of the SLC will only facilitate the application […]