Author: News Desk

Brooke legacy continues

BY ABIDGAIL MERTA GANGGANG Jason Desmond Anthony Brooke, the sixth generation of Brookes, talks about having Sarawak’s history on a little piece of land in the United Kingdom as one of the Brooke Trust’s upcoming projects. He also discusses his plans to revive the art of keringkam by creating opportunities

Many grants await local film makers

BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS & AWANG MUHAMMAD SYAHMI KUCHING: Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah is happy more local films are being made in the state. The Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister also encourages the making of more documentaries that promote the state and its people. “We are

Target: RM1 mln from Madani Ramadan Bazaar

BY JAMES WONG KUCHING: The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) is aiming to generate sales revenue of RM1 million from the Madani Ramadan Bazaar, which has been running for nine consecutive years. FAMA recently opened two locations of the FAMA Ramadan Bazaar in Sarawak, namely the Madani Ramadan Bazaar at

Sarawak joins Europe’s largest biz tradeshow with IMEX debut

BY AWANG MUHAMMAD SYAHMI & NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS KUCHING: Sarawak is set to make its debut at one of the largest business events in the world with its first standalone pavilion at IMEX Frankfurt in Germany from May 23 to 25, 2023. “Sarawak has consistently sent a delegation to IMEX

Collab to boost digital investment

KUCHING: The collaboration of the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) with the Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC) will further strengthen the digitalisation of the economy in the state to encourage digital investment. According to a news report by Sarawak Public Communications Unit (UKAS), Minister of Communications and Digital, Ahmad Fahmi

Database gets the greenlight

KUALA LUMPUR: The proposal to establish a comprehensive database has been approved by the National Entrepreneur and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Development Council. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said a comprehensive database that integrated all agencies was important and necessary to ensure the success of programme

Croatian envoy visits BPHB

BINTULU: Croatian Ambassador to Malaysia Dr Ivan Velimir Starcevic visited Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad (BPHB) today (March 30). According to a statement, the delegation was received by BPHB’s group chief executive officer Ruslan Abdul Ghani and the leadership team. The visit included a corporate briefing on BPHB’s business and the

Tourist arrivals up 4866 per cent

BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS & AWANG MUHAMMAD SYAHMI KUCHING: From January up to February this year, 328,009 international tourists arrived in Sarawak compared to 6,604 for the same period last year. Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts, Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah explained that the tourist arrivals

Stakan assemblyman approves RM100,000 for mosque repair

SAMARAHAN: An allocation of RM100,000 has been approved to repair Masjid Darul Ibadah in Kampung Pangkalan Kuap here. According to news report by the Sarawak Public Communication Unit, Stakan assemblyman Datuk Hamzah Brahim announced the allocation after he and his wife Datin Sharifah Wan Bujang performed Isyak and Tarawih prayers

SEB honoured at international confab

KUCHING: Sarawak Energy (SEB) shared its experience on sustainable hydropower dam developments and their importance to Sarawak’s energy transition and socio-economic development recently. SEB, in a statement today (March 30), said this happened at the second International Conference on Dam Safety Management and Engineering 2023 (ICDSME2023) at the Shangri-La Hotel