BY ABIDGAIL MERTA GANGGANG KOTA SAMARAHAN: After the completion of their three-month Samarahan Skillpreneurs Programme yesterday, 40 youth from both sexes aged 20 to 40 are looking forward to life with confidence. The skills they have learnt during the programme include hair styling, hair colouring, massage, cosmetology and brow shaping.
As the country begins to recover from the pandemic, the Sarawak Foundation (Yayasan Sarawak) has had a profitable year in 2022. This year, there were about 130,000 beneficiaries, with a total estimated distribution of RM69 million. The foundation in a statement said that it continues to provide educational assistance through
BY NURA VALENTIANA LORNA & LILIANA SHERYN KUCHING: Pullman Kuching is gearing up for the holy month of Ramadan with its “Juh Berambeh di Pullman” Ramadan Buffet Dinner, a celebration of togetherness and community at the heart of the festive month. The buffet, available daily throughout Ramadan until April 21,
MIRI: The Miri City Council has so far approved 10 locations to accommodate 570 stalls for the upcoming Ramadan Bazaars this year. The 10 locations are Indoor Stadium (158 stalls); New World Mart Lutong carpark (35 stalls); Medan Saberkas (195 stalls); Masjid Darul Ridzuan Kem Sri Miri compound (10 stalls);
BY GABRIEL LIHAN & ABIDGAIL MERTA GANGGANG KUCHING: Next to the Sejingkat Power Station, some 20 kms from Kuching City, is a five-hectare microalgae production facility. The CHITOSE Carbon Capture Central which produces microalgae is the largest production facility using a so-called flat-panel photobioreactor in the world. Besides ensuring Sarawak
KUCHING: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Sarawak has seized 255 units of nutritious chocolate malt drink suspected to be fake from three premises around the city here yesterday. The raid was conducted following a complaint from a trademark owner and all of the seized units
PETALING JAYA: The Kuching High Court has affirmed that Gabungan Parti Sarawak’s (GPS) Roy Angau Gingkoi is the Lubok Antu MP after striking out an election petition filed by a rival candidate. Justice Duncan Sikodol said Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) candidate Johnical Rayong Ngipa failed to establish the allegations made
BY GABRIEL LIHAN & LILY SHERYN KUCHING: HAUS Kuching will organise a community-powered arts festival which focuses on women. Called ‘Seni Kita Weekend’, the venue is at the HAUS KCH, City Square, with the times and dates set for 9 am to 10 pm today (March 18) and tomorrow (March
KUCHING: A Chinese Muslim Community Cultural Centre will be built at Jalan Diplomatik here. Sarawak Public Communications Unit (UKAS) reported that the Sarawak government had agreed to provide land for the new building. President of Chinese Muslim Welfare Association Sarawak (PERKTHIS), Mortadha Lau Abdullah said that the project was currently
SIBU: Some of you, Christians, may have seen “THEWAYWEMEND” religious articles on sale at Sacred Heart Cathedral Sibu or churches in Kuching, Mukah and Sabah as well as Shopee. If you are wondering who’s behind them, now wonder no more. Ding Chong Lu, a 37-year-old Sibu-born watercolour illustrator, made THEWAYWEMEND
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