Author: News Desk

Struggling couple with health issues has Hope to thank for

KUCHING: Hope Place was recently introduced to a couple with several health issues and lacking basic necessities. The charitable non-governmental organisation (NGO) said 55-year-old Winney Jaili and her husband Kuntri, 64, are living in a dilapidated house at Kampung Pengiran in 14th mile. They were referred to Hope Place for

State stands out at ITB Berlin

KUCHING: Sarawak returned with a strong showing to ITB Berlin 2023 from March 7 to 9, 2023 with its own inaugural stand-alone pavilion to strengthen Sarawak’s presence in the European market and to position the state as a leading and preferred eco-tourism destination in the ASEAN region. In its press

Bringing nipah, sago industries to greater heights

KUCHING: Nectar Consortium Sdn Bhd is collaborating with Craun Research Sdn Bhd on the development of the nipah and sago industries. According to a statement recently, the collaboration aims to spur the expansion of the industries of both commodities to empower the economy of rural and urban communities which is

Ongoing collab on Kuching Smart City initiative

KUCHING: Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) and Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) will continue to collaborate on strengthening the Kuching Smart City initiative through experience sharing sessions and personnel capacity building, in the years to come. According to a statement from SMA, this collaboration would be under the

BorneoTalk makes presence felt at Berlin tourism trade fair

BERLIN: Sarawak’s homegrown tourism magazine BorneoTalk is going places. Its latest edition was made available at ITB Berlin in celebration of its partnership with the German tourism trade fair as its official international media partner. BorneoTalk represented Sarawak as the state’s official media at the world’s leading travel trade show

Brawl in Limbang parking lot under probe

LIMBANG: Police here are investigating a fight case involving a group of men at a parking lot in Jalan Merdeka on Tuesday (Mar 7). The incident went viral on social media after a 19-second video-clip showing a group of men fighting at the parking lot was uploaded. Limbang OCPD Supt

Special needs kids and parents join charity do

MIRI: The Batu Niah Community Rehabilitation Centre (PPDK) organised a charity hair programme with special needs children and their parents on yesterday (March 8). The programme was organised in conjunction with the celebration of International Women’s Day. PPDK Batu Niah chairwoman Low Mei Ping said the programme was to showcase

Blood donation a noble deed

KUCHING: The public’s negative perceptions of donating blood should be erased as such deed is pure and noble in saving the lives of those who are in need of blood. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said this when officiating the Sarawak Contingent Police Headquarters (IPK) Blood Donation

Dr Hazland meets with federal minister

KUCHING: Deputy Minister of Energy and Environmental Sustainability (MEESTY), Dr Hazland Abang Hipni recently met with federal Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. The meeting, which was held at Nik Nazmi’s office, focused on matters related to the respective ministries. “This discussion is important

UMW Toyota Motor’s Feb sales up by 37 pct

KUCHING: UMW Toyota Motor achieved its highest ever month-on-month sales performance for the month of February when it sold a total of 9,233 units sold for Toyota and 64 units for Lexus. This is an impressive monthly sales growth for February this year with sales figures of 9,297 (Toyota +