Author: News Desk

Family in dire straits gets attention of NGO

KUCHING: A concerned public recently informed Hope Place of a family which has fallen into tragic circumstances, living in Siburan. Hope Place in its press statement here yesterday disclosed that Lai Nyong Hoi, 66, currently, lives with his wife and three children, whereby their youngest child is disabled since birth.

Marking Int’l Women Day via blood donation on Sunday

MIRI: The Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC) Miri Branch Blood Donor Recruitment Committee and Moving Communities Team are jointly organising a blood donation drive to celebrate International Women Day on Sunday (March 19). The event will take place from 8.30 am to 1 pm at the MRC Miri Branch in Jalan

Free haircut for Santubong schoolboys

KUCHING: The Santubong Service Centre in collaboration with Centre for Technology Excellence Sarawak (CENTEXS) and Institut Kemahiran MARA (IKM) will hold a free haircut programme this weekend at three different locations. The free haircut programme is for primary and secondary schoolboys from the Santubong parliamentary constituency comprising Tanjong Datu, Pantai

Sarawak showcases unique tour offerings at MATTA Fair

KUCHING: Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) is set to showcase a variety of tour offerings at the upcoming KL MATTA Fair from today until March 19 at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) Kuala Lumpur. According to a press release from STB yesterday, with 13 participating partners, the Sarawak

40 youth receive certs as skillspreneurs

BY ABIDGAIL MERTA GANGGANG KOTA SAMARAHAN: A total of 40 Samarahan youth received certificates after completing a three-month Skillspreneurs Barber and Beauty Programme at Think Big Training Hall, here yesterday. Chairman of Koperasi Belia Inovatif Sarawak Berhad (KOBIS), Zaiwin Kassim said the programme, which was free of charge, received an

Bung Bratak Day makes a comeback on May 1

KUCHING: The Jagoi-Bratak Bidayuh of Bau and Lundu Districts will once again commemorate Bung Bratak Day on May 1, a significant cultural and historical festival. The festival, which has been cancelled three times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is anticipated to be grander than ever. In the light of this,

Utilising waqf and endowment as alternative funding sources

KUCHING: Higher education institutions should look at alternative funding sources to supplement operating expenditure. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) vice chancellor Professor Datuk Dr Mohamad Kadim Suaidi said that universities should utilise waqf and endowment as a stable source of alternative funding. “The Ministry of Higher Education also urged universities to

Cosplayer brings unique storylines with anime 

BY ABIDGAIL MERTA GANGGANG KUCHING: Japanese anime and manga make up a global dominance, related to media content and pop culture that have brought people together from all over the globe, including Malaysians. Localisation of anime and manga has broadened the opportunity for the cosplayers in Sarawak to share their

S’wak delegates visit international tourism agency in Spain

KUCHING: Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah recently led 15 delegates to the United Nations of World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) headquarters in Madrid, Spain to expand Sarawak’s tourism nature. The Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts said the purpose of the visit was to explore opportunities to collaborate

Missing link road ready ahead of schedule

DARO: The construction of the one kilometre-long missing link road from Kampung Penuai to Jalan Ladang at Pulau Bruit here has been completed ahead of schedule. In a news report by the Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS), Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Office (Corporate Affairs, Information and UKAS) Datuk Abdullah