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SK Pengkalan Kuap to open for academic session

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Pengkalan Kuap will be opened in the upcoming academic session. In a news report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (UKAS), Stakan assemblyman Datuk Hamzah Brahim said the school has about 20 teaching staff and noted that the constituency is in dire need of a

Technology boon for new-age growers

BY ABIDGAIL MERTA GANGGANG KUCHING: Back in the day, farmers had to put in a lot of effort in their farming, but today technology has enabled them to utilise modern agricultural techniques. Take for instance, Eden Greenfeel Tech, an agricultural technology developed by Kolej Komuniti Mas Gading (KKMG), which serves

Improving lives with technolgoy

BY ALVERDTEKOSTER ANYAP & LILIANA SHERYN Karuna is a full-service Web design and digital agency based in Kuching with branches found in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, as well as in Perth, Australia. Karuna is a group of skilled website developers, UI (user interface) and UX designers, software programmers, project managers and

A meowing good time, this cafe promises

KUCHING: If you are looking for a purr-fect time over a cuppa Meow Meow Cat Café, the first of its kind in the city, may be just the place to give you a feline trill. The cafe welcomes cat lovers or any individual who wants to spend time and chill

Schoolgirl shot dead outside mosque in Pattani (World)

PATTANI (Thailand): A 14-year-old girl was shot dead by a gunman outside a mosque in Pattani, Thailand, in full view of her mother. Muang district police chief Pol Col Jefferi Saimankul said in the incident, which occurred at about 8.30am (local time) on Friday, the suspect, 49, an assistant village head, fired

Bomba carnival spreads word on fire safety

KUCHING: A Bomba Community Carnival 2023 held at its Petra Jaya fire station here recently spread the word on fire safety and prevention. Organised by the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba Sarawak) it featured a variety of activities, chief among them, its drive to enhance public awareness and preparedness

MCC gets tough with local hawkers

MIRI:  Miri City Council (MCC) enforcement personnel seized various goods from three local hawkers during a by-law enforcement operation in Tamu Muhibbah on yesterday morning. MCC in a statement said, these hawkers were obstructing the movement of pedestrians on the five-foot ways and the flow of traffic. The two-hour operation

GADS fundraising dinner on April 14

MIRI: The Gagasan Anak Dayak Sarawak (GADS) will hold a fundraising dinner at Mega Hotel Miri on April 14. According to GADS chairman David Upe, the proceeds would go towards supporting the GADS’S Gawai Dayak Bazaar (GDB) 2023. The bazaar is slated to be held from May 1 to 20,

Curtin students win youth entrepreneurship challenge

MIRI: Eight students of the Faculty of Business at Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) who operated the Nescafé Hub kiosk at Curtin Malaysia in May 2022 have won the Nescafé Youth Entrepreneurship Programme 2022 University Challenge in the ‘Upholding SOP’ category. The students comprising Shirley Ling, Chou Joon Rong, Marian

Contributions for SGH Ophthalmology Department

KUCHING: A handover ceremony was held at the Day Care and Diagnostic Complex, Sarawak General Hospital (SGH), in which one unit of the compact intuitive system and 500 intraocular lens were presented to the Ophthalmology Department. SGH director Dr Ngian Hiee Hung received the contribution. “This was a part of