Author: News Desk

Hope King Charles III can bring peace, reconciliation

WITHOUT doubt, Queen Elizabeth II was honoured with the most elaborate State Funeral the world has ever seen. The sheer number of official ceremonial processions, lying-in-state, church services, the special sessions of parliaments, and overseas kings and leaders driven around in commercial buses are overwhelming! I do not think anyone

Saradec to showcase Sarawak designs at FIND Singapore

KUCHING: Sarawak Design Centre (Saradec) will be showcasing exquisite Sarawak furniture designs at the upcoming Design Fair Asia (FIND) – Asia’s most important Furniture, Interiors and Design Fair of 2022 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, from Sept 22 to 24 Saradec. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dayang Nena Abang Bruce will

Deployment of Phase 1 of artificial reef completed

By Gabriel Lihan & Natasha Jee KUCHING: Sarawak has finally completed phase one of the deployment of the artificial reefs.  Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg witnessed the deployment of the last of the 16,800 reef balls to mark the completion of the phase.  Phase one of

Multi-storey car park proposed to alleviate Miri Hospital parking woe

MIRI: Minister for Transport, Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin has proposed the construction of a multi-storey car park at Miri Hospital to alleviate the parking problem there. “I’m looking at the idea as a long-term planning to resolve congestion at Miri Hospital’s parking lot,” he said on Today (Sept 19).

Federal gov’t must show political will on seat allocation

KUCHING: The federal government must show the political will that it is prepared and ready to implement the decision of the Special Council on the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) to restore the 35 per cent parliamentary seats for Sarawak and Sabah, said Batu Lintang assemblyman See Chee How. He noted

Pustaka wins UNESCO literacy award

KUCHING: The Sarawak State Library (Pustaka) has won the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganIsation (UNESCO) Confucius Prize for Literacy 2022 in conjunction with International Literacy Day on Sept 8. According to a press release yesterday, Pustaka is awarded with the recognition from UNESCO through the ‘People Accessible Network

Bridge link poses challenge to draw visitors to Limbang

LIMBANG: Various initiatives must be put in place to attract visitors to continue visiting the district. In stating this, Deputy Minister of Modernisation of Agriculture Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail said this was because the Brunei government has allowed foreign registered vehicles to use the Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien

The champion who failed at the wire

Title: The Fast Ride: Spectacular Bid and the Undoing of a Sure ThingAuthor: Jack GildenISBN: 9781496230508Publisher: University of Nebraska PressPublication year: 2022 You try to do the best with what you’ve got and ignore everything else. That’s why horses get blinders in horse racing: You look at the horse next