By Natasha Jee & Alexandra Lorna It’s not just all about darkness, ghosts and death ONE of the important Buddhist and Taoist traditional festivals observed in most of the Asian countries is the Ulambana Festival. The festival, celebrated on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month of the Chinese
KUCHING: The proposed new Lawas airport in Sundar, which construction work is expected to start by the first quarter of next year will be user friendly, utilising green energy and would benefit the people of Lawas and its surrounding area. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said that
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud received a courtesy call from the chairman of Fusang Exchange Limited and Baxian Bank Ltd, Federal Territory of Labuan General (Rtd) Tun (Dr) Hashim Mohd Ali at Demak Jaya here today. When met by reporters after the meeting, Hashim informed
KUCHING: Malaysia needs first to address issues of collusion, corruption, abuse of power, wastage and leaks in government agencies, as well as the bloated civil system, in order to become a high-income country, said Eric Tay Tze Kok. The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Youth chairman added that Malaysia must
KUCHING: Members of the public are reminded not to do open burning during the dry season when the country is experiencing the Southwest Monsoon season. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Director Datuk Khirudin Drahman said the department together with the Department of Environment (DOE), Sarawak Natural Resources and Environment
KUCHING: The Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) plans to take advantage of the uptick in post-pandemic travel to Singapore by participating in the 56th National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (NATAS) Holidays Fair from Aug 12–14 at Singapore Expo Hall 5, Booth 5H01. In addition to presenting the rich land of
KUCHING: A 26-year-old man who pleaded guilty to threatening his own mother via Whatsapp message, was fined RM3,500 in default of five months by the Magistrate’s Court today. The accused, Joel, who works as a courier, pleaded guilty to a charge read before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. The
KUCHING: Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Raghad Kurdi Taib will officiate at the closing of Amazing Race Sarawakku Sayang 2022 organised by Sarawak Women Members of Malaysian Government of Sport and Welfare Council (MAKSAK) on Saturday (August 13). Its chairwoman, Datuk Seri Baduyah Bujang said that after organising an honorable visit
By Alexandra Lorna & Natasha Jee KUCHING: The Ullambana Festival or commonly known as the Ghost Festival is finally able to be observed today on Aug 12 after a two-year hiatus. Before this, it was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, which prevented huge gatherings of people at one time to
KUCHING: The Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) is seeking public help in tracing the family members of a Chinese male patient known as Ng Thian Nam, 79. According to SGH in a statement on Thursday, the patient was brought to the Emergency and Trauma Department by his friend on August 3
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