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NGO offers free air tickets online for needy students

SIBU: Sarawakian students who cannot afford to buy air tickets to go home to vote during the 15th general election can apply for the Free air tickets, Return to Vote 2.0 campaign. The campaign is organised by the Christian Social Care Department of the Methodist Sarawak Chinese Year Council. According

Sarawak aims to achieve non revenue water target

KUCHING: Sarawak is the leading state in Malaysia to capitalise on the benefits of over 50,000 high precision smart metering to address Non Revenue Water (NRW) issues. According to a press statement issued yesterday (Oct 20), the efforts were deployed under the Sarawak Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB), Kuching Water

Dates announced by EC appropriate, says Nanta

KAPIT: The dates announced by the Election Commission (EC) for the 15th General Election (GE15) is an appropriate date, said Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) secretary-general said that the campaign period within two weeks is suitable and sufficient, especially for rural areas in Sarawak and

ACCCIS delegates attend 37th Trade Expo Indonesia

KUCHING: The 37th Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI), which was recently conducted by the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia, was visited by a team that was led by the president of The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sarawak (ACCCIS), Datuk Tan Jit Kee. On Oct

Abdullah leads MBSB Bank delegation to TDV

KUCHING: The Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Corporate Affairs and Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS) Datuk Abdullah Saidol led a delegation from MBSB Bank to TEGAS Digital Village (TDV) Samajaya, recently. According to a report from UKAS, Abdullah said that such an initiative was an effort of UKAS, TEGAS

Special Achievement in GIS Award for LSD

KUCHING: The Land and Survey Department (LSD) has been awarded the Esri’s prestigious Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award alongside Sime Darby Plantation Research Sdn Bhd and Majlis Bandaraya Iskandar Puteri (MBIP). The award is recognition for their innovative use of geospatial technology to implement smart government practices and precision

DAP Sibu branch fundraising dinner Oct 22

SIBU: Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sibu Branch will be organising a fundraising dinner on Oct 22. According to a press statement yesterday, the theme of the dinner is “Continue Democratic Reform, Build A Better Country’. The dinner will also see the announcement of three candidates from DAP who will contest

About 6,000 attend ‘Lan Berambeh’ programme

The 13th Sarawak Students’ ‘Lan Berambeh Anak Sarawak’ (LBAS) programme for the year 2022 was held at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC), which was also attended by Sarawakian students from Peninsular Malaysia. The Sarawak Foundation (Yayasan Sarawak) Group, comprising of the Centre of Technical Excellence Sarawak (CENTEXS),

Don’t fall prey to DAP, PH politics

KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Deputy Youth chief Lukanisman Awang Sauni is imploring the people of Sarawak to not fall prey to the politics of Democratic Action Party (DAP) and Pakatan Harapan (PH). The Sibuti incumbent MP pointed out that DAP and PH would bend over backwards to their

Ministry studying proposed Singkawang-Kuching bus route

KUCHING: Sarawak Ministry of Transport (MOTS) is studying the proposed opening of bus services for the Singkawang-Kuching route via the Biawak-Aruk Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS). The proposal was among matters discussed when its minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin received a courtesy call from the Malaysian-Pontianak Consulate Azizul