NEW DELHI: Political veteran Ranil Wickremesinghe, appointed Sri Lanka’s new prime minister on Thursday, faces an unenviable task of getting the country out of its current financial morass. He replaces 76-year-old Mahinda Rajapaksa, who resigned on Monday amid growing unrest over the government’s handling of the unprecedented economic crisis. Wickremesinghe,
BY ALEXANDRA & FASIHA KHUSHIRI KUCHING: The Sarawak United National Youth Organisation (Saberkas) is inviting participants for its logo and short video competitions in conjunction with its golden jubilee. Saberkas deputy president Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said the two competitions would be among the activities to be held this
BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS KUCHING: Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (Soppoa) organised a briefing conducted by HRD Corp on Terms & Conditions and Procedures on Wednesday (May 11). The briefing was organised in order for Soppoa to register with HRD Corp under PSMB Act 2001. The expansion of PSMB
GABRIEL LIHAN & JASMINE BADUN KOTA SAMARAHAN: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) is focusing on developments in the area of water and energy by looking abroad to Somalia. UNIMAS signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Federal Republic of Somalia on research
BY MA CHEE SENG & ALVERD KOTA SAMARAHAN: Kota Samarahan police are seeing an increase in cases under Penal Code Section 379, such as stealing water metres, cable thefts and crop thefts. Samarahan OCPD Sudirman Kram revealed this yesterday at a meet-and-greet session organised in collaboration with Farley Supermarket yesterday. “We
KUCHING: Women’s Centre for Change Penang (WCC) recently launched a digital book in the Iban language that outlines how child sexual abuse (CSA) can affect any child including those with disabilities. According to WCC, the 37-page digital book entitled “Sara Madah “Enggai” (Sara Says “No”) is about a nine-year-old girl named
LONDON: Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah received a courtesy call and played host to the Princess Royal of Britain, Princess Anne at the Malaysian High Commission in Belgrave Square, Wednesday evening. According to the latest post on Istana Negara’s official social media, Princess Anne, the only daughter
BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS KUCHING: According to the newest standard operating procedures (SOPs) released by the National Security Council pubs and nightclubs are allowed to reopen. Effective on Saturday (May 14), the operating hours are based on the licences and permits from the relevant local authorities. The capacity of the
BY FASIHA KHUSHIRI KUCHING: Last weekend, Kelvin Wan, founder of Hope Place, and two Hope Place members conducted a two-and-a-half-day training session at Arms of Hope in Inanam, Kota Kinabalu. Arms of Hope, a non-profit organisation founded by Chong Eng Lee in 2019 and modelled after Hope Place, provides basic
KUCHING: The Health Department has announced the schedule for the flying doctor service (PDU) in Kuching, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Kapit, Bintulu and Miri for the month of May. Enquiries and more details can be directed to assistant medical officer at the Family Health Development branch, Junaidi Othman at 082-473200 (extension
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