By Sheela Faizura When the seed of volunteerism is sown in the early years of a child, they will realise the importance of showing acts of kindness to other people as they are growing up. Consequently, the flowers of kindness will smell as sweet as their continuing contribution to society.
By Jasmine Badun KUCHING: A family with six children reached out to charity organisation Hope Place Kuching after they were hit hard financially due to the pandemic. Jailani Kassim and his wife Ernie Yusnita Yusof have children aged between one and 15, and are staying at a house belonging to
By Gabriel Lihan NOW is the right time for global companies and neighbouring countries to invest in Sarawak through a new entity InvestSarawak. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the Sarawak government would establish InvestSarawak as a one-stop agency for all investments and trades in Sarawak to
By Collina Radang KUCHING: More than 100 people participated in a National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) event at Taman Dahlia Matang Flats here yesterday. Sarawak AADK director Iskandar Turkee said the programme was aimed at curbing social problems related to drug abuse in the community. “Drug abuse in the community is
By Jasmine Badun KUCHING: Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Port Development (MIPD) Datuk Majang Renggie celebrates his 65th birthday at State Legislative Assembly (DUN) building today. According to a statement, Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah led in the serenading of the birthday song with MIPD officers and staff when
BY JASMINE BADUN KUCHING: Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak Baru (PBDSB) permanent chairman Mengga Mikul passed away on Wednesday (May 25). His demise was confirmed by the party president, Bobby William, in a statement yesterday. Mengga, 67, was admitted to the hospital on May 23 after he complained of having chest
By Gabriel Lihan THE Malaysian Government and its Indonesian counterpart are currently in the process of reviewing both the Border Trade Agreement (BTA) 1970 and Border Crossing Agreement (BCA) 1967. ‘’This is to facilitate the cross-border trade between these two regions and the cross-border movement of the people residing around
KUALA LUMPUR: Khalifa Affnan, a vocational teacher from Keningau Vocational College, Sabah was named global winner of the 2022 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards. Run by Cambridge University Press, the Dedicated Teacher Awards is a global competition that recognises and celebrates the efforts of educators around the world. This year, the
DARO: Daro assemblyman Safiee Ahmad and Igan MP Ahmad Johnie Zawawi disbursed a total of RM136,000 to 16 JKKKs and two non-governmental organisations in Kampung Tengah. A cheque for RM126,000 was given to the JKKKs while an additional RM10,000 was given to two NGOs at the Majlis Ramah Tamah Aidilfitri
By Gabriel Lihan KUCHING: Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii has urged the Road Transport Department (JPJ) to notify the public of any change to services at the UTC office here. He said he received multiple complaints that JPJ suspended a number of services at the Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) building,
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