Author: News Desk

Tabung Haji pays zakat totalling over RM2mil to Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak

KUCHING: Premier of Sarawak Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg witnessed the handover of Tabung Haji zakat to Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak at his office here yesterday. Tabung Haji group managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Amrin Awaluddin handed over the zakat for 2021 amounting to RM2,036,

State registers 286 new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak today registered 286 new COVID-19 cases, 283 of which were categories 1 and 2 cases. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said of the other three cases, two had lung infections, while one case required oxygen supply. “Kuching registered the most cases with 25, followed by Miri with

House catches fire twice in one day

KUCHING: A house in Lorong Satok 2 caught fire twice today. The first fire was about 6.50am and the second was at 12.18pm. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said the afternoon fire spread to the house next door. According to him, the fire spread as there

Upcoming events

SARAWAK Kuching 28-29 May 2022 WFAS 2022 International Symposium on Acupuncture-Moxibustion and The 4th World TCM Forum @ Borneo Convention Centre Kuching organised by Federation of Chinese Physicians and Acupuncturists Assoc of Malaysia (FCPAAM). For details, write in to fcpaam_pkng@hotmail.com. 8-9 June 2022 Spartan Asia Pacific Owners and Racers Summit

Rotiboy is in Kuching!

BY JASMINE BADUN KUCHING: Finally, we no longer need to rely on anyone travelling to Malaya to “tapau” (takeaway) the Rotiboy buns for us, as the first outlet opened its doors here today. The bakery’s soft launch began at 10am on the lower ground floor of the Plaza Merdeka Shopping

Sri Lanka files for bankruptcy

COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka government declared bankruptcy on Tuesday (April 12). They declared a temporary suspension of all external debt repayments as of Tuesday, claiming that the country can no longer meet its obligations due to worsening financial conditions brought on by external and domestic shocks. Sri Lanka’s remarkable track

MP offers to buy infamous painting

PETALING JAYA: The painting of MPs depicting them as apes and frogs in parliament caused a stir in the social media and the buzz hasn’t died down. Rengit assemblyman and Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi, in a Facebook post, has offered to buy the painting with the intention to

Third-gen Isuzu D-Max smashes sales record

BY GABRIEL LIHAN PETALING JAYA: The all-new third generation Isuzu D-Max recorded a national sales record in March, with 1,233 registrations. This was Isuzu Malaysia’s highest monthly sales tally since its inception in 2005, buoyed by a generous shipment received to address the backlog of orders. The new figure surpassed

15 attend digital asset workshop

KUCHING: Fifteen participants from Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia participated in the NFT Workshop Series for the March intake on April 8. The workshop was organised by Urban Jungle Asia in collaboration with non-fungible tokens (NFT) communities PandaPunks, Rafsans and Fancy Fox Club, as well as Me.Reka which provided the online

Webinar on appreciating heritage of Sarawak

KUALA LUMPUR: Badan Warisan Malaysia (BWM) will be introducing an exclusive webinar series titled ‘BWM Talk Series: Spotlight on Sarawak’ or #TokSarawak scheduled beginning Thursday (Apr 21). The six-part programme curated by BWM Life Member, Tan Sri Leo Moggie and Elizabeth Moggie will cover a wide range of topics. The