BY JASMINE BADUN AND GABRIEL LIHAN KUCHING: There’s nothing like giving your house a fresh coat of paint, especially when a special occasion like Hari Raya Aidilifitri comes around each year. It adds to the festive ambience like no other except, perhaps, for the spread of delicacies in each home
BY JACINTHA JOLENE & NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS KUCHING: Littering persists despite the presence of bins and facilities. It is believed it is a question of people’s behaviour, understanding, and influence, said an environmentalist. Co-founder of Reuse Or Refuse Borneo Kelly Hiu said that the attitude can simply be a careless
BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS KUCHING: A total of 30 households from Kampung Tabuan Melayu here have received donations from the Raghad Foundation. The Head of State’s wife Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Raghad Kurdi Taib, who is also the chairperson of the foundation, personally presented the donations to the recipients at
by Alverdtekoster Anyap KUCHING: Sarawak’s Covid-19 cases increased slightly on Wednesday (April 13) to 295 from the previous day’s 245, taking the overall tally to 303,175. Of the 295, Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 288 cases were categories 1 and 2, while seven were categories 3, 4 and 5.
BY Gabriel Lihan KUCHING: Maggi has partnered with Food Aid Foundation (FAF) and Malaysia Association for the Blind (MAB) to distribute over 120,000 bowls of ‘Maggi Bubur Lambuk’ (porridge) to more than 200 locations nationwide. In a statement, Maggi said among others, ‘bubur lambuk’ would be given to B40 families,
KUCHING: Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus (Swinburne Sarawak) has earned the renewal of its Gold Approved Learning Partner (ALP) status from Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), making it the only university in Sarawak thus far to hold the Gold ALP status. Its acting deputy head of School of
KUCHING: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg held a discussion with the Anti-Drug Action Council (MTMD) at his office here yesterday. Among the matters discussed were the eradication of drug and substance abuse in the workplace; the collaboration of the National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) Public Awareness Programme
KUCHING: The new Consul General of Republic of Indonesia in Kuching, Raden Sigit Witgaksono received a courtesy visit from the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sarawak (ACCCIS) on Tuesday (April 12). The ACCCIS delegation was led by its president Datuk Tan Jit Kee. Joining him was also
BY GABRIEL LIHAN and JASMINE BADUN KUCHING: Sarawak’s geographical terrain makes the fight against drug scourge much more challenging than even in the Klang Valley. Outgoing Sarawak Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) Chief ACP Jasmirol Jamaluddin drew this comparison having served as the Kuala Lumpur NCID Deputy Chief from 2017
BY GABRIEL LIHAN & JASMINE BADUN KUCHING: Two good friends have decided to play their part to preserve their native language – by introducing their first book, titled ‘Nama Berita’, which also means ‘How are you?’ in the Iban language. Its author, Natasha Binya Nanta, 32 and illustrator Felicia Bateman,
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