Author: News Desk

Sarawak Consolidated Industries Berhad to continue with daily operations

KUCHING: Sarawak Consolidated Industries Berhad (SCIB) announced that its operations would continue as usual despite a stock trading suspension by Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad from Nov 9. It said that the trading suspension pertained to Bursa Securities’ rejection of an appeal by SCIB made on Oct 8 for an extension

Visit aims to build cooperation, knowledge sharing

KUCHING: SV News Sdn Bhd group newspaper Suara Sarawak and New Sarawak Tribune on Tuesday (Nov 9) received Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) Sarawak general manager Zulaihi Mohd Mantali and his team when they came visiting. The visit was aimed at planning and building strategic cooperation that can produce something meaningful

Hope Place teams up Sabah NGO to help needy

KUCHING: Charity body Hope Place has teamed up with a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah to help the needy. Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan shared that he visited Arms of Hope Sabah over the weekend. “Together, we not only delivered food aid and face masks to underprivileged communities

MoU signed to give teachers competitive edge

KUCHING: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been inked to propel teachers well into the future with competent skill sets. It is the first step towards formalising  a slew of mutually beneficial initiatives, particularly in the area of enhancing teachers’ skill sets through STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and

STB’s ongoing efforts to increase Sarawak’s visibility

KUCHING: Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) and 10 local travel and tour operators are participating in WTM Virtual London, an annual global travel market, from Nov 8 to 9, via a virtual Sarawak stand housed in Waterfront Hotel here. This participation manifests STB’s ongoing efforts to increase Sarawak’s visibility, while also

Keep smear tactics out to keep Covid at bay

KUCHING: Political parties who will be throwing their hat into the election ring must make every effort to ensure campaigning, no matter how robust, does not threaten the existing peace and harmony in the state. There is no room for dirty politics and smear tactics, especially in the face of

Traffic diversion at Sg Tubah Bridge, Bau

KUCHING: The Public Works Department (PWD) announces that a diversion and half road closure has been effected at Sungai Tubah Bridge, Bau from Nov 9 to 15. The closure is to enable contractors to do repair work on the expansion joints of the bridge from 10 pm to 5 am

Half-road closure, diversion at Jalan Serikin

KUCHING: There will be a half-road closure and traffic diversion at Kampung Duyoh at Jalan Serikin, Bau from today (Nov 9) till tomorrow (Jan 10). The Public Works Department (JKR) said the road closure is to carry out culvert replacement works at the said area from 8am to 5pm. “Please

Police, hospital seek help to identify man

SERIAN: Police here are appealing to the public to come forward if they know the identity of a man who has been receiving treatment at Serian Hospital since early this year. In a Facebook post, the police said that the man was found by members of the public around Balai

Polytechnic Kuching welcome back students

KUCHING: A total of 1,551 students of Sarawak Polytechnic Kuching (PKS) have returned to campus after months of virtual lectures due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The students had registered themselves for PKS residential colleges for Session 1 2021/2022 from last Saturday (Nov 6) to on Sunday (Nov 7). PKS director