Author: Fasiha Khushiri

PUSAKA donates RM5k to badminton association

KUCHING: The Sarawak Badminton Association (PBPNS) received a RM5,000 donation for its activities from PUSAKA during a brief ceremony was performed at the Sarawak Bumiputera Badminton Association hall in Samariang, Petra Jaya. PUSAKA assistant general manager (Corporate Communications) handed over a cheque for the amount PBPNS president Nik Arifin Putit.

Sarawak Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka’s efforts acknowledged

KUCHING: The Sarawak government has always supported the efforts of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) here. A number of allocations were channelled by the state government to implement several programmes on language, literature, studies related to tribal language, culture, oral literature and history of Sarawak as well as special publications

Bringing employers and employees together

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The job market in Malaysia, especially Sarawak, is very competitive not only from the perspective of employees but also employers, says Unimas board chairman Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Sulong Matjeraie. In this regard, he said, employers and employees would always strive to get candidates who meet their

Unimas Trace 2022 provides pathway to careers

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Career Exhibition and Talent Recruitment (Trace) 2022 programme is part of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s (Unimas) efforts to provide a pathway for students towards career development while fostering creativity and innovative qualities. Unimas deputy vice-chancellor (student and alumni affairs) Professor Dr Kamarudin Kana said it could also equip

Catch Dayang Nurfaizah live at Borneo Jazz Festival

KUCHING: Fans of Malaysian singer and Kuching-born Dayang Nurfaizah can catch her live on stage together with SONS of Majlis Seni Sarawak during their ‘Vibes of Borneo’ performance at the Borneo Jazz Festival on June 26 from 6pm-6.30pm at Coco Cabana, Miri. The festival’s daytime activities and exhibitions happening from

Smart Walking Cane project wins top prize

KUCHING: The “Smart Walking Cane” project by Politeknik Kuching Sarawak’s (PKS) Information Technology and Communication Department has won the Student Project Festival Session 2 2021/2022. Second place was a project titled “Banana Stem Fiber Additive In Hot Milk” by students of the Department of Civil Engineering while the students of

Fatimah visit SGH haemodialysis unit

KUCHING: Staff and patients of the Haemodialysis Unit, Nephrology Department at the Sarawak General Hospital had a pleasant surprise when Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah Sarawak came a-calling, yesterday The state government’s Special Assistance for Kidney Patients (BKPBP) initiative helps ease the financial burden

YaPEIM sets aside RM1m for low-income households

KUCHING: The Malaysian Islamic Economic Development Foundation (YaPEIM) has allocated RM1 million in donations to be distributed in Sarawak. Its chairman Datuk Mohd Redza Abdul Wahid said it also distributed RM500,000 in donations through the YaPEIM Food Bank Programme. “This programme is made possible through the cooperation of various other

Swinburne’s accountancy diploma offers much potential

KUCHING: Graduates of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak’s newly introduced Diploma of Accountancy will be well placed to explore career prospects in accounting, auditing, taxation, finance and general consulting. Cynthia Aling, Diploma (Business, Design and Arts) Course Director and lecturer at Swinburne Sarawak, said that this course, which has intakes

Need for DBP to complement digital economy efforts

KUCHING: As a language, literature and publishing agency Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) Sarawak Branch must coordinate its three main functions with the core of the digital economy. Deputy Minister of Utilities and Telecommunications Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said the coordination would certainly support the Sarawak government’s idea to