Author: Gerrald Gilles

Schools’ internet woes to improve

KUCHING: Issues of unstable internet connectivity and insufficient bandwidth in schools, particularly those in hard-to-reach areas, are expected to see improvements soon. Premier Datuk Painggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said that the Digital Education Policy launched by the Ministry of Education (MOE) last November aimed to foster the

Good voter turnout in Indonesian polls

BALAI KARANGAN: Voters in the Sekayam region of West Kalimantan, Indonesia, showed great enthusiasm to fulfil their duty in the General Election (Pemilu) and Presidential Election (Pilpres) on Feb 14. They started flocking to the Polling Stations (TPS) as early as 7am, right after they were opened to the public.

Sarawak in forefront to register under PADU

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Sarawak is among the states leading in registering and updating information under the Central Database Hub (PADU). Chief statistician Malaysia Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said that Sarawak has achieved 310,000 updates, equivalent to 15 per cent of its 1.9 million population. He asserted that Sarawak is

Target of three mil tourist arrivals reached

KUCHING: Sarawak has reached the target of three million tourist arrivals to the state and is expected to continue to increase until the end of this year. Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the target was reached in the first week of

Let’s join Sarawak Bomba Run 1.0

KUCHING: Everyone is invited to join the Sarawak Bomba Run 1.0, a charity run organised by the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba Sarawak) and the Kuching South City Council (MBKS). Bomba Sarawak director Datuk Khirudin Drahman said the event aims to raise funds for the department’s Sports and Welfare

New border posts to strengthen border control, says army chief

BALAI RINGIN: The three border control posts being built along the Malaysia-Indonesia border will strengthen the state’s border security. The posts currently in construction phase are Rapak Baru Post in Sri Aman, Tetangga Akrab Post (Serian) and Mengkalap Post (Limbang). Chief of Army General Datuk Seri Mohammad Ab Rahman said

440 trainees complete police constable training

KUCHING: A total of 440 trainees of the Basic Police Training Programme (PLAK) Constable Series 53 6/2022 at the Police Training Centre (Pulapol) Kuching have completed their training yesterday. The trainees underwent training for six months from August 28 and were celebrated at the passing out parade to mark the

Postponing studies to attend Pulapol training

KUCHING: In order to pursue his dream of becoming a police officer, Constable Muhammad Syuib Ibrahim decided to postpone his studies to undergo the Police Basic Training Programme (PLAK) at the Police Training Centre (Pulapol), Kuching. As soon as he received a constable recruitment offer letter from the Royal Malaysian

Programme aims to help women generate income

KUCHING: The Keusahawanan Wanita Bangkit @KPWKM programmme which aims to help more women generate income through entrepreneurship, has benefited a total of 1,000 local women here. Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the programme organised by her ministry aims to empower women across the country,

Automatic citizenship gives justice to children

KUCHING: The proposal to amend the Federal Constitution to enable children born abroad to Malaysian mothers to gain automatic Malaysian citizenship gives justice to these children. In stating this, Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said that the issue with regard to citizenship has often been