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Shaded car park, awning for SMK Bandar Kuching No.1

KUCHING: Incumbent Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii made a visit to SMK Bandar Kuching No.1 for the final inspection and handover of the shaded car park and awning (rain canopy) to the school yesterday. Dr YII said that the school shaded car park and the awning of the school

Target of planting 100 million trees by 2025

KUCHING: Touch ‘n Go Group via Touch ‘n Go eWallet, together with Yayasan Hijau Malaysia, an agency under the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, has launched the Mission GreenPossible: 100 Million Trees by 2025 campaign. The launching ceremony was held at Glasshouse at Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur and was officiated

Sarawak needs better venue for jazz concerts, Karim says

BY ALEXANDRA LORNA KUCHING: The two-day Kuching Jazz Music Festival 2022, which will kick start tonight has received an overwhelming response from Jazz music enthusiasts, based on the tickets sold. Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry, and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said that after two years of

RM68,000 aid allocated to Tellian fishermen

KUCHING: A total sum of RM68,000 has been allocated by the Sarawak government to implement the Fishermen’s Fishing Equipment Input Assistance (BIPPN) in the Tellian area. The aid was presented by Tellian assemblyman Royston Valentine yesterday. Each fisherman received equipment such as coolers, life jackets, scales, and nets worth RM2,000.

Child Friendly Cities Initiative accreditation signals MBKS’ commitment

BY MA CHEE SENG KUCHING: The Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI) accreditation signals Kuching City South Council’s (MBKS) commitment to social wellbeing and governance, says Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. “A child friendly city is a city, town, community or any system of local governance committed to

CMS apologises for cement supply shortage

KUCHING: CMS Cement Industries Sdn Bhd had apologised to its customers for the shortage of cement supply due to the maintenance shutdown of its Mambong plant and was further hampered by unexpected delay of raw materials delivery. The company however said the supply of cement would be back to normal

Sarawak cancer centre to boost the medical tourism industry

By: NURA VALENTIANA & JACINTHA JOLENE KUCHING: The proposed cancer centre in Kota Samarahan can contribute in boosting the medical tourism industry in Sarawak by developing and offering various cancer wellness programmes. Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said that the centre may include wellness programmes in addition

Pilot recycling project produces encouraging results

By Fasiha Khushiri KUCHING: To date, about 12,500kg of recyclables have been collected while the participation rate currently stands at about 33 per cent. The project, launched by Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) and Trienekens (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd at Kampung Tunku and Kampung Malaysia Jaya, has yielded encouraging results as

NGO lends help to widowed cancer patient

KUCHING: A popular non-governmental organisation (NGO) Hope Place recently aided one Law Sie Kiaw, who lost her spouse in September and is battling breast cancer. It was said that the mother of two was first diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in 2019 and is now still undergoing chemotherapy. Her

Pan Borneo Highway 88 per cent completed

BY JACINTHA JOLENE & TANIA MATU KUCHING: The Sarawak Pan Borneo Highway project is 88 per cent completed, according to caretaker Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. According to him, the first phase of the Pan Borneo Highway from Telok Melano to Miri with a length of 786km had