KUCHING: Work on the state’s first Matriculation Centre costing RM150 million in Lundu will start next year. According to Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Dato’ Sri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, if the site for the project was approved promptly, the contractor could start work on the project next year,
KUCHING: A total of RM50,177.60 was collected from stall operators at the Kuching Festival 2017 run by Kuching South City Council (MBKS). The donations were distributed to 14 selected non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the MBKS areas. Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Malaysia (Kuching), Sarawak Society for the Blind, Sarawak
KUCHING: TEDxKenyalang will be held at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) on November 25 with the theme ‘Be The Best’. This year’s two-day conference is expected to attract over 500 national and international delegates, and will see many uniquely talented speakers from all walks of life sharing their stories. Managed
KUCHING: Sarawak Centre of Performance Excellence (SCOPE) was launched at Institute City Campus (IIC) in Bangunan Yayasan Sarawak, Jalan Masjid here, yesterday. The event was officiated at by Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg and witnessed by Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly Datuk Amar Mohd Asfia Awang Nassar,
KUCHING: A delegation from Kampoeng English Poernama (KEP) Journalism Fellowships, from Pontianak, Indonesia paid a courtesy call to Sarawak Press Sdn Bhd at Jalan Abell Utara here, yesterday. The delegation, comprising sixteen journalists and students, was led by teraju.id chief editor, Nur Iskandar. Nur Iskandar said the purpose of their
KUCHING: Sabah-born Rahim Yusuf, 67 started his solo bike ride from Kuching to Sandakan in conjunction with his “Kembara Jalur Gemilang Fasa ke-2” which was flagged-off by Minister of Works, Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof at Plaza Astana in Jalan Astana here at about 1.40pm. Rahim, who is also a retired
KUCHING: Percentage statistics of teenage pregnancies in Sarawak showed a decrease of 14.7 per cent in 2016 from 2015. This gives a preliminary view that the setting up of the One Stop Teenage Pregnancy Committee (OSTPC) since 2014 has had a face-to-face impact. This was revealed by Minister of Welfare, Community
KUCHING: The state government will be holding the 81st birthday celebration of the Head of State, Tun Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud here from September 8 to 10. The main event will be the thanksgiving prayer at Jamek Mosque in Petra Jaya on September 8. The Organising Chairman and
KUCHING: A delegation from Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) yesterday paid a courtesy call on Tribune Press Sdn Bhd and Sarawak Press Sdn Bhd at the companies’ premises at Jalan Abell Utara here. The courtesy call, led by SEB Head of Corporate Communication, Peing Tajang, lasted for nearly an hour. It
KUCHING: The 43-member Sarawak Syariah Judiciary Department contingent will be participating in the “4th Sports Championship” organised by the Syariah Judiciary Department, Malaysia. The event will take place at Universiti Teknologi Melaka from August 10 until August 13. The contingent, which comprises 10 women and 33 men, will be led by
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