Author: Lee Shaw Wei

GPSS donates RM7k to the less fortunate for third consecutive year

KUCHING: The Golf Persaudaraan Sarawak Semenanjung (GPSS) has presented contributions amounting to RM7,000 to the less fortunate for the third year in a row. According to the chairman of GPSS Ikhwan Zaidell, the aid is aimed to ease the burden of the recipients during Ramadan and to assist them for

Senator Esports Cup 2023 Series 1 on May 6 and 7

KUCHING: Sarawak Esports Association (SESA) will organise the Senator Esports Cup 2023 Series 1 on May 6 and 7 with a charity fundraising event at the Atrium of Boulevard Shopping Mall Kuching. It will feature 32 teams of mobile multiplayer online battle arena game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) and

Need to revamp Kuching City

KUCHING: Kuching City head coach Irfan Bakti Abu Salim conceded that they probably have to dip into the next transfer window to save their Malaysia Super League campaign. Il Gatto have not won in the past seven games, racking up merely four points from one win and one draw after

DAP calls attention to housing drain woes

KUCHING: Drains at Lorong 13D, Taman Flora are said to be in a bad condition and opposition DAP wants the Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) to look into the problem. Michael Kong, special assistant to DAP Sarawak chairman Chong Chieng Jen, said accumulated silt was presently about three inches thick in

First Sarawakian appointed as UNWTO panel member

KUCHING: Dr Hiram Ting is the first Sarawakian to be appointed as a panel member of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) which promotes responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. As the leading international organisation in the field of tourism, UNWTO promotes tourism as a driver of economic growth,

Operation to improve workplace safety and health

KUCHING: The state Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is set to launch a three-month-long enforcement operation aimed at improving workplace safety and health in the agriculture sector. The operation, which will run from April 14 to June 16, is aimed at enhancing the level of occupational safety and

Pakistan savouring their qualification to ITF contest

KUCHING: Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Boys Junior National Captain cum coach Heera Ashiq said they will take time to savour their qualification to the ITF World Junior Tennis Team Competition U14 (Boys). It is Pakistan’s first qualification to the world finals in 27 years, which will be held in Czechia

They will turn the season around: Hussin

KUCHING: Kuching City FC assistant head coach Sulaiman Hussin (pictured) said he still has faith in the players’ abilities to turn the season around. Kuching City have not won a league game in the past six matches, with one draw and five losses after winning the opening game. The next

Christians throng churches, chapels for Good Friday services

KUCHING: Thousands of Christians flocked to churches and chapels in the city to attend the Good Friday services today. Good Friday is a day when Christians all over the world remember the passion, suffering, and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. It was observed that most of the services here were held

SMK Sacred Heart’s 1963 class reunites

KUCHING: Twelve alumni of SMK Sacred Heart’s class of 1963 reunited after 60 years at a special gathering hosted by alumnus and chief executive of Yayasan Perpaduan Sarawak (YPS) Datuk Aloysius J. Dris, at his residence here yesterday (April 6). The reunion brought together former classmates who were once close friends