Author: Lee Shaw Wei

Creation of new industries, evolution of current ones

NEW industries will be created and current ones can evolve, should the proposed Forest Amendment Bill 2022 be passed, Simon Sinang Bada (GPS-Tebedu) believes. “The introduction of this Bill is timely as it was tabled with the intention to, firstly, make carbon stock as one of our forest products and,

Alena Murang, Sabah’s Bamboo Woods to perform at RWMF

KUCHING: Multi-talented Sarawakian musician Alena Murang and famous Sabah group Bamboo Woods will perform live at the Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF). Making her return to the RWMF stage following the release of her second album “Sky Songs” in 2021, Alena will be joined by Sara Heng on guzheng, Simmy

Buddhists to mark Wesak Day tomorrow

KUCHING: After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Malaysia Buddhist Association Sarawak Branch (MBASB) will hold a Wesak Day celebration at their Main Temple in Jalan Tun Abdul Razak here on Sunday in collaboration with the Unit for Other Religions (UNIFOR) and UNIFOR Charitable Trust. Coincidentally, this year

Gawai goodies distributed at RTM Sarawak drive-thru

KUCHING: The inaugural ‘Mantar Aco Lepa Ajau Birami Gawai’ programme was officiated by Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture and Regional Development, Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom at RTM Kuching here on Thursday (May 12). The programme was organised by the Department of Agriculture (DOA) Sarawak in collaboration with RTM

SGH looking for patient’s next-of-kin

KUCHING: Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) is looking for family members of a male patient, who is without any form of identification. According to SGH, the patient was found by the public lying in front of a shop in Demak here and was taken to the Emergency and Trauma Department on

DAP offers help, legal advice to guardian

KUCHING: The Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak has offered to give legal advice and help to the guardian of the children of the Sarawakian couple who got electrocuted in a flat in Cameron Highlands in March. Michael Kong Feng Nian, special assistant to DAP Sarawak Chairman Chong Chieng Jen, said

Police report lodged against Pending rep

KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Youth Central has lodged a police report against Pending assemblywoman Violet Yong regarding her video postings on Facebook. Liew Leong Yee, SUPP Youth Central assistant secretary, accompanied by SUPP Youth Chief of Kuching branch Eric Tay, lodged the report. Liew said there were two

New cases down to 97

KUCHING: Sarawak’s positive COVID-19 cases declined slightly with a 97 new cases recorded yesterday, a decrease of seven cases, compared to Wednesday’s 104 cases. This takes the cumulative cases to 305,180. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its daily update said that there were no cases recorded in categories 3,

State to follow ministry’s new regulations

KUCHING: Sarawak will adopt the Health Ministry’s new COVID-19 regulations and protocols which will take effect from Sunday, the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said. This statement was made in its daily COVID-19 update that the decision to use the regulations and protocols announced by the Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin

Bernas hands out 600 packs of bubur lambuk in Satok

KUCHING: A total of 600 packs of ‘bubur lambuk’ were distributed to the public during the Padiberas Nasional Bhd (Bernas) programme in conjunction with Ramadan at Bazaar Aidilfitri Satok here on Tuesday (April 26). “I have decided to hold this ‘bubur lambuk’ programme together with Kelab Bernas, and we were