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Globe-trotting designers and models galore

KUCHING: Twenty-one fashion designers from Southeast Asia as well as local designers from Malaysia will be taking part in Sarawak’s inaugural Best of Asean Designers (BOAD19) event. Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah Karim told a press conference here yesterday that the event would

3,000 participants expected at Spartan Race

KUCHING: Sarawak will host its inaugural Spartan Race at the Sarawak Civil Service Leadership Institute at Mile 13, Kuching-Serian Road from October 19-20. The event will represent a new global trend towards a healthy lifestyle. Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the race

UiTM does its bit to up Mathematics proficiency

KUCHING: SK Pinang achieved an 85 per cent increase in Mathematics and Science passes in the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) last year – a huge leap from the 50-60 per cent passes in 2017. SK Pinang headmaster Dayang Mastura said this when met by reporters at the Mathematics Exploration

Let’s see how big is the ‘big fish’: Minister

KUCHING: Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said he prefers to wait and see if there is any “big fish” to be caught by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). “It is the MACC responsibility to investigate those who are not doing things right and

Rainforest fest attracts 6,000 on first day

KUCHING: The first day of the Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) on Friday recorded approximately 6,000 visitors. Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said this was according to the distribution of wristbands. He is also expecting the number of visitors to increase as more

Road in Tasik Biru named after Dr Patau

KUCHING:  A road adjacent to Tasik Biru in Bau was renamed Jalan Dr Patau Rubis yesterday. Tasik Biru assemblyman, Datuk Henry Harry Jinep officiated at the road naming ceremony. The road was as yet unnamed until yesterday. “The decision made by Majlis Daerah Bau to name the road after the

Dawos cared for Dayak community: Layar rep

KUCHING: The passing of former Puncak Borneo MP and former deputy minister Datuk Seri Dr James Dawos Mamit has been described as a great loss to the state. Layar assemblyman Gerald Rentap Jabu said the late Dawos was a humble man who  contributed much to the state and nation. “A loyal

Bersatu takes pride in pineapple project

KUCHING: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Sarawak chapter’s interim secretary Jaziri Alkaf Abdillah Suffian does not think that his chief Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan’s statement as rhetorical and malicious. He qualified this by saying that Mohd Redzuan was speaking from his experience of working in the oil and gas sector

International workshop on ‘Haze and Biomass Burning in Asia’

KUCHING: The Sarawak Tropical Peat Research Institute (Tropi) hosted an international workshop on ‘Haze and Biomass Burning in Asia’ from July 9 to 10. The workshop was part of a project between the International Institute for Applied Analysis Systems (IIASA), the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) and Tropi. Universiti Teknologi

12 Bersatu divisions formed, 19 to go

KUCHING: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Sarawak is preparing to face the coming 12th State Election (PRN-12) which is expected to be held as early as the end of next year. Entrepreneur Development Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Mohd Yusof said up to now 12 Sarawak Bersatu divisions had been