Author: Magdalene Rogers

Little choice but to grin and bear it

KUCHING: Nothing comes cheap. And this saying makes a lot more sense these days with the prices of goods, groceries, attires, oil and gas, construction resources, schooling items, etcetera increasing by leaps and bounds in just a matter of weeks. By and large people blame business owners for taking advantage

AI and drones to safeguard mangrove health

KUALA LUMPUR: A joint Malaysian-Japanese effort is being undertaken to bolster the all-important mangrove forests in Sarawak through the adoption of drone technology and artificial intelligence. The public-private collaboration involves the Sarawak Forest Corporation (SFC), Sunway University and the University of Technology Sarawak with two leading Japanese technology companies, Aerosense

Rise in interest rates will affect economy

KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Stakan branch chairman, Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok, said the second increase in bank interest rates, from 1.75% to 2% and now 2.25% will affect the state’s economy, especially businesses. “The world economy is facing challenges as we are just coming out of the pandemic

Flexible working days a hotly debated topic

KUCHING: When it comes to controversial policies, Malaysia is also one of those countries that has its own fair share. The most recent being the calls by certain quarters to reduce the number of working days to four a week, much to the horror of most Malaysian employers. At a

Government urged to probe alleged trade monopoly at border

KUCHING: The authorities have been urged to investigate the alleged monopoly of trade by an individual on the Malaysian side which has resulted in a blockade at the border between Long Midang in Krayan, Indonesia and Buduk Nur in Ba Kelalan yesterday. Without naming the individual, Ba’kelalan assemblyman Baru Bian

Motorsports making a comeback

KUCHING: Motor sports can soon be incepted as one of Sarawak’s tourism packages as sports tourism due to its vast talents,  potential and popularity here.  Deputy Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts, Datuk Snowdan Lawan, representing the Minister and Minister of Youth and Sports and Entrepreneur Development Datuk Seri Abdul Karim

Weightlifting tourney to conclude today

KUCHING: The National Junior and Senior Weightlifting Championship 2022, attracting 121 entries nationwide, will end today at the Indian Association premises here. Organised by the Sarawak Weightlifting Association, it was declared open by Deputy Minister of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development Datuk Gerald Rentap Jabu who is also Sarawak Weightlifting president and

Music unites, let in play on

KUCHING: Music has the power to unite the people regardless of race, religion and background, says Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii. “We even have Malay singers singing Chinese songs and this is the beauty of the multiculturalism we have here in Sarawak,” he said in a statement here today

Journos witness music bringing everyone together

KUCHING: Typically when a massive international event takes place the role of the media is absolutely vital to help publicise the event to the public. Hence, it is not surprising to see throngs of media practitioners converging at the three-day 25th Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) at the Sarawak Cultural

Long-awaited music festival does not disappoint

KUCHING: The Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF), which ended on Sunday (June 19), has achieved its visitor target, much to the delight of Sarawak Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He said of the 12,000 festival-goers, 92 per cent were locals and the