Author: Magdalene Rogers

New councillors soon; those who have served six years or more to make way

KUCHING: The new line–up of city and district councillors, including mayors in Sarawak, will be announced after the State Cabinet meeting soon, said the Kuching City South Council (MBKS) Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng today (Jan 30). “After March 31 the terms of the 32 councillors in MBKS,including myself, as

International chess for disabled individuals Jan 29

KUCHING: Twenty four participants comprising the disabled people will participate in the 3rd Malaysia Lions International Chess Championship for the disabled for Sarawak on January 29. Lions Clubs International District 308-A2 district governor Kapitan Connie Loh Ming Hua said at a press conference at the Lions Nursing home here yesterday

Unity key to a harmonious society

TEBEDU: Unity is vital for complete unification in forming a multi-racial society. In a news report from the Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS), Tebedu assemblyman Dr Simon Sinang Bada pointed out that unity is also the key to a harmonious society and an important factor for Sarawak to achieve the

UK delegation pays courtesy call on Dr Hazland

KUCHING: The United Kingdom’s (UK) Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) paid a courtesy call on Deputy Minister of Energy and Environmental Sustainability Dr Hazland Abang Hipni at his office in Baitul Makmur, Petra Jaya, here on Friday (Jan 13). According to a press statement, the Sarawak government has been

Fatimah unveils community social support centre

KUCHING: A Community Social Support Centre (CSSC) has been unveiled in the city with plans for more elsewhere in the state. Women, Early Childhood and Community Well-being Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said it would serve as an intervention and social support centre supported by the Ministry along with other

Double win for Curtin’s ‘Neural Works’ at innovation bootcamp

MIRI: Team ‘Neural Works’ from Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) recently emerged first runner-up in both the Sarawak Track and Malaysia Track of the recently concluded IEEE Innovation Nation Malaysia 2022 TechnopreneurshipBootcamp held over four–and–a–half months from Aug 1 2022.   The team comprising Dr. Basil Andy Lease, Dr. Jonathan PhangThen

Key chains, artificial fireworks among 10 most popular CNY decorations

KUCHING: The Chinese community will soon be ushering in the Year of the Rabbit on Jan 22. Not surprisingly, they are already preparing early and many were seen buying Chinese New Year (CNY) decorations at Green Gallery, BDC here on Monday (Jan 2). According to one of the gallery’s owners

Hoping for a better 2023

KUCHING: Sarawakians have been urged to look forward to a good economy coupled with political stability in Malaysia. Sarawak Patriotic Association (SPA) chairman Datuk John Lau said that for the past year, it had been a roller coaster where political leaders were playing games to remain in power. “With the

Don’t politicise issues affecting hawker centre

KUCHING: The Mayor of Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Datuk Wee Hong Seng has urged the hawker community, the opposition parties and the general public not to politicise the Sungei Apong hawker issues. Following complaints in videos that had gone viraled on Facebook posts on the Sg Apong hawker issue,

St Joseph’s wins virtual band championships

SISAKET: St Joseph’s Family of Schools Concert Band has once again brought cheer to the school, state and nation by winning the Thailand World Music Championships (TWMC) 2022 – Virtual Category. The prize-giving ceremony took place in Sisaket, Thailand on Dec 16 and the school was represented by band and