Education chief gives assurance on special allowance

KUCHING: Teachers in Sarawak are entitled to receive the Interior Incentive Payment (Bantuan Insentif Pendalaman or BIP) for as long as they meet the set criteria and requirements. Sarawak education director Datuk Dr Azhar Ahmad said teachers, who serve in schools entitled to receive the special allowance, are eligible for the incentive. “The review process... Read More

Sarawak News

January 28, 2023

Ministry to fill 1,500 teachers in Sarawak by March

KUCHING: The Ministry of Education (MoE) will try to fill at least 50 per cent or 1,500, of the estimated 3,000 shortage of teachers in Sarawak before the new school session commences in March this year. Its minister Fadhlina Sidek said this is an effort to overcome the problem of teacher shortages in the state.... Read More

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January 27, 2023

Time to bleed for a good cause

KUCHING: Pertubuhan Pembangunan Insan Sarawak (PPIS) is encouraging healthy individuals to come forward and donate blood to save lives. In line with such a cause, its president Manjeet Kaur said that the association together with the Lions Club of Kuching and the Malaysia Red Crescent Kuching Branch will organise a blood donation drive at CityOne... Read More

Sarawak News

January 27, 2023

Isolated thunderstorms and heavy rain expected in coming week

KUCHING: Isolated thunderstorms are expected in the inland areas of Sarawak until next week. According to the warning issued by the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), the isolated thunderstorms are expected to occur in the afternoon and at night from today (Jan 27) until next Thursday (Feb 2). Except on Monday (Jan 30), there will be... Read More

Sarawak News

January 15, 2023

Don’t destroy spirit of tolerance, Tiong tells PAS MP

KUCHING: Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has hit out at Permatang Pauh’s PAS MP Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan for asking a shopping a mall at Seberang Jaya in Penang to stop openly promoting alcohol beverages. Describing Fawwaz’s statement as irrelevant, Tiong said extremist culture that destroys the harmony of a... Read More

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January 14, 2023

Proposal to increase number of immigration checkpoints

KUCHING: Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture (MOTAC) Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has submitted a proposal to the Minister of Home Affairs to increase the number of immigration checkpoints at international airports from the current four to six. He said that this is in order to accommodate the large flow of passengers, including at... Read More

Sarawak News

January 14, 2023

Kuching Autistic Association to hold food fair on July 16

KUCHING: The Kuching Autistic Association (KAA) will be organising a food fair and charity sale at the Association of Churches in Sarawak (ACS) Building on July 16. Its president Dr Catherine Chen said that event is one of its major fundraising programmes to be held this year. “Do come, and we look forward to your... Read More

Sarawak News

January 14, 2023

Show support, care for autistic individuals

KUCHING: The society has been called upon to show continuous support and care for people with autism so that they can reach their full potential. Deputy Minister of Women, Early Childhood, and Community Wellbeing Development II Mohammad Razi Sitam said that efforts to support and nurture autistic children require the involvement and cooperation of all... Read More

Sarawak News, Top Story

January 13, 2023

Change mindset and embrace recycling, says PMC deputy chairman

KUCHING: It is about time the people changed their mindset and embraced the recycling habit in view of the increasing amount of solid waste being generated today. Padawan Municipal Council (PMC) deputy chairman Senator Datuk Ahmad Ibrahim said solid waste was increasing because of the growing population, rapid economic development and consumption activities. “As urban... Read More

Sarawak News

January 13, 2023

18 schools in Batu Kawah receive grants

KUCHING: Eighteen schools in Batu Kawah are receiving grants from the Sarawak government for their daily operations. The first of the 18 schools to receive the grant from Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian was Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Garland. Headmaster Stanley Sagir received the grant today (Jan 13). “SK Garland is one of... Read More

Sarawak News

Education chief gives assurance on special allowance

Ministry to fill 1,500 teachers in Sarawak by March

Time to bleed for a good cause

Isolated thunderstorms and heavy rain expected in coming week

Don’t destroy spirit of tolerance, Tiong tells PAS MP

Proposal to increase number of immigration checkpoints

Kuching Autistic Association to hold food fair on July 16

Show support, care for autistic individuals

Change mindset and embrace recycling, says PMC deputy chairman

18 schools in Batu Kawah receive grants

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