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Convention aims to empower central zone members

SIBU: The Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) mini convention here will be used to empower central zone members with knowledge and updates on election procedures in preparation for the coming state election. PBB secretary-general Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi, who is the convention’s organising chairman, said apart from this, the convention

An insight into mental health

Title: How Are You?Author: Atman Azlan & Atman AriPublisher: Iman PublicationPublication year: 2019ISBN: 978-983-2423-74-4Price: RM30 How Are You? is a book that gives an insight into what mental health is like. The book further explains about stress, anxiety and depression. Mental health issues can be a huge topic to talk

Committee for mission schools soon

A look into interests, needs of state’s mission schools KUCHING: A committee mainly to look into the interests and needs of mission schools in Sarawak will be formed soon. These mission schools comprise the various Christian denominations in the state. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said he

Unifor gives additional RM1.5mil to Anglican Church

KUCHING: The Sarawak government, through the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor), has presented an additional grant of RM1.5mil for the construction of the Diocese of Kuching’s House of Epiphany (HoE), on top of the RM7mil announce last year. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the state government

Continue to be vigilant

KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has told Sarawakians to continue to be vigilant against Covid-19 in view of the hike in the number of positive cases reported in Sabah of late. Its chairman, who is also Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah, said within the last two

Tests show three new imported cases

KUCHING: Three imported Covid-19 cases were recorded in Sarawak today, bringing the total number positive cases to 709. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement, said case 707 was a local woman who had just returned from Saudi Arabia. The case who worked as a nurse at a hospital

Minister welcomes OKU Senators

KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah while welcoming the suggestion that people with disabilities (OKU) be given the opportunity to be appointed as a Senator in Dewan Negara, also viewed that to be a senator it needs to be someone who is really committed in serving the people. The Minister of

Sarawak fortunate to go digital early

KUCHING: Sarawak is fortunate to have started its digitalisation journey in 2017, which has allowed e-commerce to continue during the Covid-19 pandemic, says Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. When the movement control order (MCO) was enforced on March this year, it brought along socioeconomic impacts, but the

Quality human capital to drive Sarawak forward

KUCHING: In line with the state’s digital economy initiatives and the government’s vision to make Sarawak a developed state by 2030, there is a need to produce quality human capital, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said in order to fulfil that need, the state needs

Pink & Teal EmpowHer cancer initiative gets praise, promise of fund

KUCHING: A non-governmental organisation (NGO) Pink & Teal EmpowHer or Persatuan Kesedaran Kanser Wanita has been praised by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg for their efforts in providing cervical screening for women in the rural areas in Sarawak. “I must congratulate you for your effort to create