Author: Nick Fletcher

Teachers using own money to make PdPR work

KUCHING: Most teachers use their own money to conduct home-based Teaching and Learning (PdPR), says Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) president Adam Prakash Abdullah. He added that teachers were spending more recently because they had to provide special data for PdPR. “They also need to buy devices while some buy special

Retired but passion to help needy burns bright

KUCHING: Retirement did not stop Abang Mohamad Sapien Abang Daud from dedicating his life to helping the needy. The retired headmaster said the main factor that motivated him was seeing how many people were in need of assistance. The 59-year-old said he felt satisfied and happy whenever he was able

Support GPS government for your future

KUCHING: Sarawakians must continue to support the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government so that all development plans, especially in the rural areas, can be realised. In making the call, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said  many development projects had been planned. “This clearly shows the

80% immunisation condition will invite uneasiness

KUCHING: Ensuring that 80 percent of the population are vaccinated as a condition for holding the 15th General Election (GE15) will invite speculations, assumptions and cause uneasiness, especially among politicians and their hardcore supporters. A political analyst Professor Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman said it can hamper efforts in speeding

How to avoid being used as mule accounts

KUCHING: Housewives, the jobless, students and senior citizens are among the target groups who are often used as mule accounts by online financial fraud syndicates such as Macau Scam including Love Scam, Parcel Scam and so on. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Kuching office chief Mohd Irman Mohd Din said the

Jalan Bintulu-Miri prison under lockdown

BINTULU: The Mile 11 Prison at Jalan Bintulu-Miri here is placed on lockdown after one of its wardens was confirmed positive for Covid-19. Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said the Bintulu Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC)  also issued quarantine orders to the wardens and the prisoners. “The prison was

Current education system may not be relevant

KUCHING: The curriculum at teacher training institutes (IPGs) should be reviewed and re-adjusted in line with current developments if we want to transform the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) system and certification. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) deputy vice chancellor Prof Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman pointed this out when commenting on

Govt’s support needed for home learning

KUCHING: The implementation of Home Teaching and Learning (PdPR) in Sarawak has sparked various polemics, said Datuk Shamsudin Abdul Rahman. The Consumer Voice Association of Sarawak (Covas) vice president opined that the needs of education besides health and economic also require immediate actions from the government during this Covid-19 pandemic.

Grab opportunities

SERIAN: Class D, E and F contractors should strive to seize government projects under the rural transformation programme (RTP) and minor rural projects (MRPs), said Assistant Minister of International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais. According to him, with a total of RM8 million