Author: Nur Ashikin Louis

Engage China’s JSBC, local players told

KUCHING: Local tourism players are encouraged to engage with the Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation (JSBC) and try to tap on collaborative efforts in promoting the state’s tourism products to China. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah stated, “If China’s third biggest television network is able to see

Boost open to collaborations with other e-wallet apps

KUCHING: Boost, the leading cashless e-wallet app in Malaysia, welcomes collaborations from other e-wallet applications to enhance the implementation of digital monetary transactions towards a cashless society. Axiata Digital Services CEO Mohd Khairil Abdullah, when asked for his thoughts about this, said he was open to collaborations with competitors such

Budget devoid of PH promises

KUCHING: The 2020 budget did not mention the promises made by Pakatan Harapan (PH) leaders, said Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman. “I am looking at this year’s budget based on the promises that have been made by PH leaders at the federal and the state levels. “One of it was

Preserve Malay cultural heritage for posterity

KUCHING: The Malay cultural heritage should be preserved so that it can be passed on to the younger generations. Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman stated that throughout history, the Malay race had proven themselves to be a developed community, particularly in the fields of economy and trade. “We have heard

Childcare centres’ allocation almost non-existent

KUCHING: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng may have boasted about the current federal government giving Sarawak a lot more than the previous administration in the 2020 federal Budget but that does not mean that Sarawak should stop asking for its right to equitable development. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and

Budget 2020 unfair to Sarawak

KUCHING: Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin described the 2020 federal Budget as ‘imbalanced’ as Sarawak gets less in special grants than Sabah. He said this in response to Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng who said that the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government was giving Sarawak a lot more than the

‘Adapt to co-working culture’

KUCHING: Professionals from various corporate companies in or outside Kuching should adapt to the co-working culture and network by working in a shared space. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said that it is no secret that most companies worldwide these days enjoy and actually benefit

Six hotels partake in green plan

KUCHING: Six hotels here will be participating in the first-ever ‘Responsible Tourism’ initiative to raise awareness on proper management of food waste in order to reduce disposals to landfills as well as drive positive changes in the tourism industry. They are Hilton Kuching, Riverside Majestic, Merdeka Palace, Grand Dormani Rajah

Rabies: Bite cases not decreasing

KUCHING: Rabies outbreak in the state, which was declared on July 1, 2017, has entered its third year with animal bite cases, especially from dogs and cats, averaging from 40 to 60 cases a day. This rate is considered high. In fact, the cases are not decreasing despite the mitigating

OUM hosts learning skills workshop for new students

SIBU: Open University Malaysia (OUM) Sibu Learning Center has hosted a learning skills workshop (BKB) for new students of September 2019 intake at the university’s campus here, last Saturday. The workshop aimed to provide early guidance to the new students and deliver important information before the learning session begins. It