KUCHING: The Association of Churches in Sarawak (ACS) voiced out its deep concerns with the recent findings of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) that the police’s Special Branch was involved in the abduction and enforced disappearance of Pastor Raymond Koh and social activist Amri Che Mat. In a
KUCHING: Simulations of rescue operations and the rendering of assistance to people hit by natural disasters were carried out along Batang Sadong River and SK Haji Bujang Rangawan Putin in Sadong Jaya today. They constituted a Field-Training Exercise (FTX) prior to a programme called Pacific Partnership 2019 (PP19). The simulations
KUCHING: Azra Tilai and Deborah Lennet were crowned Jejaka Idola Berkarisma and Dewi Idola Berkarisma respectively at the fifth edition of “Jejaka Idola Berkarisma (JIB) & Dewi Idola Berkarisma (DIB) 2019” yesterday. The event, which took place at the Imperial Hotel here, saw each winner bagged cash prize worth RM3,000,
KUCHING: Honour the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) like what Pakatan Harapan (PH) had preached and promised during the 14th General Election (GE14), Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang told Stampin MP Chong Chieng Jen and the PH government. “Once Malaya honours MA63, the amendment to Article 1(2), including any other
KUCHING: Petra Jaya MP Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof has called for a new holistic approach to tackle the drug menace in the state. “Compared to the past, the number of drug addicts has increased significantly, and drugs are being distributed like chocolates,” he pointed out in his speech when representing
KUCHING: All consumers must play their role to conserve water in the face of the current dry spell. Utilities Ministry, in a recent press statement, said if no conservation efforts are made, water shortage can get prolonged, especially for those in the coastal areas. On the government’s part, the ministry has
KUCHING: Pacific Partnership Exercise military personnel struck up an instant rapport with SMK Semerah Padi students here during a visit. SMK Semerah Padi was one of the schools chosen to play host to minor programmes under the 2019 Pacific Partnership Exercise (Ex-PP19). Amongst the activities were mat weaving and learning
KUCHING: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is no longer an option but a public expectation, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. According to her, CSR programmes and campaigns are often defined as voluntary initiatives that are central to the public relations efforts of
KUCHING: The act of not distributing copies of a proposed constitutional amendment bill until the reading day is not something which should be considered a small matter and allowed to slip quietly. Dwelling on this yesterday, Welfare, Community Well-being, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah expressed
KUCHING: Sarawak Rivers Board (SRB) controller Richard Tajan does not want people to throw any rubbish into the Sarawak River or any other river. “The river is the path for water transportation whether big or small,” he told the New Sarawak Tribune yesterday. “It is important to keep the river
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