Author: Nur Ashikin Louis

40 whiteboards for SMK Serian

SERIAN: Forty classrooms in Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Serian will be installed with whiteboards before the start of schooling term. Bukit Semuja assemblyman John Ilus said the installation of whiteboards will replace the old blackboards which were already in poor condition. “The request to replace the blackboards was also due

Perfect time to invest in online teaching

KUCHING: The delay in face-to-face learning session in schools is a perfectly opportune time to invest in online teaching and improve on it. St Thomas Secondary School management board chairman Edgar Ong said everyone, especially the authorities and education fraternity, should take immediate action to ensure smooth transition to online

Sarawak government a good listener

KUCHING: The decision to limit the face-to-face sessions in schools to examination candidates only shows that the state government is willing to listen to the voice of the people apart from keeping a balance on education. Kuching Chung Hua Middle School No.1, 3 and 4 management board committee chairman Datuk

12 special bins for villages along Sarawak River

KUCHING: The authorities will provide special roro (roll-on roll-off) bins for 12 villages in Seberang Hilir here to facilitate the removal of large amounts of waste. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs and DBKU) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi noted that every time floods occur, there will

Evacuees return home

KUCHING: The flood victims placed at the Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Matu Baru evacuation centre (PPS) in Kampung Bintawa Hilir here were finally able to return home today after the water level subsided. A total of 156 flood victims from 40 families were relocated to the centre after their homes were

State water quality unaffected by floods

KUCHING: There are no reports on polluted water supply in the state so far, said Assistant Minister of Utilities (Water Supply) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. He assured that the quality of water supply in the state is safe for consumption. “So far, I have not received any reports from

Face-to-face session only for major exam candidates

KUCHING: The reopening of schools for face-to-face session in Sarawak will only apply to students who will sit for major examinations. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas was referring to the operation of educational institutions under the Ministry of Education (MOE) in areas under the

Sarawak in steady hands under Abang Jo’s leadership

KUCHING: Sarawak is in steady hands under the leadership of Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, said Datuk Talib Zulpilip. The Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Integrity and Ombudsman) pointed out that four years ago, the change in chief ministership happened at the most unexpected time. Even

Disabled had to drag themselves to safety

KUCHING: Two siblings with disabilities (OKU) had to hurrily drag their whole bodies to reach their wheelchairs in order to save themselves after their house was flooded in Taman Malihah here last Wednesday (Jan 13). Irwandi Mazlan, 40, said he was sleeping at the time of the incident when he

Saved by neighbour’s phone call

KUCHING: A phone call by a neighbour has prompted a 36-year-old woman to save extra time for her family to evacuate their home before the flood water level rose. Jasima Sahril was sleeping with her husband and four children (aged five to twelve) at the time of the incident at