KUCHING: The Sarawak government has been urged to also submit state’s traditional heritage pua kumbu under the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) category of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) next year alongside the Sarawak songket. Tun Jugah Foundation chairman and Dayak Cultural Foundation managing trustee Tan Sri
KUCHING: MYHackathon 2020 — an initiative under the National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana) and Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) with Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd (Cradle) as the main secretariat — will take place at 2.30pm Monday (Dec 7) via Zoom. At the Kuching round, under the theme ‘Bina
KUCHING: The Sarawak government through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) will continue to support efforts of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in uplifting the quality of craft products in the state. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg commended the Malaysian Association of Arts and Culture Activists Kuching
KUCHING: Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah suggested Social Welfare Department (JKM) organise a one-day programme to look into the needs and issues faced by the residents of squatters at Lorong Chawan 13 here. “I will suggest the idea to the JKM
KUCHING: State Social Welfare Department (JKM)’s preparation for the monsoon flood season is in full swing, said Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister mentioned that JKM has one depot – located at Jalan Datuk Mohd Musa in Samarahan where all items and
KUCHING: State Integrity and Ombudsman Unit (Union) under the Chief Minister’s Department will hold Integrity Leadership Pioneer Programme (Program Merintis Kepimpinan Berintegriti) throughout this month. The last entry date is at 12am on Jan 8 next year. The programme targets Malaysian youth including children and students residing in the state
KUCHING: Efforts to control the border entry points in the state must be enhanced to curb the entry of illegal immigrants. Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Talib Zulpilip said the issue of illegal immigrants was not a new thing as the state continues to thwart
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg received three courtesy calls at his office at Wisma Bapa Malaysia here today. The first visitors was a delegation from the Election Commission (EC) led by its chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh who had assumed office on Aug 21. Previously, he
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded one new positive Covid-19 case here today, bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 1,066. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Case 1,066 was an Indonesian man who underwent screening before entering the state to work for a different employer . The man
KUCHING: The state government through Ministry of Youth and Sports is setting up a Wushu Training and Competition Centre in Petra Jaya here. Construction work will begin in February next year and is expected to take about 15 months to complete. State Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman
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