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STU chief hopes schools will ease students’ return

KUCHING: Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) president Adam Prakash Abdullah hopes that schools would make it easier for students to return to physical learning. He said he was concerned about the schoolchildren’s readiness to return to the classroom after being absent for such an extended period. “We will leave the issue

CM reiterates stance on education devt in Sarawak

MIRI: Sarawak is fortunate to have a liberal and open government as far as the education system is concerned, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. He stated that the state government not only recognises Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) qualifications but has also supported Chinese independent

Raghad hands over 112 computers to three children’s homes

KUCHING: Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Raghad Kurdi Taib, wife of Head of State Tun Datuk Patinggi Abdul Taib Mahmud, yesterday handed over 112 tablet computers, two desktop computers, and one printer to three children’s homes. In a ceremony held at The Salvation Army Kuching Children’s Home, she handed over 42

Be social media savvy to woo voters

KUCHING: Social media is expected to play an even bigger role in communicating political messages in the run-up to the 12th state election. A growing penchant for all things digital has now put traditional media in the shade, and political analyst Dr Ammar Redza Ahmad Rizal wants all contending parties

Take up ecopreneurship, youths urged

KUCHING: Youths are encouraged to engage in ecopreneurship, which is not only beneficial to the environment and community, but also has the potential to generate significant returns in the long run. The call was made by the organisers as well as speakers at the recently concluded Youth Green X-Change (YGXC)

Likely rainy season sparks early polls

SPAOH: The upcoming landas (monsoon) season and the possibility of the emergence of new Covid-19 variants are the main reasons why the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government prefers to hold the 12th state election now. Such a decision was reached following extensive consultation and deliberation with the appropriate authorities. This

More development allocation should be given to Sarawak, Sabah

KUCHING: The Orang Ulu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OUCCI) hopes that Sarawak will receive an allocation of a few billion in the mid-term review of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP). OUCCI president Datuk Mutang Tagal said the fund should be allocated in order to completely restore and refurbish dilapidated

Chamber lauds federal govt’s initiative of rural mobile banking

KUCHING: The Orang Ulu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OUCCI) applauds the federal government’s initiative under the 2022 National Budget to provide 20 additional mobile banks (bank bergerak) for rural areas. OUCCI president Datuk Mutang Tagal hoped that the mobile banks would be placed in Belaga, Baram, Ulu Limbang, Meligan

Work on wholesale centre site begins on Nov 4

KUCHING: Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang on Monday (Nov 1) handed over a Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) allocation of RM200,000  to a contractor, Syarikat Adeeb Nazran, for the construction of a wholesale centre site at Mile 6. Lo, chairman of the Padawan Municipal Council (MPP), said work on the