Make Home Safe By Tevis Ong • Ensure all floors are dry.• Ensure floors are clear of any loose items which could contribute to a slip/fall, and carpets/floor mats are non-slippery.• Items required by the elderly are close at hand.• Meals or ingredients are pre-prepared for easy access/cooking.• Emergency contacts
There are numerous concerns in the world. Many of them involved young, innocent children. Though the COVID-19 outbreak brought heartbreak for parents whose children became infected with the virus, there is another disease that requires attention due to its present rapid spread. Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) was first
Opening up a business can be easy. But not everyone survives the tough industry, of constant boulders thrown at its owner. Sharing the rough path he went through, Ceylonese Restaurant’s Damith Senanayake speaks of his experiences, surviving in the local food industry as a foreigner and newcomer. Trials and tribulations
Siaw Chow Jin has been in the cemetery service industry for 16 years. Despite working amidst the place that is often portrayed as paranormal, he says there is nothing to be afraid of. Nothing Ghostly About Working in a Cemetery A graveyard is a place where the dead are laid
With their kites soaring magnificently above, both Albert Duwas and Ng Siaw Kee share their kite-flying passion. Having been playing for decades now, the experience was like returning to a carefree childhood which they did not have the opportunity to experience. PRISCILLA TAWIE talks to them. In the olden days,
A daily phone for heavy users Gone are the days when phones were used only as a form of communication. Back in the early 2000s, mobile phones had keypads and were used to type in messages in place of the pager. It was a communicative device reserved only for those
Being a mother is no easy feat. There will always be the psychological and physiological aspect that tires a mother at the end of the day. But for the majority of mothers around the world, their children become the motivation to soldier on. The same goes for a 41-year-old mother
Art is often not highly celebrated, especially in Asian countries. Though a wonder, its abstracts are often dismissed. However, the last half a decade has seen Sarawak growing towards art with more communities tied to the vision. Art collective organisation HAUS KCH, established in 2016, has helped numerous artists grow
Local environmental movement — NakedWonders is releasing its mascot Alissa on a tour around Kuching to create an awareness against the use of straws. With much help from Kuching South City Council Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng and philanthropist Datin Shentel Lee, the campaign encourages the public to get involve
A local delight, the ‘tau fu fah’ has its place in most Asians’ heart. The jiggly, sweet goodness is a traditional dessert. However, with modernity seeping into the delicacy, ‘tau fu fah’ of today is seen topped with balls and pearls. At BiuGo Taufu Fah, there is even a matcha-topped
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