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Ramces Tawang is president of Padawan adventure club

KUCHING: Ramces Tawang is the new president of the Padawan Adventure 4×4 Club, succeeding Marcellinus Meran Poes, who did not seek re-election at the club’s annual general meeting held on Sunday. Sanjan Daik, previously the club’s secretary, is now the deputy president, replacing Alloysius Kuyong, while Noel Samuel as the

Leave old thinking behind, emulate Chinese: Willie

PUNCAK BORNEO: The Bidayuh community has been urged to get out of their comfort zone and leave the old thinking “we don’t have to work hard, we won’t starve because we have plenty of land to cultivate” aside. Member of Parliament for Puncak Borneo, Datuk Willie Mongin, who made the

Off-roaders play their part to promote tourism in Puncak Borneo

KUCHING: The Padawan Adventure 4×4 Club is not just a club involved in motor sports, but has taken on the role of a tourism promoter as well. Lately the club, led by its president Mecellinus Meran, has participated in several tourism activities around the Padawan and Borneo Highlands area. The

Borneo Highlands area holds potential to become a tourism hub

PADAWAN: The Borneo Highlands area in the Puncak Borneo Parliamentary Constituency has the potential to become a thriving tourism hub in the state, provided it is fully explored and necessary infrastructure is developed. Puncak Borneo MP Datuk Willie Mongin highlighted that several attractive areas around the Puncak Borneo constituency are

Agriculture, tourism sectors in Mambong earmarked for devt

PUNCAK BORNEO: Two economic sectors, namely agriculture and tourism, are the focus in the Mambong constituency to be developed under the Greater Kuching Coordination Development Agency. Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Dr Jerip Susil said that the vast land area and tourism potentials in the constituency had vast potentials to progress

Highly skilled S’wakians advised to contribute to growth of state

SIBURAN: Today’s students were reminded of their responsibility to continue the pace of development to realise the vision of making Sarawak a developed region by the year 2030. Deputy Minister of Transport (Air and Roads) Datuk Dr Jerip Susil when giving the reminder, said the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government,

Wan Junaidi right man for the job: Nanta

KUCHING: The appointment of Tan Sri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar as Dewan Negara Speaker is not only for the interests of Sarawak but also for the nation, said Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. The Kapit Member of Parliament thanked Putrajaya, especially Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, for

Mocking and insulting Malaysia is very bad: Minos

KUCHING: Comedy is not a licence to mock and insult people, least of all a nation. Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (KSMC) chairman Datuk Peter Minos said being funny as a comedian is one thing, but hurting the feelings of other people in the name of comedy is simply uncalled for

Family gets new home after 50 years sheltering under dilapidated house

SIBURAN: After more than five decades of sheltering under a dilapidated house with his husband and three children in Kampung Siburan, Goh Ah Miaw, 76, and her family will soon get a Rumah Mesra Rakyat. An allocation amounting to RM82,000 from the federal Ministry of Rural Development was approved last year, and