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SFAA to hold gala dinner 

KUCHING: Sarawak Forwarding Agencies Association (SFAA) will be celebrating its 40th anniversary with a gala dinner on July 22 at Imperial Hotel here. SFAA president Joseph Chung said Transportation Assistant Minister Datuk Dr Jerip Susil would be the guest of honour at the dinner expected to be attended by 1,000

Semadang International Tagang Festival from Aug 30 to Sept 1

KUCHING: The fifth edition of Semadang International Tagang Festival will take place at Kampung Semadang, 40 km from here, from August 30 to September 1. Among the interesting activities are a fishing competition, Miss Tagang beauty pageant, a Bidayuh traditional dance and gong beating competition, kayaking, a cooking competition, street

Bidayuh Cultural Village coming up

BAU: Redeems Centre at Kampung Apar in Singai here will have its own Bidayuh Cultural Village and an Asian Market section. According to the Association of Research and Development Movement of Singai Sarawak (Redeems) president Datuk Peter Nansian Ngusie, the cultural village will be constructed soon. When met at Aeon Gawai

Miss Aeon 2019 crowned

BAU: A diploma in office management student at Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Samarahan Mellanie Meek, 19, has emerged winner of the Miss Aeon 2019 title. This Kampung Daun, Singai lass defeated nine other contestants in the finals held at Redeems Centre on Sunday night. The competition held in conjunction with

Think again if you receive job offers from abroad

KUCHING: If anyone receives an offer to work in the timber camp in Solomon Islands it is wise not to accept. The high pay promised might not be true, worst still you might not get paid at all and forced to work like slaves. The working environment is also dangerous

Drug issues serious in Bidayuh villages

KUCHING: Drug related problems are fast becoming a serious issue in Bidayuh villages. Deputy director of State Security and Enforcement Unit in the Chief Minister’s Department Datuk Clarence Rorote Sagon said this could only mean members of the community were abusing drugs. “Arrests made in recent months of Bidayuh youths

S’wak has many capable leaders

KUCHING: Sarawak has many leaders and administrators who are capable of governing the state without interference from outsiders. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said for many years Sarawak has received good financial management rating from international rating agencies such as Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, and this

They slogged like slaves

KUCHING: It was a nightmarish experience they will not ever want to go through again in life. The six Sarawakians, who were stranded in Solomon Islands, came home yesterday with tales of inhumane treatments. “We were treated worse than animals,” they said when met upon arrival at the Kuching International

Five million visitor arrivals achievable, says ministry

KUCHING: Sarawak is optimistic of achieving five million visitor arrivals this year. Assistant Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Lee Khim Shin said a total of 1,797,634 visitors were recorded from January to May this year, an increase of 2.68 percent compared to 1,750,640 for the same period last year.

Stranded Sarawakians return home

KUCHING: A group of six Sarawakians stranded in Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea (PNG) will return home today – thanks to Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing who paid for their home flights. They are believed to be victims of a job scam by an “employer” in