KUCHING: The Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA) will continue discussions with the Education Department and the Sarawak Ministry of Education on the proposal to use the Bidayuh language in the formal education system. DBNA president Datuk Ik Pahon Joyik said in 2018 with the collaboration of the education department and
SERIAN: Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities II Datuk Willie Mongin has approved a grant of RM88,000 to two villages in his Mambong constituency. He approved RM58,000 for Kampung Panchor Dayak in Serian and RM30,000 to Kampung Nyegol in the Upper Bengoh Dam in Padawan. The Puncak Borneo MP
KUCHING:Tourism players in the rural areas are still finding it hard to bounce back as they are experiencing very poor patronage at their business premises and outlets. Kampung Annah Rais Longhouse in Padawan is among those badly affected. After closing its doors to visitors for about two years due to
SIBU: The receding river water has thwarted the act of a woman who is believed to be trying to end her own life by jumping into the Rajang River here early this morning. According to the head of Sibu Fire and Rescue Station Senior Assistant Fire Superintendent, Suna Kaha, it
PADAWAN: After decades of lighting kerosene lamps at night to brighten their homes, residents of Kampung Sapit in Ulu Padawan will soon be getting 24-hour electricity from the main grid after the Rural Electricity Supply Project (BELB) to the village is being listed under the Additional and Outstanding Application Scheme
KOTA PADAWAN: The hardships of life as a child and while in school after the death of his father when he was a baby became a strong impetus for Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Willie Mongin to make seven needy students at the Sekolah Menengah Kerajaan (SMK)
KUCHING: When the streets, markets and environment are clean and the community is healthy, one can rest assured that a special workforce, like a “hidden hand”, is active as usual. This manpower comprises the assistant environmental health officers or health inspectors who have emerged as unsung heroes, just like the
KUCHING: The preparations to usher in the Chinese New Year celebration this Friday in Kuching are done in a simple, small-scale and quiet manner. Bernama checks saw the absence of the lively shopping atmosphere contributed by shoppers making purchases to welcome the new year evident in previous years as people
Now, as soon as your house is flooded, rescue teams are dEspatched to help flood victims to evacuate to relief centres (PPS). – Zarena Abdullah, flood victim Having to face floods in Sarawak in the 1960s to 1980s cannot be compared with its experience now, according to two flood victims.
KUCHING: Bau, a district in the Kuching Division which was once known for its gold mining activities has discovered a new form of ‘gold’ which has the potential to become a vibrant tourist attraction. Several projects have been planned over the next 10 years for Bau which is located about
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