KUCHING: Call it chemistry but Jong Poh Chan has a thing for all things science. Even as a teenager in school, science subjects never made her recoil in fear unlike many of her peers. Instead she openly admits that it was love at first sight when she met, well, chemistry.
‘Food may be essential as fuel for the body. But good food is fuel for the soul,’ – Malcom Forbes, American entrepreneur and politician. ONE of the best things about the holy month of fasting is Ramadan bazaars. From traditional delicacies to viral desserts, it comes as no surprise that
BUKIT SABAN: Bukit Saban has achieved a 91.39 per cent success rate in the implementation of its rural transformation projects (RTP) in the last seven years. According to its assemblyman and Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas some 138 projects out of a total of 151 had been implemented.
KUCHING: The state government has extended Datuk Peter Minos’ term for two more years as chairman of the Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS). Minos who has served for seven years described helping the Public Works Department (PWD) and its contractors in solving traffic jam problems in Kota Samarahan as a
MIRI: Senadin assemblyman Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin has solved the issue of damaged roads in the main area of SK Tudan Jaya here. Representative of SK Tudan Jaya Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) Fabian William Story said the damaged roads have been causing inconvenience to parents and guardians who are sending
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud received a courtesy visit from the state-level Nuzul Al-Quran 1444H/2023M programme management committee at Demak Jaya on Thursday (March 30). The purpose of the visit led by Deputy Minister of Utility and Telecommunication Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi was to
KUCHING: The Kuching Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCGCCI) and the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sarawak (ACCCIS) recently attended a business dialogue on cross-border trade between West Kalimantan and Sarawak. The business dialogue arranged by the Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia in
KUCHING: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg broke fast with civil servants, community leaders and village heads (KMKK) yesterday (Mar 29). The event took place at the Atrium of the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) building. The event included the presentation of duit raya by the Sarawak Women’s
SAMARAHAN: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and his wife Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Raghad Kurdi Taib attended the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) iftar ceremony at the Tun Abang Salahuddin Islamic Centre (PITAS) yesterday (Mar 29). The ceremony is an annual event held by the university to
KUCHING: Just days into the holy month of Ramadan, Hope Place Kuching received an urgent call from a desperate mother appealing for milk powder for her baby. The charitable non-governmental organisation (NGO) said Norhaliza Mohamad Ali sought help because her six young children at home have barely enough to eat.
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