KUCHING: Artefact Studio from Swinburne emerged the top three winners of the recently concluded Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Sarawak (Tegas) Digital Pre-Accelerator 2020 programme. Ten out of 20 startups from all over Sarawak were selected to present their business ideas to investors, funding and government agencies, and strategic partners at
KUCHING: Before entering a business premises, visitors are required to provide their contact details. This is among the standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the government to contain the spread of Covid-19. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Unggah Embas stressed the importance of writing accurate information
KUCHING: Persatuan Anak Istimewa Sarawak (Perais) has urged the government and Ministry of Education (MoE) to consider in postponing the opening of schools in Sarawak until there are zero Covid-19 cases for the safety and health of the children. Its president Rapelson Richard said children are vulnerable and at greatest
KUCHING: The frontline staff of Kuching Court has received 50 units of 3D printed face shields from Pustaka Negeri Sarawak and MiLUS Miniatures. The court assistant registrar Mosidi Husseini received the donation at the court complex yesterday. Pustaka Negeri Sarawak in a statement said the initiative taken was to provide
KUCHING: The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) claimed to have received numerous complaints from its members that leasing companies have created their own set of moratorium on repayment of loans instead of using the one issued by Bank Negara Malaysia on Mar 24. Matta president Datuk Tan
KUCHING: Transport Assistant Minister Datuk Dr Jerip Susil will be distributing essential food items to his constituents to ease the hardship they are facing following the Restricted Movement Order imposed by the government since March 18 in combating Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Jerip, who is Mambong assemblyman, said the initiative was
MIRI: Military deployment to help the police in enforcing the movement control order (MCO) becomes a necessity when the public do not fully comply with the government guidelines, said Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau. “Sending in the army is the last resort because there is no other choice left,” he
KUCHING: World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia), Sarawak Conservation Programme is holding a drawing contest in connection with the coming Earth Hour 2020. This contest is open to anyone aged 15 years old and above who are currently studying or working in Sarawak. For Earth Hour 2020, WWF-Malaysia focuses
KUCHING: In the olden days, during Chap Goh Mei (fifteenth day of the Chinese New Year) or also dubbed as the Chinese Valentine’s Day, single women would throw mandarin oranges into the river or sea to wish for the man of their dream. However this tradition is less practised nowadays
BINTULU: Two boats were deployed to Samalaju beach in the search and rescue (SAR) operation for a Myanmar national who was reported missing on Wednesday evening. The two assets are from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and the Marine Police. This was disclosed by MMEA Bintulu director Capt Shahref
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