Author: Nur Shazreena Ali

Break stigma on marriage counselling

KUCHING: There is a need to break the stigma on marriage counselling, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. Citing statistics from the Sarawak Syariah Judiciary Department, she said divorce cases among Muslim married couples had increased. “In 2017, divorce cases decreased from

Sarawak to be hydrogen fuel giant

KUCHING: Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) is determined to make Sarawak a pioneer in hydrogen-based personal and commercial transportation in Southeast Asia (SEA). With the construction and operation of its pilot integrated hydrogen production plant and refuelling station project ― the first in SEA ― SEB strategy and corporate development executive

Journalists visit city’s hydrogen plant

KUCHING: Malaysia’s first hydrogen bus was on the road here yesterday carrying some 20 local journalists for a media familiarisation trip. For that purpose, the bus travelled from Riverside Majestic bus stop to South-East Asia’s first integrated hydrogen production plant and refueling station at Pending Industrial Estate. At the plant,

Protect your children from polio

KUCHING: Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah yesterday   urged all parents to take precautions to protect their children from polio. Getting immunisation and preventative injections at the public health facilities, she stressed, was necessary for children, especially the newborn infants in order to

Make healthy lifestyle a culture, urges Fatimah

KUCHING: The people must inculcate healthy lifestyle into their daily routine, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She assured that her ministry would provide the necessary support to efforts aimed at promoting healthy lifestyle practices among the people. “The foundation for a

Constant re-skilling, up-skilling required

KUCHING: Fresh graduates have been urged to be more open and eager to learn new skills. Education, Science and Technological Research Ministry’s deputy permanent secretary Dr Abdul Rahman Deen said fresh graduates needed to be re-skilled and up-skilled constantly according to the requirements of whatever industries they happened to be

‘Be morally strong’

KUCHING: Moral values are the core of self-commitment, said Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Research deputy permanent secretary Dr Abdul Rahman Deen. He said strong moral values would ensure that graduates stay on the right path when facing the uncertainty of the real world. “You should be equipped with

Use IT to your advantage

KUCHING: Cooperative Institute Malaysia (CIM) has urged all small and medium cooperatives in Sarawak to fully utilise information technology to advance their businesses. Deputy director-general of human capital development Ramlan Kamsin said utilising information technology would enhance productivity. “Cooperatives should not remain in their comfort zone and I think it

Beware of individuals claiming to be CIM agents

KUCHING: The public have been reminded to beware of dubious individuals claiming to be authorised agents of entrepreneurial programmes under the Cooperative Institute Malaysia (CIM). Deputy director-general of human capital development Ramlan Kamsin advised the public to only deal directly with CIM. “I would like to reiterate that CIM does

Chanteuse Alena releases Kelabit music video

KUCHING: Renowned Sarawak chanteuse Alena Murang has released a music video for her single ‘Midang Midang’ and dedicates it to the Kelabit community in Miri and Bario. “This song was handed to me by my grandaunt Tepu’ Ira. It is an old Kelabit song and a song to bring people together