KUCHING: Sarawak Pengiran Heirs and Descendants Association or Pertubuhan Keturunan Dan Waris Pengiran Sarawak (PKWPS) is committed to providing educational and skills learning programmes to ensure its community’s growth. Its chairman Dayangku Sa’adiah Datuk Sri Awang Hipni said although PKWPS was an association based on family ties, she assured that
KUCHING: The newly-established Pertubuhan Kesedaran Intelektual Kuching Sarawak (Pakis) is determined to provide assistance in improving the lot of the poor and poverty-stricken through welfare educational programme. Its chairman Abang Ismawi Abg Madi said the association has made several pertinent points on the role of education, welfare and economy to
KUCHING: Despite numerous efforts to improve the livelihood of the hardcore poor, their numbers still remain the same. According to Persatuan Intellektual Kuching Sarawak (Pakis) chairman Abang Ismawi Abang Madi, one major weakness was the Malaysians’ fondness for excuses. “Many Malaysians like to give excuses,” he said, adding that they
KUCHING: The appointment of Latheefa Beebi Koya as head of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has raised concerns about her decision-making credibility, ability and capacity. In expressing this, Welfare, Community Well-being, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said her concern is in regards to her political
KUCHING: The newly established post-natal care service centre, Blessing Care Centre at Jalan Chawan here plays a vital role as a resort centre to pamper new mothers in urban areas who are away from their traditional families. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah
KUCHING: A donation worth RM1,500 was presented by PAS Sarawak branch to the flood victims of Long Busang. The village located in the vicinity of Bakun Dam was inundated by flood on June 3. It was known that the floodwaters were about three to five metres high and at least
KUCHING: As the school holidays ended yesterday, families were seen leaving their hometowns after the Gawai-Raya celebrations. Checks by the New Sarawak Tribune revealed a big crowd at the departure hall of Kuching International Airport (KIA) here yesterday afternoon where families and friends were sending off their relatives and wishing them
KUCHING: Santubong MP Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar hopes that the federal government’s decision to hold the national-level Malaysia Day celebration in Sarawak this year would not be for some political purpose. He said the ultimate purpose should be to forge solidarity, cohesiveness and understanding to bridge whatever
KUCHING: Sarawak is looking forward to hosting the national-level Malaysia Day celebration on September 16 this year, said Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman. He was commenting on the federal government’s decision to hold the national-level Malaysia Day celebration in Sarawak. “We welcome the Merdeka Day celebration in the state to
KUCHING: A decision to let Sarawak host this year’s national-level Malaysia Day celebration on September 16 is seen as crucial for closing the gap between the state and Pakatan Harapan (PH) federal government. Batang Sadong MP Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the decision made by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir
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