Author: Nur Shazreena Ali

Career fair attracts over 4,000 youths, students

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Over 4,000 youths and students turned up at the Talent Recruitment and Career Exhibition Fair at Arena Gemilang, DeTAR Putra, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas)here yesterday to look for jobs. The two-day career fair, which began yesterday, is participated by over 100 companies and offers 10,000 job opportunities. It

S’wakians prefer companies with focus on human devt: Survey

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Sarawakian jobseekers prefer companies that offer better human growth aspirations, according to the latest JobStreet Malaysia survey. JobStreet Malaysia revealed this during the unveiling of its Top 10 Preferred Companies 2019 among its registered Sarawakian jobseekers — oil giant Petronas remains the most sought-after employer today by jobseekers

Chance to get up close with megastar Seagal

KUCHING: The fourth edition Asean International Film Festival & Awards (Aiffa2019) is all ramped up in its preparations for one of its most iconic events here from April 25 to 27. The biennial festival will showcase celebrities, film screening, business-to-business networking. Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim

‘Save the ocean, save the world’

Warning: Plastic will soon displace humans if we allow it to choke the environment KUCHING: When you clean the ocean, you are saving the whole world, said Sarawak Biodiversity Centre chairman Tan Sri Hamid Bugo. Hamid said this when he spoke of putting an end to the perennial problem of

200 preschoolers collect 455 kg of trash from beach

KUCHING: Blazing hot spell did not dampen 200 Smart Reader Kuching’s children spirits took part in Save Our Oceans campaign to keep Damai beach stretches here clean. As the children were squealing and splashing the shore sand, it was unremarkable when a total of 455 kilogrammes of plastics rubbish were

Cervical cancer remains one of top killers of M’sian women

KUCHING: Malaysian women seem to lose their fight in the battle against cervical cancer as 600 patients were estimated dying from it annually. Regardless of wide efforts in raising awareness about cervical cancer and the importance of screening, it is still one of the top killers among Malaysian women despite

Fishermen get help from foundation

KUCHING: The Malaysia Islamic Economic Development Foundation (YaPEIM) plans to set up initiatives to help increase the productivity of fishermen through its Centre of Economic Growth (CEG) programme. These initiatives will include providing equipment such as portable freezers, giving access to Ar-Rahnu service, and setting up grocery shops in 30

Gearing up to tackle worsening water woes

KUCHING:  The Sarawak Disaster Relief Committee is gearing up to tackle the worsening water supply in affected areas due to the current dry spell. With the continuous dry spell which may last until September, the affected areas that rely on water harvesting are urged to inform their district officers or

Tens of thousands throng LeFestour shopping carnival

KUCHING: The second LeFestour shopping carnival received tremendous response from over 30,000 people during its Kuching leg held at Penview Convention Centre (PCC) in Demak here yesterday. It was jointly organised with Spark Malaysian Club to coincide with Sarawak Moto Day (Samoda) in which over 10,000 bikers from across Sarawak and Sabah

Islamic preacher captivates audience 

KUCHING: Independent Islamic preacher and the principal of the Al-Ulya Education Centre in Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan Datuk Ustaz Kazim Elias Al-Hafiz captivated the audience  during his interesting talk at the Kuching Waterfront here last Friday night. The talk entitled “The Roles and Challenges of The Ummah In The Smart