Author: Nur Shazreena Ali

Women empowerment programme ends

KUCHING:  A women empowerment programme called “BeYOUtiful” held in conjunction with International Women’s Day last week has ended at Plaza Merdeka’s Atrium here last night. Themed “#BalancedforBetter”, the event emphasised the importance of wellbeing and embraced the uniqueness of beauty, and to make women feel confident about themselves. As part

RM200 monthly allowance not enough: Fishermen

KUCHING: Put simply and plainly, the RMM200 monthly allowance given to fishermen is not enough to help them make ends meet. Recently this was pointed out quite tearfully by some Santubong fishermen who have been hit with increasing hardship as rising prices of goods lower the value of their allowances.

Lefestour Carnival is back from March 29 to 31

KUCHING: Ladies, get yourself ready to shop till drop as the Lefestour Carnival is back again with three days of massive discounts and offers. It is their second year organising the event here in Kuching, which will be held at Penview Convention Centre (PCC) Demak, from this coming March 29

Domestic violence the bane of married Muslim couples

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The growing number of divorce cases recorded among Muslim couples in Sarawak is mostly due to the critical state of domestic violence. Voicing her concern over the issue, Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said 2,761 of divorce cases involving Muslim

Man claims trial to assault, robbery charge

KUCHING: One of the two men seen in a video that went viral who attacked and robbed a 49-year-old woman in a parking lot of a shopping mall at Batu Kawa here was charged in the Sessions Court here today. Clad in a grey T-shirt, the man pleaded not guilty

Four students face life imprisonment, caning for drug offences

KUCHING: Four students of a high education institution yesterday pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court to a charge under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. They made the plea before Judge Mohd Taufik Mohd Yusoff. They were charged under Section 6B (1) (a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and

Public take on abolishing the death penalty for drug traffickers

KUCHING: The federal government is in the process of tabling a bill to revoke the death penalty to fulfill a promise in the manifesto of Pakatan Harapan (PH). With the repeal in progress, a moratorium on all executions of those who were found guilty of capital crimes is already enforced.

Businesses can now offer own e-hailing services

KUCHING: Newcomer e-hailing service provider JomRides launched its new application called “oHaa” during a seminar at SMA-TEGAS Digital Innovation Hub, iCom Square, today. It was officiated by Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment Assistant Minister Datuk Len Talif Salleh and witnessed by 100 participants comprising students, professionals and retirees from

Female students fascinated by STEM: Survey

KUCHING: Inventions of technology have immeasurably improved many people’s lives, sweeping away the old economic structures and transformation society on a mass scale. The fourth Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR 4.0) is driven by a handful technologies including machine intelligence, ubiquitous web and robotics. Its beneficial effects in evolving jobs emulate

Get in and stay ahead in business, women told

KUCHING: The possibilities of big data are endless, which is why women need to take action. “Data is king, or shall I say, queen, because women will steer the economy based on the data,” said Women, Family and Childhood Development Assistant Minister Rosey Yunus during the technology conference ‘IR4.0 and