Author: Zarina Abdullah

First to be listed by MOH in Sarawak

Although Limbang is a small town in the Limbang Division of Sarawak, it is home to Oh My Kueh, the first business in the state to be registered in the home-based food listing by the Ministry of Health (MOH). Commenting on the listing, owner of the business, Nur Ilylia Johan

Malaysians can buy Sarawak products on Shopee

KUCHING: The Sarawak Digital Mall campaign on e-commerce platform Shopee aims to satisfy the Malaysian public’s craving for products from Sarawak. This initiative between the Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC), Economic Planning Unit (EPU) and Shopee has been ongoing since June 1. Among the products are kek lapis, mitai gula

Less than 100 dugongs in Sarawak today

What do you know about dugongs, also known as sea cows? In the past, they were often associated with the legend of the mermaids because of their similar silhouettes when swimming in the distance. According ancient beliefs, dugong tears can cure various diseases and can be used as a love

Charity work good for the soul

“My health is getting better every day since I started doing charity work,” said Wan Huzaimi Wan Azami, who was told he may have cancer two years ago. According to the 38-year-old, after finding out that he was ill, his mother advised him to do charity work, open a madrasah

Powerless for 10 years without respite in sight

… one day, we discovered we had been scammed when no letter or land grant was given to us. – Nor Sofilia Abdullah KUCHING: A family with six small children has been living in a house with a leaking roof outside the boundary of a village here without electricity supply

Families eke out living selling home-grown vegetables

KUCHING: A group of nine families who live at a workers’ quarters at Batu 9, Matang near here are selling their home-grown vegetables in order to survive during the current pandemic. Even though they only earn around RM30 per day, for them, it is enough to buy food for the

Experiences of a Covid-hit family

KUCHING: 2021 has been a challenging year thus far for a family at Kampung Sinar Budi Baru, Batu Kawa here after every member tested positive for Covid-19. Sharing the experience, Azimah Drus, one of the members of the big household, said everyone, including her father, mother, sister, brothers, brother-in-law, sister-in-law

Never-say-die attitude keeps ‘em going

KUCHING: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and micro-traders – especially new businesses which are categorised as non-essential service – that are compelled to stop operations throughout the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) are taking the brunt of the strict standard operating procedures (SOPs), having to bear huge losses.

Two-year-old succumbs to hydrocephalus

KUCHING: Two-year-old Nur Syahfinie Johari, who suffered from hydrocephalus, was pronounced dead at around 11am today at the Sarawak General Hospital here. Her mother, Noraini Panggau, 27, when contacted, said she had accepted that this was the Almighty’s will. She also thanked all those who had extended their assistance to

Brain condition child seeks aid

“I’m not asking for much, I only hope that my daughter can live for as long as she could,” said a 27-year-old mother whose child suffers from hydrocephalus. According to Norainie Panggau, her daughter Nur Syahfinie, has a different physical condition from other children because of the excess fluid in