Australian higher education delegates visit UNIMAS
SAMARAHAN: The Australian Higher Education Institutions delegates visited Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) on Yesterday (Sept 8). Vice Chancellor Professor Datuk Dr Mohamad Kadim Suaidi said UNIMAS was indeed privileged and honoured to be selected as one of the venues for the Australian Higher Education Institutions familiarisation visit to Malaysia. He said the visit was organised […]
Global efforts needed to save world’s largest ice sheet from climate change
CANBERRA: The “clock is ticking” to protect the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) from global warming, a research has warned. In a study published on Thursday, a team of international climate scientists including researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra examined how much global sea levels could rise if the EAIS melts. They […]
Thousands more flee as Sydney floods track north
SYDNEY: Thousands of people on Australia’s east coast fled their homes today as torrential rains tracked north after unleashing floods in Sydney that submerged communities, roads and bridges under mud-brown water. New South Wales authorities issued fresh flood alerts north of Australia’s largest city and warned that rising, rain-swollen rivers still posed a danger in […]
Aussie start-up using spider venom to treat heart attacks
SYDNEY: A team of drug researchers from the University of Queensland (UQ) have developed a new heart attack treatment made from deadly spider venom and are now looking to bring the lifesaving treatment to market through a local start-up, reported Xinhua. The team said today that the drug candidate was one step closer to human […]
Australian capital hit by new COVID-19 wave
CANBERRA: Health authorities in Australia’s capital Canberra have warned of a new wave of coronavirus infections, reported Xinhua. Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith revealed that modelling has indicated the territory is currently experiencing another wave of COVID-19 infections. “We are seeing those case numbers starting to increase and we expect that is […]
Greater trade ties with Western Australia
KUCHING: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan led a Sarawak delegation at a roundtable networking with Australia Malaysia Business Chamber Western Australia (AMBCWA) in Perth recently. In a statement, Awang Tengah said despite the sluggish global economy, Sarawak’s economic growth in 2021 was estimated between 3 to 4 per cent. “As our economic […]
Australia’s goalkeeper praises world class stadiums in Qatar
DOHA: Australia’s goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne has praised the state-of-the-art stadiums and facilities built by Qatar for the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 scheduled Nov 21 until Dec 18. Speaking to the official website of Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, he said the stadiums were of world-class standard, adding that he looks forward […]
Aussie battery investors visit Awang Tengah
KUCHING: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan received a courtesy call from a delegation from Element 25 Limited, Australia at his office in Wisma Sumber Alam, yesterday. The Element 25 visitors were managing director Justin Brown and development manager Neil Graham who are interested in investing in a lithium-ion battery ‘high purity manganese […]
Petrol prices in Australia’s major cities hit 8-year high
SYDNEY: The Russia-Ukraine crisis and OPEC production limitation combined with recovering oil demand pushed February prices for both international refined petrol and average retail petrol in Australia’s five largest cities to an eight-year high, Xinhua reported. The latest petrol monitoring report published on Monday by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the country’s consumer […]
Australia and Malaysia keen to explore more collaboration
MIRI: Both Australia and Malaysia are keen to explore more collaboration in various fields, including renewable energy development, particularly in Sarawak. Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia, Dr Justin Lee, said both countries shared a long history of engagement and collaboration in the area of education and research, dating back to the first Colombo Plan scholarships. […]
