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Sarawak honours veteran artistes in award ceremony

On Friday night (July 7), a total of twenty veteran artistes from Sarawak were honoured in a glittering award ceremony at the Dewan Santapan of the new State Legislative Assembly Building in Petra Jaya. The awards were presented under the Seniman Sarawak Awards 2023, also known as the Sarawak Artiste Awards, the second such ceremony […]

Bandar Kuching MP presents awards to 170 students 

KUCHING: A total of 170 students received the 2022 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) Awards from Bandar Kuching Parliamentary constituency office here, yesterday. Bandar Kuching MP, Dr Kelvin Yii said this year was the second year that his office provided the SPM Awards as an encouragement. “Congratulations to 170 students for receiving the 2022 SPM Awards […]

Seniman Sarawak Award: 20 veterans to get awards

KUCHING: Twenty local veteran artistes will be honoured at the Seniman Sarawak Award 2023 here on July 7. Tourism, Creative Industries and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said it will involve several categories of artistes including in music and singing, acting and theatre as well as dance. “This is one of […]

Bakun Hydro Power Generation facility clinches awards

KUCHING: Sarawak Energy’s Bakun Hydro Power Generation facility was named the national-level best overall performer and Challenge Trophy winner at the recent Prime Minister’s Hibiscus Awards (PMHA) 2021/2022. In its press release, Sarawak Energy said that apart from its outstanding contribution to environmental conservation and sustainable innovation, this also marked the first time that a […]

Dubai Airports wins two prestigious international safety awards

DUBAI: Dubai Airports, the operator of Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC), has been awarded two prestigious international safety awards, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. The operator was granted a “Silver” Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) award and the International Safety Award 2023 with “merit” status by the British Safety […]

Tuanku Bujang — a gentleman and an officer

A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out. – George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright, critic and political activist Born in Sibu in 1898 during the era of Sir Charles Brooke, Tuanku Haji Bujang Tuanku Othman was destined to lead. A member of the Rajang Perabangan Malay community, his ancestors […]

Toman is Sarawak’s 2022 Media Icon

BY GABRIEL LIHAN & NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS KUCHING: Veteran journalist, Toman Mamora has been presented with the ‘Tokoh Media Sarawak 2022’ award. Toman has more than three decades of experience in media and journalism. He has won several awards over the years such as Shell Gold Journalism Award for Best Writer in 1997; Azam Best […]

Tribune reporters score astounding success

BY GABRIEL LIHAN & NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS MIRI: Nine reporters from New Sarawak Tribune excelled at the Kenyalang Journalism Awards (KJA) 2022 by clinching 16 awards from different categories. The reporters are Gabriel Lihan Apat Ferguson, Sarah Hafizah Chandra, Neville Timothy Sanders, Nura Valentiana Lorna, Noor Syahhira Hady, Goh Pei Pei, Clement Erik Wong, Alverdtekoster […]

Life is not a competition

Nobody is superior, nobody is inferior, but nobody is equal either. People are simply unique, incomparable. You are you, I am I. — Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, founder of the Rajneesh movement Tonight at 8pm Friday December 9, The IBR ASEAN Awards 2022 takes place in Kuala Lumpur. Five hundred top corporate and government decisionmakers will […]

DBKU awards towards innovation and integrity

KUCHING: A total of 23 awards were given to staff and personnel of Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) in conjunction with Innovation and Integrity Day as well as Health and Safety Day (HIIS) 2022. DBKU Mayor, Datuk Junaidi Reduan said that this award will enable to instill a culture of innovation and applying integrity in […]