Birthday do panel members call on Taib
KUCHING: Head of State, Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud yesterday received a courtesy call from the organising committee of his 84th birthday celebration at his residence in Demak Jaya here. The delegation was led by Local Government and Housing Minister and minister responsible for the celebration, Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. The purpose […]
Couple welcomes Malaysia Day baby
BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA MIRI: A couple welcomed the birth of a baby girl at KPJ Miri Specialist Hospital on Malaysia Day. Law Lee Chin, 25, delivered her second child, who weighed three kilogrammes at 1.57pm. Miri KPJ general manager Denis Boniface said it is a tradition at the hospital to celebrate special occasions with […]
Elvis is still alive — in our hearts
Frankly speaking, I don’t know much about rock music. But I enjoyed some when I was in college or high school. But I stopped listening after Elvis Presley! – Ban Ki-moon,eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations Two special days are usually observed annually the world over pertaining to the late King of Rock N Roll, […]
Many happy returns of the day, Abang Johari!
KUCHING: Today marked Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg’s 70th birthday. On this special occasion, state leaders shared heartfelt birthday wishes — all with hopes for Abang Johari to continue leading Sarawak to even greater heights in the years to come. TOURISM, ARTS AND CULTURE MINISTER DATUK ABDUL KARIM RAHMAN HAMZAH ‘May he […]
A journey of patience
By Roosfa Hashim Tomorrow, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg celebrates his 70th birthday. To ordinary people, this age is very suitable for retirement and rest. However, in politics, the number 70 means that a leader has reached the age of maturity to lead a political party or state government, and for a […]
Taib – Grand old man of Sarawak
KUCHING: Today is a special day for Sarawak being the birthday of Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, Sarawak’s longest serving politician and now Governor. The grand old man of Sarawak is 84 years old this year. He was born on May 21, 1936. The first woman in Taib’s life was his mother Wan Hamidah […]
London says happy 200th birthday to UK’s most famous nurse Florence Nightingale
LONDON: The London hospital where Prime Minister Boris Johnson won his life-and-death battle against novel coronavirus celebrated the 200th birthday of Britain’s most famous nurse Florence Nightingale on Tuesday, reported Xinhua news agency. Images of Nightingale, known as “Lady with the Lamp” and the pioneer of modern nursing and advancement in hygiene and sanitation, are […]
Queen cancels birthday celebrations
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II will hold no special celebrations for her birthday because of the coronavirus outbreak, Anadolu Agency reported quoting local media source. Britain’s monarch, who will turn 94 later this month, asked that traditional gun salutes fired as part of the ceremony not take place as she felt it would not be appropriate […]
Agong’s official birthday to be celebrated on first Monday of June
PUTRAJAYA: The government has agreed to move the official birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong this year from Saturday, June 6, to Monday, June 8. In fact, Chief Secretary to the Government Datuk Seri Mohd Zuki Ali in a statement today said the government has also agreed that starting 2021 until the end of the Yang […]
