Enduring life’s toughest moments
Book Title: Blue Sky Mansion ISBN: 978-981-4901-82-6 Author: HY Yeang Publisher: Epigram Books Publication Year: 2021 Price: RM49.90 “The patience of perseverance is enduring to the end.” – Lailah Gifty Akita, author Blue Sky Mansion, a book by HY Yeang, tells the story of Tang Mei Choon, a young girl from Chungking, China, who was […]
Long-awaited reunion between two buddies
Never go to your high school reunion pregnant or they will think that is all you have done since you graduated. – Erma Bombeck, American humourist Finally my good friend Carter Ballang Kapong managed to meet me for a long-awaited reunion. We were supposed to gather at BDC Ah Liong Café in early July but […]
Discovering who you are
“Start being honest with yourself about how you feel.” Before I start my review — reading the final page of ‘Last Tang Standing’ had made me wonder. Why is the millennial generation continuously looking for an answer among the life decisions they’ve previously made? When our parents or grandparents were younger, they would just decide […]
Iban book aims to prevent child sexual abuse
KUCHING: Women’s Centre for Change Penang (WCC) recently launched a digital book in the Iban language that outlines how child sexual abuse (CSA) can affect any child including those with disabilities. According to WCC, the 37-page digital book entitled “Sara Madah “Enggai” (Sara Says “No”) is about a nine-year-old girl named Sara who is diagnosed with […]
A tale of fear, prejudice, and lust
By Fakhry Asa’ad Book title: The Sport of KingsAuthor: C. E. MorganISBN: 9780008173319Publisher: MacmillanPublication year: 2016Price: RM69.99 “Real knowledge begins with knowing your place in the world.” This powerful, epic work of macro fiction has all the makings of a classic novel. I’ll be honest: At first, I could barely muster the interest to start […]
Women have played a key role in government policies
BY NOOR EMMYWATIE KASIMAN KUCHING: The contribution of women in the field of research has influenced government policies and development programmes in Malaysia, especially in Sarawak, says an economist. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Professor Datuk Dr Madeline Berma said the role of women in scholarly writing showed that the contribution of this group was no […]
A must-read on early childhood care and education in Sarawak
By Rachel Mina KUCHING: If you want to know the history of early childhood care and education (ECCE)in Sarawak, make sure you grab a copy of a new book entitled “Women in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE): Sowing the Seeds for the Future”. The book, published by the Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and […]
Book on Unimas pioneers coming soon
KUCHING: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) will be publishing a book featuring the pioneers of the higher learning institution. It will comprise short stories, reflections, narrations, anecdotes and accounts of its staff who were involved in the getting the university up and running more than two decades ago. Those pioneering Unimas were the ones serving during […]
Year 4 pupil borrowed 105 books from library last year
IPOH: At the tender age of 10, V. Kiranyaah here has developed the habit of reading a book for two hours every day. Fiction-based reading materials have been the Sekolah Kebangsaan Marian Convent pupil’s favourite since she was four years old. Her deep interest in reading has made her set a record of borrowing 105 […]
Courtesy call on Awang Tengah
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan on Wednesday (Feb 17) received a courtesy call from the Miri Jatti Miriek Association. The visit was aimed at discussing activities related to the association. During the visit, Awang Tengah received a book entitled ‘Bup Iddeh Itai’ from the association’s president Datuk Abdillah Abdul Rahim. […]
