The UEC and Chinese independent schools

There are many reasons why the Chinese community in Sarawak are eternally grateful to the late chief minister Pehin Sri Adenan Satem. One of them must surely be Adenan’s uncompromising stand to recognise the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) in the state.It was in 2015 that the chief minister announced the long-awaited decision of the UEC […]

Alleged Chinese spy lured secrets from thousands of UK officials on LinkedIn

MOSCOW: An alleged Chinese intelligence officer was using fake profiles on the LinkedIn professional networking site for five years to lure classified information from British officials in exchange for money or other lucrative offers, reported Sputnik. Sources told The Times newspaper that the spy under the nickname Robin Zhang created accounts pretending they are made […]

Chinese chambers of commerce attend gala dinner

KUCHING: The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sarawak (ACCCIS) cum Kuching Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCGCCI) was invited to the 78th Anniversary and Youth Committee 17th Anniversary Gala Dinner of Terengganu Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCCI) in Terengganu recently.ACCCIS President, Datuk Tan Jit Kee in a statement […]

Bumiputera kids in Chinese schools increasing

KUCHING: It should be noted that there’s an increasing trend among Bumiputera parents to send their children to Chinese schools. Thirty-nine-year-old mother of two, Katy Hank, wants her kids to study at Chinese schools to learn Mandarin as their second language. She said her children, Brian Bato Lo and Calvin Killah Lo, aged 12 and 10 […]