Bau District Council urged to continue prioritising cleanliness, especially in public restrooms
BAU: Bau District Council (MDB) has been urged to maintain a strong focus on cleanliness within the Bau area, particularly in public restrooms and toilets at coffee shops. Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep stressed the significance of this at the official ceremony of the new wet market here on Friday (Feb 2). He […]
Coffee shops still waiting for SMC permits
SIBU: Some 13 coffee shops here appear to be operating illegally as they have yet to be issued licences by the Sibu Municipal Council (SMC). General Purpose and Community Services Standing Committee chairperson Donna Petrus Ngelai said most of the coffee shops have not received their licences since approval is pending from the Fire Department […]
Books and Coffee Cafe with a difference
BY ZUREEN AZZWA KUCHING: Bitterness is often associated with coffee without sugar. However, does coffee without sugar really give the bitterness as claimed? The bitterness of coffee can be eliminated through the right coffee making process and method. As someone with limited knowledge about coffee, I have learned a lot about coffee, where the taste […]
Coffee shop partially destroyed in fire
SIBU: A coffee shop was destroyed in a fire incident at Batu 8, Jalan Airport, on Wednesday (May 4) evening. A distress call was received by the State Fire and Rescue Operation Centre (Bomba) at 4.40pm regarding a fire incident involving a coffee shop. “We radioed and dispatched a team from Sungai Merah station to […]
Coffeeshops at wits end over lack of workers
KUCHING: Coffeeshops in the city which depend very much on foreign workers have been facing a drawn out shortage of manpower or serving crew and are thus pleading with the government to ease border restrictions to allow foreign workers to enter the state. Kuching Coffeeshop and Restaurants Owners Association committee member Kapitan Tan Yit Sheng […]
Online gambling suspect held
BAU: A shop assistant’s involvement in online gambling landed him in trouble. He was arrested at Jalan Jambusan, here on Monday (Jan 10). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said a team of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers who were on an operation codenamed Ops Dadu arrested the suspect in a coffee shop around 5pm. […]
Action to be taken against errant coffee shops
MIRI: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) on Tuesday (Nov 30) warned that stern action would be taken against coffee shops that increase the prices of drinks. “Stern action, including issuing notices to coffee shop owners asking for a valid reason within seven days from the issuance or they face a fine […]
Coffee shops mull price increase of drinks
SIBU: More coffee shops here are expected to increase the prices of drinks following the increase in the price of some items. It is understood that customers now have to pay an extra 10 cents for a glass of tea and coffee. According to some coffee shop operators, the increase was due to the soaring […]
Certificates, souvenirs for eight clean eateries
KUCHING: Eight coffee shops operators in Padawan Municipal Council’s (MPP) jurisdiction were awarded appreciation certificates and souvenirs for being outstanding in its ‘Clean Food Premises Campaign 2021’. MPP chairman Lo Khere Chiang stated that the campaign was organised by the Ministry of Local Government and Housing Malaysia and the eight coffee shops were the most […]
Enjoy freshly brewed coffee at Ruang Parkir
BY ADRIANA DRIS KUCHING: Determined to become an entrepreneur, a 22-year-old woman decided to set up a coffee shop at the parking lot of her house, the aptly-named Ruang Parkir (parking lot). “I love looking at the designs of the coffee shops as well as the machines used because they look so pretty when photographed. […]
