Planning sustainable programmes for Samarahan Tourism Development Lab

KUCHING: Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Sarawak branch recently launched the Samarahan Tourism Development Lab in collaboration with the Samarahan Division Resident Office. Some 300 participants from various government and private agencies attended the five-day programme held at a hotel here from Apr 5 to 9. UiTM Sarawak branch, in a statement, said the programme was […]

Students’ exposure to IoT crucial

KUCHING: Politeknik Kuching Sarawak (PKS) collaborated with HERE Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., a specialist in the field of mapping and navigation technology, to host a webinar programme “The Industrial Internet of Things (IoT)’ at its campus today (Apr 7). PKS director Jamaliah Ahmad who officiated at the webinar, said it was crucial in producing graduates who […]

Play role to mitigate social issues among youth

BY CRYSTAL WONG KUCHING: Members of the Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) and Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) have been urged to play their respective roles in the strategic collaboration of two social case studies. Unimas vice-chancellor Professor Datuk Dr Mohamad Kadim Suaidi said the case studies entitled ‘Drug Use […]

Sarawak launches case studies on social issues

KUCHING: The state government through the Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry is collaborating with Unimas Holdings Sdn Bhd to conduct case studies on issues pertaining to social development and urbanisation in Sarawak. Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the strategic collaboration for the two social case studies would provide evidence-based inputs […]

Webinar on making money from skills

KUCHING: Centexs Commercial in collaboration with Centre of Technical Excellence Sarawak (Centexs) and Sara-X is organising a webinar session called ‘Make Money with your Skills’ via Zoom today (Apr 7). Centexs said the webinar session is an initiative that aims to promote the Sara-X application to help skilled individuals generate income through digital platforms. “The […]

TVET webinar benefitting session for students

KUCHING: An online webinar was held here recently by Sarawak Kuching Polytechnic (PKS) in collaboration with the Sarawak Land and Survey Department. The webinar on online Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) was entitled “Geomatic Career Dialogue and IR 4.0 Challenges with Industry”. It was held with the aim to provide exposure to students […]

Two delegations call on Polytechnic Kuching

KUCHING: Sarawak Kuching Polytechnic (PKS) today received a visit from a delegation of the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) Kuching branch here. The delegation from IRB Kuching Branch was led by its director Abdul Aziz Kechik. Among those joined the visits were Profiling Unit Head Azaharuddin Mohd Ali and IRB Executive Officer Mohd Zahiruddin Abang. The […]

SMG inks MoU with Swinburne

KUCHING: Sarawak Media Group (SMG) and Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak (SUTS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Wednesday (Mar 31) to kick off a series of collaborations including expertise exchange, training, curriculum development and internship opportunities. The collaboration aimed to benefit both parties, students  and the community as a whole by providing training […]

Minister praises RTM for crucial role in lives of needy

KUCHING: Besides disseminating information to the public, Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) also plays an important role in the lives of the disadvantaged, says Datuk Fatimah Abdullah. The Welfare, Community, Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister added that RTM could be the facilitator in bringing together departments and agencies to carry out welfare work. “The […]

Politeknik Mukah organises educational visit to Mara

MUKAH: Politeknik Mukah (PMU) Commerce Department organised an educational visit to Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Mukah Campus Business Management Faculty here on Wednesday (March 24). The visit was aimed at fostering closer ties toward a strategic cooperation in various areas such as, research and innovations, students and teaching staff exchange programme, as well as entrepreneurship […]