Tackling drug abuse among minors

KUCHING: The One-Stop Committee (OSC) will take future initiatives to curb drug and substance abuse among minors. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah revealed that OSC would collaborate with the State Education Department, State Health Department, and State National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) to organise intervention programmes with schools […]

Strategic link-up to curb substance abuse

KUCHING: The One-Stop Committee (OSC) will collaborate with the State Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (JSJN) to reduce drug abuse cases and cut the chain in the state. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah revealed that the courtesy visit by JSJN state chief ACP Jasmirol Jamaluddin was to discuss […]

Joint journalism projects with Unimas

KUCHING: Tribune Press Sdn Bhd and SV News Sdn Bhd would engage with Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) on collaborative journalism projects. Under the proposed collaboration, Unimas would be sending selected communications students to do their industrial training at either New Sarawak Tribune (NST) or its sister paper Suara Sarawak (SS). The collaboration is aimed at […]

Vonage, HeyHi collaborate to power global online education platform

KUALA LUMPUR: Vonage, a global cloud communications leader has been chosen by Singapore-based HeyHi to power outstanding online classroom learning experiences to schools, learning centres, tuition centres and private tutors in Asia and North America. Interactive online educational platform, HeyHi offers a fully interactive whiteboard with unlimited writing space and multiple screens, designed for interactive […]

Govt collaborating with Foodpanda to boost online service

KUCHING: The federal government is collaborating with leading online delivery service Foodpanda to facilitate the digitisation of micro enterprises and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and to encourage consumers’ digital spending as part of the ‘E-Commerce’ and ‘Shop Malaysia Online’ campaign. These initiatives are part of the short-term economic recovery plan announced by Prime Minister […]

RHB Islamic launches first recycled debit card

KUCHING: RHB Islamic Bank Berhad has become the first bank in the country and the Asia Pacific region to introduce an eco-friendly recycled plastic debit card. The RHB Visa WWF Debit Card-i is a collaboration with WWF-Malaysia and Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT). The card forms part of RHB Islamic’s initiative under its flagship initiative “Ocean […]

City’s poor to get daily essentials

KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) is collaborating with Everrise in a ‘You Donate, We Deliver’ donation campaign. The campaign aims to help the less fortunate families whose livelihoods are affected by the movement control order (MCO). Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng thanked Everrise for coming up with the campaign and choosing MBKS for the […]

Health personnel get fresh meals from Pullman

KUCHING: Frontliners at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) battling Covid-19 recently received freshly-made meals prepared by Pullman Kuching culinary team. The three-day initiative was held on April 22, 26, and 29 in collaboration between Bon Appetit Kuching and Interhill Group of Companies. As part of the initiative, 300 packed meals prepared by Pullman Kuching were […]

Creating a brilliant future together my biggest wish: Tiong

KUCHING: Newly appointed Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to China Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said his biggest wish was for China and Malaysia to create a brilliant future together. He said it was his fervent hope that both China and Malaysia would quickly recover after winning the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic, putting back on […]

Bursa Malaysia, Shenzhen Stock Exchange collaboration to broaden opportunities

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Bhd and Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) have sealed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to broaden opportunities in investment and facilitate further cross-border collaboration between the two countries. Both parties welcomed the collaboration through a virtual signing ceremony held in the presence of Bursa Malaysia chairman Datuk Shireen Ann Zaharah Muhiudeen and SZSE chairman Wang Jianjun. Under the […]