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Industry-based Bintulu hosts palliative care conference

BINTULU: Bintulu has the potential to also become an educational hub besides being an industrial town. According to the Premier’s Political Secretary, Angelie Stephen Raja, the town encompasses diverse sectors such as oil and gas, shipping, energy, bio-industry, heavy metals, palm oil, timber, and healthcare. And significantly, the inaugural Palliative Care Conference 2023 is also […]

World Halal Business Conference 2023 to be held in London Oct 27-28  

By Sharifah Pirdaus Syed Ali KUALA LUMPUR: The Halal Development Corporation Bhd (HDC) will be organising the 15th annual World Halal Business Conference (WHBC) on Oct 27-28 this year in London, United Kingdom (UK). The conference will be officiated by Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who will be accompanied by Investment, Trade […]

Sarawak’s digital vision headlines ICDATE 2023

KUCHING: The International Conference on Digital Applications, Transformation, and Economy (ICDATE) 2023 is happening now at Curtin University Miri, and it will continue until July 16. According to the press release, the conference welcomes distinguished guests, speakers, participants, and industry representatives from around the world. Its main focus is exploring the many possibilities of the […]

Midwives, nurses share knowledge at IMDC 23

BY AWANG MUHAMMAD SYAHMI & SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA KUCHING: The Sarawak Midwives’ Association, in collaboration with the Nursing Division of Sarawak Health Department and with the support of Business Events Sarawak, hosted the International Midwives’ Conference 2023 (IMDC 23) at the Raia Hotel & Convention Centre yesterday. The conference was officiated by Deputy Premier Datuk […]

Some 200 international delegates attend transport confab

KUCHING: More than 200 delegates from Sarawak, Sabah, Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Japan, India and the United Kingdom are attending a two-day Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE) Malaysia 2023 Conference here. Minister for Transport Sarawak, Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin commended the overwhelming response to the inaugural conference which began yesterday […]

160 govt officers attend conference

SIBU: A total of 160 district officers, assistant district officers and administrative officers from throughout Sarawak are attending a one-day conference today at a leading hotel here. Themed ‘Accelerating Success’, the conference started with an opening remark by Deputy State Secretary (Administrative) Datuk Buckland Bangik followed by a briefing on the Post-Covid-19 Development Strategy (PCDS) […]

SSPCA conference to highlight animal protection

KUCHING: The Sarawak Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) Asia for Animals (AFA) Conference 2023 from Oct 11 to 14 here will focus on animal care and protection. Themed ‘Education and Engagement Bring Change’, the AFA 2023 presents an opportunity to network, share experiences, and learn from practical workshops and plenaries with leading […]

Conference on cultural heritage competence

The 4th international conference on media and society (iC-MAS2022) is a two-day conference held as part of the Strategic Communication programme by the Faculty of Languages and Communication from December 20 to 21, 2022 at DeTar Putra UNIMAS. This year’s iC-MAS2022 conference was launched by Professor Dr Wan Hashim Wan Ibrahim, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & […]

BIMP-EAGA TVET conference in Kuching next March 8-9

KUCHING: The 3rd Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Conference will be held here on March 8-9 next year. Some 300 delegates from Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei and Indonesia are expected to attend. Sarawak Skills Group of Learning Institutions (Sarawak Skills) executive director Hallman Sabri said the […]

22 months PH reign a lesson to Sarawakian – Abang Johari

BY NATASHA JEE, NOOR SYAHHIRA HADY KUCHING: Sarawakian have been reminded to learn from past experience when Pakatan Harapan (PH) ruled as the government for 22 months and not to repeat the same “mistake” in the 15th General Election (GE15). Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said that under the PH government […]