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Shock and awe: Weaponising education

A recent directive issued by the Ministry of Education requesting school students to participate in a show of support for Palestine is nothing but weaponising education and politicising schools with ethnocratic overtones to influence the minds of school-going children who have nothing to do with the prevailing Middle East crisis. The Attorney General or Solicitor […]

MoU inked to empower business integration of the Bidayuh

KUCHING: The Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Asia Pacific Investment Trade Economic Zone (Asiapez) Association to foster digital transformation. Its chairman Datuk Ik Pahon Joyik said the MoU will act as a platform for DBNA to enhance the socio-economic status of the Bidayuh community through collaborations […]

What now for non-essential sectors, asks DUBS

KUCHING: The state government has been urged to decide the way forward for non-essential sectors greatly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Dewan Usahawan Bumiputera Sarawak (DUBS) deputy chairperson of Dewanita Negeri Dr Sharifah Suzana Wan Shukran said as Covid-19 continues to affect the country, the non-essential sectors continue to be prohibited from resuming operations bringing […]

Lower housing prices after MCO

KUCHING: Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) Kuching branch chairman Sim Kiang Chiok anticipates that housing prices in Sarawak will stabilise albeit slightly lower once the movement control order (MCO) is lifted. “We had a few poor years prior to the MCO, and presently prices of properties have already adjusted downward with the […]

UN chief pledges to defeat Covid-19, rebuild fairer world

NEW YORK: United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres pledged on Saturday night that all human beings should unite as one to combat the common enemy of coronavirus and rebuild a fairer world, reported Xinhua news agency. “Together, we will defeat this virus and rebuild a fairer world — as united global citizens and united nations,” the UN […]

Aye, nay or a myth? — Crisis & baby boom

KUALA LUMPUR: As Malaysia enters the third phase of the movement control order (MCO) that will last until April 28, aimed at curbing the Covid-19 infection rate, talks on the possibility that it could lead to a baby boom is rife.  Malaysia has been in a partial lock-down since March 18, and the expectation that it would lead to a population increase is based […]