Tan Kai is ready to take on new challenges as MPP’s leader
KUCHING: The newly-appointed Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Tan Kai is ready for various new challenges in leading a council whose jurisdiction area is bigger than Singapore, involving an area of 984 square kilometres. Apart from conventional services such as rubbish collection, grass cutting, drainage clearing, pothole patching, and maintenance of markets and recreational parks, […]
Female teachers urged to be resilient in facing today’s challenges
KUCHING: Female teachers must continue to be given encouragement and strong support, says Kullin Djayang. The Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) president urged female teachers to be resilient in facing challenges in today’s teaching profession. “Equality between men and women should not be debated anymore. Today, there are so many women leaders around the world who […]
Face all challenges as a family
KUALA NERUS: The Keluarga Malaysia (Malaysian Family) concept calls on the people to put aside all differences and together mobilise their energy in facing challenges as a family. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said that the inclusive nature of the concept, which transcended the boundaries of religion, race and ethnicity, was important in […]
From ordinary to extraordinary
Many people dream about being an entrepreneur, starting their own business, working for themselves, and living the good life. Very few, however, will actually take the plunge and put everything they’ve got into being their own boss. – Fabrizio Moreira, Ecuadorian politician and entrepreneur The life of an entrepreneur is not easy. You get sledgehammered […]
Coping with the Big C – a mother’s story
KUCHING: The Big C, cancer, is often spoken about in hushed and fearful tones – a daunting disease that everyone hopes to never have to go through, be it in themselves or their loved ones. Cancer is not only a challenge in terms of high treatment costs but also in terms of the physical and […]
Challenges in developing Layar Constituency
BY MOHD ZAHID AHMAD ZAKI WHEN passing through the Pan Borneo Highway, Layar, located in Betong, is a mandatory stopover for drivers either travelling from south to north or vice versa. This is enough to prove that Layar is the focus of public attention because of its good infrastructure. However, developing an area is not […]
Women must rise up to face challenges
KUCHING: Sarawakian women must continue to rise and take on challenges with their heads held high. Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said that equality for all women is a commonly shared aspiration and goal. Having said that, the Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) pointed out that the need to help […]
