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Facebook is morphing

Classic Facebook is going away soon FACEBOOK today notified of improvements made to the new Facebook.com. The familiar classic look of Facebook will disappear come September 2020. In its place —which some will take time getting used to— will be the following features: Wider News Feed space and supposedly more immersive. Loading times are touted […]

Pustaka’s Youth Talk this Monday

KUCHING: The Sarawak State Library (Pustaka) Sibu will be holding a “Youth Talk: Colour Matching and Skin Tone” programme via live-stream on Pustaka’s Facebook page at 10am on Monday (August 24). The Youth Talk is one of the programmes organised by Pustaka which acts as an information-sharing platform for youths that highlights skills, theory, and […]

Hot on organ trafficker’s trail

KUCHING: Sarawak police are currently investigating the case of a man who is allegedly involved in illegal organ trafficking activities in the state. Sarawak Deputy Commissioner off Police Datuk Dev Kumar said the Crime Investigation Department (CID) was tracking the suspect. Two days ago (Aug 8), a news report about a man, said to be […]

Multilingual road signs to continue

KUCHING: Having multilingual road signs is a  tradition that Sarawak has practised in the past and will continue to do so now and in the future, said Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. In a Facebook post on Wednesday (August 5), he said appropriate languages were used for road signs […]

Utar Cyber Open Day Aug 8 – 30

KUCHING: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Utar) is organising its Cyber Open Day beginning from August 8 until August 30. The event will be held daily, excluding public holidays, between 9am and 5pm. The Cyber Open Day is done in three stages according to respective themes, namely Engineering, ICT and Physical Sciences Day from August 8 […]

Shine Pharmacy holds online writing competition

KUCHING: In conjunction with this year’s celebration of Sarawak Day and Malaysia Day, Shine Pharmacy is holding an online writing competition. According to a statement on Wednesday (Aug 5), the competition, dubbed ‘Write & Win: How I Shine For Sarawak’, is organised to embrace and promote the culture and people of Sarawak. “There are 13 […]

State Library Integrity Day tomorrow

KUCHING: The Sarawak State Library (Pustaka) Integrity Day 2020 will be held tomorrow from 10am till 11.30pm. The event, themed ‘Integriti Dalam Dunia Digital (Integrity in the Digital World)’, will be broadcast virtually through Zoom webinar and Pustaka’s official Facebook page. In this regard, the programme is part of the various contents planned by Pustaka […]

Video praises Malaysia’s stellar handling of Covid-19, but Facebook rubbishes it

KUALA LUMPUR: On May 18, content creator Dustin Pfundheller published a video on his Facebook page Other Side of the Truth, praising Malaysia’s swift and effective methods in beating back Covid-19. Facebook, however, seems to think the video promotes “false, misleading and deceptive claims”. The video, entitled How Malaysia Did the Impossible, lists how both […]

Businesswoman loses RM35,550 in scam

SIBU: A businesswoman here lost RM35,550 after she was scammed by her Facebook boyfriend. Sibu district deputy police chief Supt Collin Babat said the 34-year-old victim first knew the man named ‘David Lee Chin’ when browsing her Facebook on May 21. “The victim fell in love with ‘David’ after almost a month of dating. “He […]

Also considered for help

KUCHING: Those in the informal sector are also considered in the state government’s assistance schemes such as the micro-credit scheme as long as they are cooperative members in their villages, said Assistant Minister of International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais. He said that Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang […]