Keep smallholders informed on pepper industry
JULAU: Smallholders need to be well informed of current development and direction of the country’s pepper industry and the support schemes and services provided thanks to the Malaysian Pepper Board (MPB). The board’s chairman Datuk Any Ngau said this helps smallholders to get accurate and up-to-date information especially on the support schemes and services that […]
ESG compliance by furniture industry still low
KUALA LUMPUR: The environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance within the Malaysian wood products and furniture industries is still relatively low at 15 per cent, an academician said. University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Department of Wood and Fiber Industries head Prof Jegatheswaran Ratnasingam said this was based on a scoping study […]
SDI to give talk on use of AI in creative industry
KUCHING: A virtual “Brown Bag” session titled “AI Meets Art: Overview of Text-To-Image Artificial Intelligence, Issues, and Opportunities’ will be held next Tuesday (February 21) at 3 p.m via zoom. Organised by Sarawak Development Institute (SDI), the talk will be presented by Associate Professor Dr Johari Abdullah, who is a lecturer at the Faculty of […]
Earnest wish for a prosperous Sarawak
SIBU: As 2022 comes to a close and the New Year 2023 chapter will begin, leaders throughout the state wish for a prosperous Sarawak. They said that the year 2022 was a year where the state struggled to get its grip to stand stronger after the COVID-19 pandemic in its economy, industries and more. Hence, […]
Private sector employees in Sibu to get vaccine jab next week
SIBU: About 14,000 employees from the private sector in Sibu will receive the Covid-19 vaccine beginning next Monday at the University College of Technology Sarawak campus, here. The vaccination centre will be jointly operated by the university, SEGi Medical School and investment holding company Pansar Berhad after receiving approval from the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force […]
