Bonsai championship can be bigger event: Karim
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Sarawak Open Bonsai and Suiseki Championship Show can be expanded to become a national or international event. This will encourage more people, locals and foreigners, to participate, said Tourism, Creative Industries and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. In this respect he said his ministry will assist the entry […]
Quality healthcare through use of latest technology
KUCHING: Sarawak needs the latest technology to provide international standard healthcare to the public in line with current developments, says Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. The Deputy Premier said the Sarawak government supported the initiative of Timberland Medical Center (TMC) in applying the latest equipment technology in their services. “After 28 years of providing […]
Penguang brushes aside Hadi stance on English
KUCHING: English is not a colonial language but the most widely-spoken language today, said Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil. He said while the national language is Bahasa Malaysia the fact remains that English has become an international lingua franca. He said the language is widely used in technology, ICT (information and communications technology) as well as […]
Lundu-Sematan will be Dubai-Esque
SEMATAN: The Lundu-Sematan area will be transformed in the mold of renowned international city Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg revealed that two new hotels of international standard will be developed by the private sector with works expected to commence soon. Noting how the area is […]
Yes! It’s paloi …
The use of English in government departments is dismal. Government officials cannot participate in international conferences effectively because most are handicapped. Luckily, we still have some good English-educated and well-spoken English graduates. That generation is fading away rapidly and we will lose out. – Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam, economist and ex-senior civil servant It looks […]
Concurring with ‘silly and stupid’ measure comment
KUCHING: Those in the civil service should be encouraged to learn and raise their standards of English in order to have world class civil servants apart from the use of Bahasa Malaysia. In saying this, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin pointed out that we are now living in a globalised world and an […]
Punishing civil servants for using English can alienate M’sia from others
KUCHING: Penalising civil servants for using or speaking English is a step backward and might further isolate Malaysia from the rest of the world, said Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil. In saying this, the Deputy Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government emphasised that Malaysia is not a powerful country such as China, Russia or […]
Swinburne launches new programmes
KUCHING: Swinburne Sarawak is proud to announce its launch of two new postgraduate programmes namely the Graduate Certificate of Business Administration (International) and the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration (International). The university in a statement yesterday stated that both programmes lead to Swinburne’s Master of Business Administration, an internationally recognised MBA and accredited by the […]
Asean should work towards international standards in providing universal internet connectivity
KUALA LUMPUR: Asean countries should work towards international standards in providing universal internet connectivity in order for the digital economy to grow, said a digital marketing and personal branding trainer. The founder of Digital Marketing Rider, Shalini Subramaniam, said an education system that will adapt to demands for a digital future and stronger safety nets […]
Committed to less invasive logging methods
KUCHING: The Forest Department Sarawak (FDS) is committed to ensuring that the revised Reduced Impact Logging (RIL) guideline for Sarawak is on par with international standards. Its director Datuk Hamden Mohammad said the department had developed a guideline on RIL in 1999 based on the experience gained from two international collaboration projects — the Model […]
