Kuching celebrates City Day with aspirations for future
KUCHING: Aug 1 is annually celebrated as Kuching City Day to commemorate the city’s elevation to city status in 1988, marking the 35th year of this significant milestone. Over the years, Kuching has seen remarkable developments and achievements, notably being recognised as a ‘creative city of gastronomy’ by Unesco. This year’s Kuching City Day celebration […]
A milestone for Sarawak
BY ALEXANDRA LORNA & NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS KUCHING: Sarawak is looking forward to more new direct routes and an increase in the frequency of direct flights from Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia, said Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He said Sarawak hoped to achieve its target of […]
Another major milestone in state’s industrialisation
BINTULU: The Sarawak Petchem Methanol Project marks another significant milestone not only to industrialise the state but more importantly the realisation of a Sarawak company venturing into the oil and gas (O&G) industry, particularly in the downstream petrochemical sector. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said that the state government and its entire […]
Another milestone for Centexs and Sarawak
MUKAH: Sarawak achieved another milestone in the development of more technical training in the state with the launch of Centre of Technical Excellence Sarawak (Centexs) Mukah as the sixth campus outside Kuching after Lundu, Dalat, Lawas and Betong. Centexs chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Morshidi Abdul Ghani said it was born from a determination […]
Milestone in history of State Bomba
Last of a three-part series The establishment of the Sarawak Regional Air Base Bomba Malaysia in Miri in July 2013 represented a milestone in the history of the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba). “It was set up to provide air support for operations in Sabah, Sarawak, and Labuan,” explained State Bomba director Khirudin Drahman. […]
New virus milestone with 60,000 cases
KUCHING: Sarawak on Monday (June 21) hit a new grim milestone, with the state recording a total of over 60,000 Covid-19 cases since the first case was detected in March last year. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cumulative total number of cases now stood at 60,482 after 682 new Covid-19 cases were […]
Arrival of Sinovac vaccine an important milestone for Pharmaniaga’s vaccine manufacturing venture
KUALA LUMPUR: The arrival of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine marked a historic moment for Malaysia and an important milestone for Pharmaniaga Berhad’s (Pharmaniaga) venture into vaccine manufacturing as it will be the first-ever vaccine to be filled and finished locally. Pharmaniaga LifeScience Sdn Bhd (PLS), a wholly- owned subsidiary of Pharmaniaga today received the first batch […]
i-CATS now a university college
KUCHING: The International College of Advanced Technology Sarawak (i-CATS) is now a recognised University College after receiving approval from the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE). “With the recent approval by MOHE, i-CATS is now known as i-CATS University College or i-CATS UC,” said Sarawak Skills executive director and i-CATS managing director Hallman Sabri. “This momentous […]
Step in the right direction to take active role
KUCHING: Sarawak government has taken the right step to ensure that the state plays an active role in the oil and gas industry. Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman added that Sarawakians should be proud of the moves by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg to set up the state’s own oil and gas […]
Taking songket to the global market
KUCHING: The Sarawak government through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) will continue to support efforts of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in uplifting the quality of craft products in the state. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg commended the Malaysian Association of Arts and Culture Activists Kuching (Macpa) in nominating Sarawak songket […]
