STU lauds decision to pause activities

KUCHING: Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU) applauded the decision made by the Ministry of Education (MoE) and State Education Department to put all training programmes and activities for teachers on hold until July 27 this year. The decision is timely particularly when teaching and learning are still done from home, STU president Adam Prakash Abddulah pointed […]

MCCC cancels Lunar New Year celebration

Coronavirus KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce (MCCC) has called off its Lunar New Year Celebration tomorrow amid the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019 – nCoV) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) declaring it a global health emergency. In a statement, MCCC president Datuk Tan Yew Sing said that over the years, MCCC […]

No activity at proposed Giat Mara project

MUKAH: Local folk are hoping that the proposed Giat Mara Mukah project here will soon materialise. It is located at KM7, Jalan Mukah-Oya — some 200m into the road leading to Politeknik Mukah. Former rural and regional development minister Datuk Seri Ismail Saberi Yaacob officiated at the earth-breaking ceremony of the project in 2016. Since […]