Red Crescent members imbibe volunteerism spirit
MIRI: A group of 29 volunteers recently attended a comprehensive orientation course organised by the voluntary aid detachment (VAD) sub-committee, Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC) Miri Branch. The event, held at the Periwinkle Hall MRC Miri Branch Training Institute, also saw the active involvement of 10 committee members. “The primary objectives of the course were to […]
Orientation for 714 UNIMAS freshies
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A total of 714 new students have enrolled in the one-year Science studies at the Centre of Pre-University Studies (PPPU) of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) for the 2022/2023 academic session. After a two-year hiatus, the students were welcomed in a gleeful atmosphere during a pledge ceremony or Majlis Ikrar Pelajar (MIP) today. UNIMAS […]
Varsity’s orientation, ragging in the 70s
Ragging at its most harmless is embarrassing and silly, but at its worst, it attempts to prevent individual students from independent thinking, attempts, in fact, to eradicate freewill. – Debalina Haldar, author July 2, 1975 was a historic date for myself and two other Sarawakians. Zulwali Kifli Merawi, Babu Swen and I — all […]
Undergrads undergo orientation
MIRI: Some 150 new undergraduate students in Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) here recently attended a week-long orientation programme at the university campus. The students are from the faculties of Chemical Engineering, Civil and Construction Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Construction Management, Computer Systems and Networking, Computing, and Applied […]
