The Sarawak Chief Minister’s Special Award: Recognising outstanding students, teachers
“Seek knowledge even if you have to go as far as China” is a Malay proverb in revealing the true meaning of the importance of a knowledgeable society around the world. Learning is not only a virtue, but also a source of competitiveness. Every religion in the world defines how important it is for a […]
STU lauds students for SPM 2020 excellence
KUCHING: Students are capable of achieving outstanding examination results if they focus more on their studies instead of the challenges faced. Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) president Adam Prakash Abdullah, said this had been proved by the recently released Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2020 results. Thus he hoped that all SPM 2021 teachers and students would […]
St Joseph’s Private School’s 14 shine
KUCHING: Despite the significant challenges faced by students due to the Covid-19 pandemic, St Joseph’s Private School (SJPS) has managed to produce 14 graduates who scored A’s in all their subjects in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2020 examination. SJPS principal Fr Francis Lim said overall the school average grade (GPS) had dropped to 3.40 […]
Unimas scores major achievement
KUCHING: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) has ranked first in the nation, in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, topping 19 other universities. Unimas placed 28th in the world, for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 for its contributions towards achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls. On Friday (April 23), Unimas said it […]
Iban actor proud of film’s global success
BINTULU: A cast member of indie film, ‘Belaban Hidup: Infeksi Zombie’, Kembuan Thomas, is still surprised but delighted with the film’s recent whirlwind success at the International Symbolic Art Film Festival in St Petersburg, Russia. Kembuan, 60, Sarawak Gagong Club deputy chairman, with seven other members were invited to act in the film by its […]
Great achievements by Swinburne despite pandemic
KUCHING: Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus ended last year on a good note with a significant number of achievements despite the global disruption to the education landscape caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The university retains its five-star rating for ‘very competitive’ higher education institutions in Malaysia (Setara 2018/2019), based on a rating system set […]
Celebrating Malaysians achievement in strength and unity
KUCHING: As Malaysians celebrate Malaysia Day today (Sept 16), the success of the nation can be encapsulated in a variety of ways and most importantly, is celebrating the achievement of the people’s strength of unity. National Unity Minister Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sadique said the prosperity that the people enjoy today is a direct result of […]
Two schools labelled excellent
MUKAH: Two primary schools in Dalat have been named excellent schools for their outstanding achievements in the national primary exam, Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) 2019. They are SK Kampung Teh which achieved a 100 percent pass with school average grade (GPS) of 3.15, and SK Kampung Klid with GPS of 2.07. The awards […]
