Four schools receive RM5,000 donations
BINTULU: Four primary schools here yesterday received RM5,000 donations each from Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad (BPHB) as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The beneficiary schools included Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Majlis Agama Islam Sarawak (MIS) Bintulu, SK Kidurong 1, SK Kampung Jepak, and SK Kampung Baru. The donations were presented by Biport Bulkers […]
Call to merge two primary schools in Katibas
THE federal government is urged to merge two primary schools in Katibas, namely SK Musah and SK Nyimoh, to ensure that children in rural areas do not miss out on education. Katibas assemblyman Lidam Assan, stated that he was informed by the Ministry of Education (MoE) that the construction of SK Musah is now cancelled […]
Over 50 pupils join Merdeka colouring contest
SIBU: More than 50 primary school pupils participated in the inaugural ‘722 Sarawak Merdeka’ children colouring contest hosted by the Sarawak Liberation Movement (SLM) at Daesco Orang Zone Star Mega Mall here yesterday. According to the organising committee chairman Simon Tiong, the contest which received encouraging response was divided into two groups, namely, primary one […]
Pupils attend talk on bullying in schools
MUKAH: The president of the SK Kampung Teh Parents and Teachers Association, Jawawi Ragas fully supports the efforts of the police and teachers at the school for disclosing methods to prevent bullying to students from the primary level. In fact, Jawawi said efforts to campaign and share on bullying with school children are very much […]
1,440 primary students in Satok receive insurance coverage
KUCHING: A total of 1,440 students from four primary schools in the Satok constituency benefited from the Student Personal Accident Insurance scheme. The scheme, sponsored by Satok service centre in collaboration with Borneo Care, was introduced for the first time to enhance the education of the students in the constituency. Its assemblyman Datuk Ibrahim Baki […]
Over 1,000 expected at Raspberry Pi forum
KUCHING: The Ministry of Education, Innovation and Talent Development will be organising the Raspberry Pi Forum in July this year. Minister Datuk Roland Sagah said the forum would be held in conjunction with the ministry’s Science Week. “The Raspberry Pi Forum is a programme extension to the project of supplying Raspberry Pi computers to all […]
408,640 students begin new academic session
BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS & JAMES WONG KUCHING: A total of 408,640 students, including 32,642 from primary schools, began their 2023/2024 school sessions throughout Sarawak today. Sarawak State Education Department deputy director Omar Mahli stated the Ministry of Education (MoE) introduced the concept of a much more interesting first week at school for the new […]
Language and leadership camp a hit with over 100 pupils
KUCHING: Some 110 students from 11 primary schools participated in the English Language and Leadership (ELL) camp from Aug 23-25 at Yayasan Sarawak. The primary schools were SK Goeblit, SK Bako, SK Sejingkat, SK Muara Tebas, SK Senari, SK Semariang, SK Buntal, SK Semerah Padi, SK (A) Mdhakh, SK Bandar Baru Semariang, and SK Tun […]
Council launches campaign against plastic straw
KUCHING: The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) has launched an education campaign targeting primary schools in conjunction with the ban on plastic straw in its jurisdiction. In a press release today, the council said it was organising a poster design competition for primary school pupils. “The theme of this competition is “Say No to […]
Primary, secondary schools in Repok to get RM1 mln allocation
SARIKEI: A personal allocation of RM1,000,000 will be distributed from Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii to primary and secondary schools in Repok for yearly school activities. Huang expressed his gratitude to communities in his area for their support during the 12th state election (PRN12) and for appointing him a representative for the area. […]
