Programme to combat rising road accidents on Pan Borneo Highway
KUCHING: The Ministry of Transport Sarawak (MoTS) has expressed concern about the increasing number of road accidents, particularly along the Pan Borneo Highway.Minister Datuk Sri Lee Kim Shin cited a lack of road safety awareness among local residents living near the highway as a major factor contributing to these accidents.“Statistics indicate that 60 per cent […]
Sarawak-level ‘Fit Malaysia’ programme on Sept 9 to enhance sports culture
KUCHING: The Department of Youth and Sports has introduced the Fit Malaysia programme as a means to enhance the sports culture within the local community.State director Lamat Nyalau shared that this initiative was prompted by a study revealing that the sports culture index among Sarawak’s community remains at a moderate level. In a bid to […]
Songkran Festival renamed Water Festival to avoid controversy
KAMPAR: After receiving brickbats and criticism, organiser Sahom Valley Resort has decided change the name of its Songkran Festival programme to Sahom Water Festival. Sahom Valley Resort managing director Shariff Ali Jabad Ali said the decision to rebrand the programme scheduled for August 26 and 27 was made to avoid controversy and to ward off […]
Over 4,000 benefited from MyLesen B2 programme
KUALA TERENGGANU: A total of 4,195 recipients benefitted from the implementation of the MyLesen B2 programme nationwide from May to Aug 4, said Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Hasbi Habibollah. He said the recipients were from nine states, namely Kedah, Penang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Perlis and Sabah. According to Hasbi, for this year, […]
UiTM sees potential in McD road tour programme
KOTA SAMARAHAN: McDonald’s Road Tour programme can potentially lead to more collaboration opportunities for the development of students and graduates of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). Rector of UiTM Sarawak Prof. Datuk Dr. Jamil Hamali said it is expected to provide opportunities for student development and industrial training programmes, career talks and opportunities, consultancy work, contracted […]
Menu Rahmah doesn’t disrupting food operator business model
KOTA BHARU: The implementation of the Menu Rahmah Programme introduced by the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) at a price as low as RM5 remains relevant and does not interfere with the business model of the food operators or restaurant involved. Its minister Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub said Menu Rahmah […]
Identity card’s documentation programme lauded
DALAT: The State Information Department’s visit at Dalat District through the People’s Love Programme (MEKAR) has assisted in the processing of identity card documents in the area. Minister of Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said she was thankful to the MEKAR visit to Dalat to help in easing the […]
38 govt sponsored students earn medical degrees
SAMARAHAN: A total of 38 fully sponsored medicine programme students received their Bachelor’s degrees at the Unimas convocation here, yesterday. Vice-Chancellor, Professor Datuk Dr Mohamad Kadim Suaidi said they were the first batch of the programme who had received full scholarship from the Sarawak government through the Sarawak Foundation. He expressed his appreciation to Premier […]
Blood donation at Mukah Polytechnic
MUKAH: Mukah Polytechnic (PMU) invites the public, particularly PMU students and the local community, to donate blood on Saturday, September 17 from 8am to 4.30 pm at the Mukah Polytechnic Hall grounds. The Blood Donation Programme is organised by the Department of Information Technology and Communication (JTMK) in partnership with Mukah Polytechnic’s Entrepreneurship Unit and […]
Activities keep youth out of trouble
KUCHING: Beliaku Ceria Merdeka Programme is a programme which centralises the youth. For that, various activities were held that involved the youth such as aerobics, various competitions as well as motivational talks from experts. Astana Lot village chief Abdul Rahman Hassan expressed his hopes that through the programme, the youth will be able to benefit […]
