Parents grateful and thankful
KUCHING: Yesterday was unforgettable for Nurhaida Abdullah 42 from the Philippines as her son Shadzuan Abdullah,13 was awarded Malaysian citizenship. With that, Nurhaida said she was no longer worried about his fate. “My husband is from Sarawak and I’m from the Phillipines. So when Shadzuan, our first child was born, we didn’t have a valid […]
SMK Methodist student does Sarawak proud
KUCHING: A student from Sarawak unleashed her creativity and emerged as Top Student in the Faber-Castell’s Creative Learning by Score A programme. Vicky Tiong Ing Ong from SMK Methodist Sibu won the secondary category after competing with students from 185 schools across Malaysia in September last year. An elated Tiong expressed her gratitude over the […]
Make Sarawak proud
KUCHING: The state’s representatives for the national-level Tilawah and Menghafaz Al-Quran 1443H/2022M are urged to do their best and make Sarawak proud. Sarawak Islamic Council (MIS) chairman Datuk Misnu Tahir reminded them that Sarawakians would be rooting for the representatives to be bring home victory. “Fellow Sarawakians regardless of religions would be pleased and proud […]
Sarawak is proud of you, Bonnie!
KUCHING: Sarawakian powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin who won Malaysia’s first-ever gold medal in men’s 72kg powerlifting category at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, is a shining example that sports is a career for all and dictated by competency and excellence. In congratulating the 22-year-old world-class athlete, Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports Datuk Snowdan Lawan said […]
It’s okay, there’s always next time
BY AISYAH AZZAHRA SUHIRI, PETRONELLA LANGITA FELIX, & RACHEL MINA KUCHING: Words of encouragement and applause have poured in for Malaysian diving queen, Pandelela Rinong Pamg, despite finishing 12th in the women’s 10-metre platform final in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, today. Pandelela secured the last place amongst the 12 finalists at the Tokyo Aquatics […]
Stand proud in celebrating our independence
KUCHING: Sarawakians should stand proud in celebrating the 58th Sarawak Independence Day today. Batu Kitang assemblymen Lo Khere Chiang reminded everyone to hold their heads high as Sarawak was a unique state with rich resources and multiracial society. “Sarawak is host to the highest variety of ethnic races, and yet we show the world how […]
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 […]
Bidayuh artists win global award
KUCHING: Two Bidayuh artists have made their community proud by winning the Excellent Craft Award from the World Crafts Council Asia Pacific during the recent 39th General Assembly hosted in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah presented the award to Abot Gudang, 48, of Singai and Sandra Trinatta […]
Fatimah and hubby proud of daughter’s award
KUCHING: Like any other mothers out there, Sarawak Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah is thrilled that her daughter Associate Professor Dr Ida Fatimawati Adi Badiozaman from Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus (Swinburne) has been selected as the winner of the United Nations (UN) Women 2020 Asia-Pacific […]
‘We are not going to relax’
KUCHING: The launching of TV Sarawak (TVS) was a momentous achievement for Sarawak Media Group (SMG) chief executive officer Suhaimi Sulaiman. According to him, tears of joy were shed upon seeing TVS making its on-screen debut last Saturday. He expressed gladness in seeing that TVS had not encountered any significant hiccups during its first day […]
