Property crime spikes in Samarahan
BY MA CHEE SENG & ALVERD KOTA SAMARAHAN: Kota Samarahan police are seeing an increase in cases under Penal Code Section 379, such as stealing water metres, cable thefts and crop thefts. Samarahan OCPD Sudirman Kram revealed this yesterday at a meet-and-greet session organised in collaboration with Farley Supermarket yesterday. “We are concentrating on cases involving […]
Iban book aims to prevent child sexual abuse
KUCHING: Women’s Centre for Change Penang (WCC) recently launched a digital book in the Iban language that outlines how child sexual abuse (CSA) can affect any child including those with disabilities. According to WCC, the 37-page digital book entitled “Sara Madah “Enggai” (Sara Says “No”) is about a nine-year-old girl named Sara who is diagnosed with […]
Ailing journalist aims to raise RM100k for children
MIRI: A cancer stricken journalist’s effort to raise awareness on children afflicted by the disease even as he fights his own battle is gaining traction here. On Saturday the Kampung Piasau Village Security and Development Committee (JKKK) came forward with a contribution of RM2,000 which was handed over the Northern Sarawak Journalist Association (NSJA) president […]
70 children identified with autism yearly
SIBU: About 70 children are identified with autism every year in this town, said president of Sibu Autistic Association (SAA), David Ngu. Speaking at the launching of the World Autism Awareness Day today, Ngu said that the statistics showed that autism could be present everywhere. “It can be found in your family members, friends, and […]
Seeking keys in tackling litterbugs
BY JACINTHA JOLENE & NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS KUCHING: Littering persists despite the presence of bins and facilities. It is believed it is a question of people’s behaviour, understanding, and influence, said an environmentalist. Co-founder of Reuse Or Refuse Borneo Kelly Hiu said that the attitude can simply be a careless and ignorant behaviour where people […]
Creating astronomy awareness among public, especially students
KUCHING: The Sultan Iskandar Planetarium, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Research Sarawak (MESTR) will be organising a ‘Friends of Astronomy Roadshow’ (Jerayawara Sahabat Astronomi) in Kuching, Sri Aman, Sibu, Bintulu, and Miri from November to December. The purpose of this programme is to provide awareness on astronomy to the public, especially students. The main […]
Always do self-test, business owners urged
KUCHING: Merchants at India Street received Covid-19 self-test kits as part of an awareness campaign on the importance of conducting regular self-tests. The Covid-19 self-test kits were distributed by chairman of India Street Pedestrian Mall Merchants Association Datuk Wee Hong Seng together with the association’s secretary Bong Lian Huan and managing director of Tay Motor […]
Special programme draws 50 entrepreneurs
BINTULU: Fifty micro, small, and medium entrepreneurs here today (Oct 23) attended a special programme jointly organised by SME Corp Malaysia Sarawak Office Branch and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development (Mintred) Sarawak. Called “Program Sehari bersama Usahawan (One-Day Programme with Entrepreneurs), it aimed to raise public awareness on […]
Economic recovery goes hand in hand with managing mental health
KUCHING: The nation’s economy can only fully recover and progress if the mental and emotional state of its people is healthy and there is a sense of hope to move forward despite the many obstacles. In expressing this belief, celebrity mental health advocate and patron of Mental Illness Awareness and Support Association (MIASA) Che Puan […]
Dialogue on mental health via Facebook Live on Oct 16
KUCHING: The Mental Health Association of Sarawak (MHAS) will hold a ‘Dialogue on Mental Health: Meeting the Needs of Greater Sarawak’ via Facebook Live on Saturday (Oct 16) at 11am. “We will also attempt to show the unique challenges of meeting mental health needs in Sarawak from a public sector perspective and an non-government organisation […]
