Pustaka Negeri Sarawak programme from July 19-30

KUCHING: Pustaka Negeri Sarawak is organising a programme from July 19-30 themed Sarawak Gemilang Untuk Semua. There will be a Sarawakku Sayang History slot where knowledge and information on various historical events such as Brooke’s rule will be shared, as well as a Sarawak Day exhibition which will be broadcast live on the official website […]

Sustainability key to everything in life

KUCHING: The public have been advised to think of sustainability in everything they do in life. Dr Florianna Lendai Michael, a senior lecturer of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development (FSKPM) at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), pointed out that the environment, for instance, must be protected for the benefit of humanity and future generations. She gave […]

Pustaka to hold community talk

KUCHING: The Sarawak State Library will be organising a community talk entitled ‘Introduction of Sustainable Development for the Community’ next week. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Faculty of Cognitive Science and Development senior lecturer Dr. Florianna Lendai Michael will be sharing a session live via Zoom at 10.30am on July 5. Registration for the one-hour talk […]

Pustaka holds short video competition

KUCHING: Sarawak State Library (Pustaka) will hold a Short Video Competition 2021 from Jul 1 to Aug 30, in conjunction with the Sarawakiana Festival programme which will be held from Sept 1 to 30 this year. The first-place winner for the competition will take home RM2,000, second prize (RM1,500), third prize (RM1,300), fourth prize (RM1,000), […]

Pustaka Negeri to hold lingua franca talk on June 26

KUCHING: Pustaka Negeri here will hold a virtual talk on Multi-Ethnic Medium in Sarawak: A Study Lingua Franca on June 26. The talk will be delivered by Dr Mohammed Azlan Mis from the Linguistics Programme, Language and Linguistics Centre, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia via Pustaka Negeri’s media site; Facebook and […]

Pustaka closed tomorrow

KUCHING: The Sarawak State Library (Pustaka) and all its campuses will be closed to the public on Thursday (May 13) in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration. In a statement, Pustaka said its operations would resume as usual starting Friday (May 14), from 10am to 5pm. “The management of Pustaka also takes this opportunity […]

Sarawakiana Talk Series this Saturday

KUCHING: Pustaka Negeri Sarawak will hold a Sarawakiana Talk Series titled History of the Advent of Islam in Sarawak on Saturday at 10am on the Pustaka Negeri Sarawak official social media platforms (Facebook and YouTube). This talk will be delivered by Dr Saimi Bujang, a lecturer from the Faculty of Academy Contemporary Islamic Studies (ACIS), […]

‘Jom Baca Bersama’ event goes online

KUCHING: This year’s ‘Jom Baca Bersama’ programme will be held online on Thursday (22 April).  The State Library (Pustaka) said the programme, a simultaneous reading programme conducted throughout the nation, aimed at providing awareness and fostering interest in reading among the community. “The conditional movement control order is not stopping Pustaka from making this programme […]