Webinar on seagrass on March 16
KUCHING: Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (SBC) will be hosting a webinar entitled ‘Seagrass Ecology and Diversity’ on March 16 at 10am via Zoom. In a statement it said the webinar will be delivered by Prof Dr Muta Harah Zakari from the Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). It noted that the […]
SBC inks sharing agreement with locals
BY SITI NURAIN RATANI PADAWAN: The Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (SBC) signed a Benefit Sharing Agreement (BSA) with two indigenous communities today. The indigenous communities comprise the Bidayuhs from Kampung Semadang, Penrissen and Ibans from Simon Longhouse, Lubok Antu. SBC chairman Datuk Amar Jaul Samion said the agreement was crucial in cultivating the spirit of shared […]
First S’wakian appointed as member
INSKEN BOARD OF DIRECTORS KUCHING: Datuk Goh Leng Chua is the first Sarawakian to be appointed as a board member of the National Entrepreneurship Institute (INSKEN). Entrepreneurship Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said he officially inducted the new INSKEN board members who included Goh on Sunday. He also revealed […]
To some blind, music is their vision
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. — Plato, Athenian philosopher If one takes a look at numerous editions of global Got Talent shows, there are many blind or visually impaired contestants with special musical talent. Here in Sarawak, I have come across […]
SBC told to work with locals
Commercialising Sarawak’s biodiversity KUCHING: Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (SBC) has been urged to continue to pioneer ways of integrating local communities in the process of discovering new uses for Sarawak’s biodiversity with a view to commercialising the products. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said engaging the indigenous communities to become integral partners in […]
