Scholarship and financial aid for bright students mulled
SIBU: The alumni of Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Saint Matthew Sekuau (M) Selangau are planning to establish a scholarship and financial aid programme for outstanding students. According to spokesperson for the alumni Andenson Dato Paran, the initiative aims to motivate bright students from the school. He said that acknowledging the financial needs of outstanding students in […]
Advancing development of quality human capital
As the country begins to recover from the pandemic, the Sarawak Foundation (Yayasan Sarawak) has had a profitable year in 2022. This year, there were about 130,000 beneficiaries, with a total estimated distribution of RM69 million. The foundation in a statement said that it continues to provide educational assistance through scholarships, scholarship loans, and other […]
Aaliyah gets scholarship worth RM1.1 mln from Yayasan Sime Darby
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian water skiing golden child and Asia’s number one Aaliyah Yoong Hanifah today received a scholarship worth RM1.1 million from Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) to pursue her studies in Florida, the United States (US) starting January next year. Aaliyah will be pursuing a Bachelor Degree In Psychology at Florida Southern College, which is […]
Sarawak Foundation Student Retreat Program
A relaxed way of learning The Sarawak Foundation Student Retreat Program was hosted by the YSKL or Yayasan Sarawak (Sarawak Foundation) Kuala Lumpur Branch at the YSKL@Ampang. The programme lasted nine days, from September 2, 2022 to September 11, 2022. The programme was attended by 41 students who were sponsored by the Sarawak Foundation under […]
Retired contractor tearful as daughter gets scholarship from Sarawak government
KUCHING: A retired contractor could not hold back his tears after learning that his daughter, Sonia Tay Yee has been offered a scholarship by the Sarawak government to further her studies at a degree level. Tay Yee, a Diploma in Accountancy graduate of Politeknik Kuching Sarawak (PKS), is a recipient of three award namely, Academic […]
Recipients thankful for Yayasan Sarawak scholarship boost
KUCHING: Three outstanding students received scholarships from Yayasan Sarawak for obtaining top results in the 2021 Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) examination. The Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) reported that the scholarships were presented by Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg in a brief ceremony here today. One of the recipients, Pressely […]
Further your studies at Kolej Laila Taib
Kolej Laila Taib (KLT), located in Sibu, has always been committed to providing quality education at a reasonable cost to Sarawakians. KLT firmly believes in the importance of education as it has the power to better students’ lives. KLT offers up to 100 percent scholarships to Sarawakians who meet the award criteria in order to […]
Beware of ‘termites’ in state administration
LIMBANG: Termites are insects that feed on wood, frequently becoming pests that cause significant damage to homes and other wooden structures. Alluding to leaders who resembled the traits of ‘termites, Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said such leaders are those avoided by the state government’s administration on account of its adverse […]
From Gedong to pursuing Masters in United Kingdom
KUCHING: There is always a saying, nothing is impossible no matter where you are from! For, Nur Afifah Ismail of Gedong, Simunjan, her dreams of her life finally came true as she is among 58,000 applicants who have been awarded United Kingdom’s (UK) government’s prestigious Chevening scholarship to pursue her Masters in Digital Media and […]
Scholarship helps triple student intake
KUCHING: The number of students admitted to University of Technology Sarawak (UTS) has tripled since a scholarship was launched to cover the tuition fee of RM10,000 per student. Duuring an exclusive interview with New Sarawak Tribune through a zoom application on Thursday, Vice Chancellor of UTS, Professor Datuk Dr Khairuddin Abdul Hamid said UTS took in […]
