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Sarawak Metro on course for more milestones

MIRI: Sarawak Metro Sdn Bhd (Sarawak Metro) is looking forward to reaching more milestones this year, particularly in the development of Phase 1 of the Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS) Project. KUTS Project Director Zafrin Zakaria said one of the most significant milestones expected for 2023 would be the implementation of the proof-of-concept (POC) exercise […]

Light Up in Style

People will don new clothes to celebrate Deepavali, which is just around the corner. New clothing symbolises a new beginning and a fresh start. The celebration, also known as the Festival of Lights, would not be complete without a touch of magenta, pink, red, yellow, and blue. Celebrating ‘Festival of Lights’ in style Deepavali or […]

NGO urges political parties to field more female candidates

KUCHING: The 111 Initiative is urging all Malaysian political parties to field more women candidates in the upcoming 15th General Election (GE15). As the elections approach, the non-governmental organisation (NGO) believes that each political party must not only nominate more women candidates to run at both state and federal levels, but also to provide them […]

Samarahan council staff no idle bystanders

KUCHING: Staff in the Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) are no idle bystanders as they are actively engaged in delivering the best services to the people. Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) Stakan branch chairman Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok said their cohesiveness as a team was the reason why MPKS is said to be the most […]

Towards achieving sustainable development goals

SAMARAHAN: Samarahan has taken steps toward achieving sustainable development goals. As such, students from a local secondary school here have been introduced to the importance of environmental care and sex education among teenagers through sustainable development goal (SDG) programme. Organised by Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS), the programme was hosted in collaboration with SMK Kota […]

Residents asked to keep Samarahan clean

KUCHING: Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) has sought the public’s cooperation to keep Samarahan clean. In making the call, the council chairman Datuk Peter Minos pointed out that since Samarahan was a new town, it must create a new culture of cleanliness, neatness and safety. “We want to support the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals […]

International digital economic conference from June 21 to 22

KUCHING: The 5th International Digital Economy Conference Sarawak (IDECS) 2022 will be held at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) on June 21 and 22. Deputy Minister for Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Dr Hazland Abang Hipni said the IDECS 2022 themed “Decoding Big Data for Environmental & Energy Sustainability” was in line with the Post Covid-19 […]

Council brainstorms on UN’s sustainable goals

KUCHING: The Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) organised a two-day workshop to brainstorm on the United Nation’s (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) beginning Wednesday (Feb 16). Experts and lecturers on SDG were invited to give details and inputs on the 17 goals and 169 sub-goals. “The SDG was initiated and adopted by all nations in […]

Solutions that cross global frontiers

By Dr Lidyana Rosla For the first time, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) hosted a fully online Global Problem-Based Learning (gPBL) — the Old Kuching Smart Heritage (OKSHE)-Unimas-Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT) gPBL 2021 themed ‘Solutions that Cross Frontiers: The Sustainable Story of the Perahu Tambang’. Originally, gPBL is an annual international student mobility programme between […]

Positive, impactful projects preferred

KUCHING: Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng hopes that Kuching South City Council (MBKS) will be able to focus on initiatives based on other sustainable development goals (SDGs) apart from those they have advanced so far. “They can be small and manageable SDG initiatives and not necessarily big projects; as long as they can create positive […]