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KJ lauds cordial M’sia-S’pore relationship in dealing with COVID-19

SINGAPORE: The cordial relationship and cooperation between Malaysia and Singapore in dealing with COVID-19 has made the two countries an epidemiological region, which eventually saw the opening of the border between the two nations after more than two years of closure, according to Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said the matter was shared with Singapore Prime […]

Premier addresses international dialogue in Singapore

BY GABRIEL LIHAN KUCHING: Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg has been invited to speak at the S.Rajaratnam Endowment Dialogue (SRED) 2022 in Singapore. The dialogue will be held at The Arts House, 1 Old Parliament Lane, Singapore. The Premier’s participation in the dialogue is upon the invitation of Temasek Foundation […]

S’pore media in town to check out Kuching

KUCHING: A Singaporean media team is in town to visit and savour the lifestyle and places of interests as well as local cuisine over five days in the city. They comprise five Singaporean media representatives from a lifestyle magazine and QOL Digital and two officials from the Sarawak Trade and Tourism Office, Sarawak (STATOS). “The […]

Lawrence Wong — Singapore’s Prime Minister in waiting

AFTER four years of strict, tedious filtering & performance index review applied on four outstanding candidates. Lawrence Wong is heir apparent to take on the mantle as Singapore’s fourth prime minister. A double Degree & PhD holder from Harvard University in Economics, Wong was selected after he received the highest score in Character, Performance, Integrity, […]

Sarawak can expect more visitors from Brunei

KUCHING: Sarawak can expect more visitors from Brunei with the implementation of Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) between the state and neighbouring Brunei. Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said with announcement made by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob on the matter recently, the doors at […]

In Singapore, plus-size actors take centre stage

SINGAPORE: “I dare you, watch me as I undress,” sings actor Ross Nasir in a Singapore musical comedy about dating as a plus-size woman, highlighting a nascent fat acceptance movement in a city-state that once forced children to join weight loss programmes. “Fat-shaming” — discrimination based on weight — is still common in Singapore and […]

Water cannon greets maiden Scoot flight to Miri

MIRI: Singapore’s Scoot Tiger Air made its maiden flight to the city on Wednesday, making it the first foreign airline to fly here direct from the island republic after the Covid-19 pandemic had brought everything to a near standstill. The A320 aircraft carrying 22 passengers arrived to a water cannon salute in Miri Airport at […]

Scoot to commence Singapore-Miri service on Feb 23

MIRI: Travellers can book direct flight tickets from Miri to Singapore with Scoot Tigerair Pte Ltd (Scoot) starting Feb 23. Sarawak’s Ministry of Transport received a letter of confirmation from Scoot on their intention to mount twice weekly direct passenger air service between Singapore and Miri. It will operate every Wednesday and Saturday, slated to […]

Singapore reports first Omicron-related death

SINGAPORE: A 92-year-old unvaccinated woman has died from complications related to the Omicron COVID-19 variant – the first Omicron-related death in Singapore, according to The Straits Times’ report yesterday. Quoting the republic’s Health Ministry (MOH), the newspaper said the woman had no known medical history and caught the virus from a family member. She died […]

State looks forward to reopening borders with Brunei, Singapore

MIRI: On top of allowing inter-state travel into the state, Sarawak is also looking forward to the reopening of its borders with Brunei and Singapore to restart the state’s cross-border tourism industry. Assistant Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Sebastian Ting revealed this at a press conference after chairing the Sarawak Tourism Coordination Committee (STCC) […]