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SMA presents 10 LED projectors to PIBG of SMK Green Road

KUCHING: The Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) presented 10 LED projectors and screens to Parent Teacher Association (PIBG) of SMK Green Road at Chief Minister’s office here today (April 15). The school can take advantage of the facilities to demonstrate how it manages its teaching of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) classes for Form 4 […]

More telco towers to be built in Puncak Borneo

KUCHING: A total of 27 telecommunication towers will be built in Puncak Borneo parliamentary constituency under the National Digital Network (Jendela) project to increase telecommunication access there. Deputy Minister II of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Willie Mongin said the tendering process had been completed and that the projects would be implemented this year. “Sixteen […]

School equipped with high-speed internet

KUCHING: Students and teachers of SJK (C) Chung Hua Rantau Panjang will now be able to enjoy high-speed broadband internet connectivity thanks to Reach Ten Communication Sdn Bhd. Batu Kawa assemblyman Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian conveyed his appreciation to Reach 10, a company set up by a home-grown local technopreneur, for introducing high-speed […]

Telecommunication projects in state to be intensified

By Nur Shazreena Ali & Sarah Hafizah KUCHING: Telecommunication projects in Sarawak will be intensified this year, says Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) general manager Dr Zaidi Razak. “Although telecommunication is under federal, the state government has decided that there must be state intervention to ramp up the communication infrastructure in Sarawak,” he said when asked […]

Two network sites for every state constituency

By Nur Shazreena Ali & Sarah Hafizah KUCHING: The Sarawak government will continue to bridge the digital gap between rural and urban areas through the Sarawak Multimedia Authority’s (SMA) Linking Urban, Rural and Nation (Saluran) initiative. SMA general manager Dr Zaidi Razak said the Saluran project, costing over RM20 million, would be targeted at 200 […]

Traditional Kampung Sungai Aur gets connected to digital world

KUCHING: Twenty-five households at Kampung Sungai Aur now have internet access through Sarawak Multimedia Authority’s (SMA) Linking Urban, Rural and Nation (Saluran) initiative or Wifi Saluran. Pantai Damai assemblyman Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said Wifi Saluran, along with others, would improve the lives of the villagers, especially in terms of digital telecommunication. He was […]

Village enjoys internet, clean water supply

BY FARHANAH MELLON KUCHING: About 105 residents of Kampung Sibu Laut will be able to enjoy various basic facilities in line with the development in the village. Kampung Sibu Laut village chief Sanep Yasin conveyed his appreciation to the state government, Reach10 Communication, and Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) for allowing the villagers to get free […]

Training programme to upskill civil servants

KUCHING: Twenty-nine civil servants underwent a day-long Building Information Modelling (BIM) proficiency training programme. The Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA)-organised programme which introduced the concept of BIM, and its interlinked multiplier effects and applications was held in collaboration with the Public Works Department (JKR) and Akademi Binaan Malaysia (ABM). “Digital competency development for the state civil […]

Association thanks Sarawak government for BKSS 5.0

KUCHING: The Sarawak Manufacturers’ Association (SMA) thanked the state government for the initiatives announced in the Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) 5.0. Its president Joseph Lau said since the state was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic last year, it has helped local manufacturer suppliers to sustain their business operation, apart from the foreign direct investment […]