108 Sarawakian students receive sponsorships from PETRONAS

KUCHING: PETRONAS has recently awarded sponsorships to 108 outstanding Sarawakians who had scored excellent results in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysian (SPM) 2021 examinations. They are among 600 successful candidates from over 9,000 applicants across Malaysia, to pursue tertiary education on PETRONAS Education Sponsorship Programme (PESP) at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) as well as in other […]

Petronas lends a helping hand

KUALA LUMPUR: PETRONAS and its subsidiary, PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad (PDB) yesterday signed a three-year sponsorship agreement with the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), forming a partnership that is expected to further boost the performance of Malaysian badminton. PETRONAS’ support will help enhance the training and preparation of the national players, especially in the run-up to […]

Sarawak Foundation’s Student Exchange Scholarship Programme

The Student Exchange Scholarship Programme is one of the earliest initiatives in the history of the Sarawak Foundation establishment. This programme aims to create national integration between Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak and Sabah. The scheme involves a sponsorship as well as sending outstanding Form 1 and Form 4 to: •           Full Boarding Schools/High Performance Schools as […]

Poverty no hindrance to achieving academic excellence

BY ZAPHNE PHILIP KUCHING: As a child, there is only the thin line between imagination and experience when it comes to living of the luxuries of life or to scavenge dumpsites in hopes of finding anything useful. Growing up depends so much on the environment that we exist in and for Kasdi Nata Sujono who’s […]