Sarawak judo team gears up for Taipei Judo Open 2023

KUCHING: The Sarawak judo team is set to participate in the Taipei Judo Open 2023, which will take place in Taipei from July 1-2. The team consists of nine members, including seven judokas and two officials. The judokas representing Sarawak are Voon Xue Jie, Soh Yew Ing, Tan Kok Hong, Voon Xue Jii, Geraldine, Tan […]

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocks Taiwan

TAIPEI: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Taiwan’s southeastern Taitung County at 2.44pm Sunday, stronger than Saturday’s magnitude 6.4 temblor, Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA) reported according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB). The epicentre of Sunday’s quake was in Chishang township at a depth of 11.1 kilometres (km) and 41.8km north of Taitung County Hall, […]

A whirlwind coming-of-age story

Book title : Loveboat, TaipeiAuthor : Abigail Hing WenPublisher : Harper CollinsPublication Year : 2020ISBN : 978-0-06-299634-3Price : RM 49.90 When I first stumbled upon “Loveboat, Taipei” at a local bookstore’s best-sellers shelf, my immediate thoughts were of the country — Taiwan and how I just loved the place itself. Written by Abigail Hing Wen, […]