Youth should advocate for change: Academic
KUCHING: About 12 members of The Sarawak Initiatives (TSI), a civil society organisation (CSO), took part in a leadership forum recently. Moderated by Professor Dr James Chin of University of Tasmania, Australia, the session was part of the Aspiring Leaders Programme initiated by the CSO, trying to build the next generation of Sarawak leaders. Chin […]
NGO wants to hear ideas from future leaders
KUCHING: If you have been toying with an idea you are convinced will benefit the community at large, non-governmental organisation The Sarawak Initiatives (TSI) wants to hear from you. It has drawn up plans to help young aspiring leaders to bring such ideas to fruition through its leadership programme. “We will provide the necessary guidance […]
Quality of teachers still very much an issue
KUCHING: Among the significant problems with regard to education matters in the nation is the quality of teachers at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. In saying this, Prof Dr James Chin of the Asia Institute, University of Tasmania in Australia pointed out that Malaysia actually had very good primary and secondary education from the […]
Young people urged to get involved in NGOs, politics
KUCHING: Young people have been advised to bring about positive changes in Malaysia by getting involved in non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and politics. Prof Dr James Chin of the Asia Institute of the University of Tasmania, Australia made the call during his lecture on ‘Past, Present and Future Political Landscape in Sarawak’ held online via Zoom […]
Sarawak’s international school initiative gets support
KUCHING: The Sarawak Initiatives (TSI) fully supports the Sarawak government’s effort to build five international schools using the Cambridge syllabus and English as the medium of instruction. TSI chairman Datuk John Tenewi said he had recently visited Sarawak Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Datuk Amar Michael Manyin Jawong to understand the state government’s education […]
TSI leadership programme coming up
KUCHING: The Sarawak Initiatives (TSI) will be organising a leadership programme in conjunction with Sarawak Independence Day w hich falls on July 22. TSI, a non-profit organisation (NGO) committed to Building a Better Sarawak through human capital development, stated that the programme would be for aspiring and current leaders who seek personal development and knowledge […]
Cancel debts of poor students
KUCHING: The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) should cancel totally all the debts of students from the low-income group, said The Sarawak Initiatives (TSI). The society, in a statement on Monday (Mar 8), applauded the Sarawak government’s move through Yayasan Sarawak on the student forgiveness plan to pay 30 percent of the National Higher Education […]
Sarawak Initiatives, Lions club adopt 3 needy students
KUCHING: The Sarawak Initiatives (TSI) and the Lions Club Kuching North (LCKN) have jointly adopted three secondary school students as part of their efforts in helping the underprivileged get proper education. The three beneficiaries are Albert Affleck Thomas and Brenda Kueh of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Kuching Town No 1, and Aloysius Lim Francis of […]
Various initiatives to ensure wellbeing of Sarawakians
THE state government continues to improve its administrative and service delivery towards the wellbeing of the people “from cradle to grave”, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. Among the various initiatives introduced through the Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) was Endowment Fund Sarawak (EFS) that gives […]
Initiatives to push Sarawak forward
Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg in his winding-up speech at the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly sitting today highlighted and re-emphasised several points, including revenue reengineering, digital transformation initiatives, manufacturing and entrepreneur development, state financing modelling and the state’s involvement in onshore exploration. And the chief minister has good news for Sarawak civil […]
