Youth should be prepared for the future
KUCHING: The state’s youth need to be prepared for the changes that they will face once the state government develops Sarawak’s infrastructure. During an interview on Facebook Live recently, Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman said this is in line with the many changes expected to take place within the next 10 to 15 years not […]
Go Digital Asean initiative to train 15,000 youth, micro entrepreneurs in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Go Digital Asean programme, which focuses on closing the digital gap across the region, has reached Malaysian shores and is set to provide training for up to 15,000 underemployed youths and micro entrepreneurs nationwide. In a statement today, the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (Medac) said the programme, launched by its minister […]
Women entrepreneurs trained under Penjana
KUCHING: Twenty-one women entrepreneurs from diverse business sectors completed their training under the Pelan Jana Semula Ekonomi Negara (Penjana) Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) programme. The three-day training conducted from Dec 4 to 6 was organised by Swinburne Sarawak in collaboration with the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) Academy. Through the programme, the women entrepreneurs were […]
RM6 mln to train Science, Mathematics, English teachers
SERIAN: The Sarawak government has set aside RM6 million this year to train primary and secondary school teachers in the state who are involved in the teaching of Science, Mathematics and English even though they do not have expertise in these subjects. Sarawak Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Datuk Amar Michael Manyin Jawong said […]
32 firemen complete venomous animal course
SIBU: Thirty-two officers from fire and rescue stations (BPP) throughout Sarawak, completed a three-day venomous animal (snake) control course held in Sungai Merah BBP. The course which ended on Saturday (Sept 5) was conducted by three invited instructors, namely Safiq Mohammad from the Eastern Region Academics in Terengganu, Noremey Halim from fire and rescue department […]
Sarawak boxer a success even without coaching
KUCHING: Training without a coach to become a champion in the national boxing arena in the 70s made Idris Bujang the first Sarawak-born boxer to represent Malaysia in the 1978 Asean Games after Sarawak helped form Malaysia in 1963. He started his 21-year career in 1972 when he joined the General Operations Force Team and […]
RM70 million allocation to help construction industry
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has allocated RM70 million for the implementation of several strategic programmes to assist players in the construction industry who were affected by the enforcement of the movement control order (MCO). Senior Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the allocation was also provided to support the country’s […]
No international championship for national athletics squad this year
KUALA LUMPUR: The national athletics squad will start training in track and field in the next few days, but may have to wait until next year to compete in any international tournament. This is because most major tournaments are only expected to begin next year and the Covid-19 pandemic in other countries does not make […]
Pandelela happy with new coach
KUCHING: Diving star Pandelela Rinong Pmg says she is delighted to be training under new national coach Li Rui. Li arrived in Malaysia early last year, having managed a diving club in Canada besides mentoring Chinese world champions Si Yajie and Qin Kai. “I have trained under him for about a year and three months, […]
National athletics squad awaiting green light
KUALA LUMPUR: The national athletics squad is still waiting for the green light from the National Sports Council (MSN) before they could resume training in preparation for several qualifying tournaments for the Tokyo 2021 Olympics next year. National athletics chief coach, Mohd Manshahar Abd Jalil said coaches have not received any confirmation from the MSN […]
