Good economic, security prospects for Sarawak with relocation of Indonesian capital
KUCHING: The relocation of the Indonesian capital to Kalimantan promises good economic and security prospects for Sarawak, said political analyst Dr Lee Kuok Tiung. He said this when commenting on recent views expressed by Tawfik Ismail, former Sungai Benut MP during an online forum. Tawfik had pointed out that a shift in political and economic […]
Ditching her stilettos for a fireman’s boots
By Norhayati Mohd Akhir PUTRAJAYA: While part of the on-air team at Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) Sabah, Frediana Kamilis would have read out news reports involving firefighters — now she is one them. Talking about her career change in July 2017, she said she was welcomed into the fold after enduring 11 months of gruelling […]
Hajiji receives appointment letter as UMS pro-chancellor
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor today received a letter of appointment as the new pro-chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) from Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Juhar Mahiruddin who is also UMS chancellor. The ceremony took place at the Istana Negeri and was witnessed by chairman of UMS board of directors Datuk […]
UMS group wins Virtual Hackathon
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)’s HappyGoLucky group emerged champion of the Industry 4.0 (I4.0) Virtual Hackathon East Malaysia 2020. The group participated in the hackathon with their project titled ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) Defective Global Tracker’ and went home with RM5,000. The prize was presented by Youth and Sports Assistant Minister Datuk Snowdan Lawan at […]
‘Multi-cornered contests not necessarily healthy’
KOTA KINABALU: Multi-cornered contests in elections are not necessarily a good thing because the best candidate in the field may not win, said political analyst Dr Romzi Ationg. He said when there are too many candidates, vote splitting could occur and a less worthy contestant could end up winning. “People know such an environment is […]
38 get assistance for further studies
MUKAH: Some 38 students who were accepted to further their studies or attend training in the country received one-off education assistance from Balingian Constituency Service Centre here today. The aid was an initiative of Balingian State Constituency Service Centre since three years ago. Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi congratulated the recipients for being accepted to […]
A timely initiative
KUCHING: Setting up TV Sarawak, a new television station under Sarawak Media Group (SMG), is a suitable and timely move, opined a lecturer on communications programme at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Dr Lee Kuok Tiung. He said that the creative industry had great prospects and could generate high profits. “Productions for TV Sarawak can also […]
University student latest Covid-19 case in Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: The latest positive Covid-19 case reported in Sabah involved a student from a local university in the state, said Sabah Health director Dr Christina Rundi. She said this case was detected from Covid-19 tests conducted on students based on the standard operating procedure (SOP) for the Sabah Students Movement Management handled by Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). “The SOP […]
