Meow Gemilang wins local artist top prize
KUCHING: A total of 41 artworks by local artists were exhibited in an art competition in conjunction with Uptown Cat VIII 2022 at Gallery A, Cat Museum here on yesterday (Oct 30). The competition, hosted by Kuching North City Hall (DBKU), received good participation from students from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), […]
Pepper board to step up research
KUCHING: The Malaysian Pepper Board has embarked on enhancing research collaboration, quality and white pepper development. To meet this objective it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Unimas Holdings Sdn Bhd, Malaysian Space Agency (MYSA), and Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak. The signing of the MoU was held at the Pesta Lada 2022 at […]
UNIMAS receives delegation from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) received a delegation from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VUA) on Wednesday (Oct 26). UNIMAS Vice Chancellor Professor Datuk Dr Mohamad Kadim Suaidi disclosed that the delegation was led by Prof Hans Akkermans who is the Professor of Business Informatics. He stated that UNIMAS and VUA started a collaborative project in […]
Over 6,400 Unimas students eligible to receive Peranti Siswa devices
KOTA SAMARAHAN: More than 6,400 Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) students are eligible to receive their tablets under the Peranti Siswa Keluarga Malaysia (Keluarga Malaysia Student Device) programme. As of today, a total of 2,800 units have been distributed in stages starting on Oct 24 to 28. As such, caretaker Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof […]
Hoping for early UNIMAS project completion
KOTA SAMARAHAN: By May next year, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) hopes to have the first stage of the UNIMAS Teaching Hospital development project accomplished. Caretaker Senior Minister of Public Works Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof noted that UNIMAS also wants the project to be completed earlier than expected. “If according to the schedule in the contract, […]
Construction works on UNIMAS Teaching Hospital to be expedited – Fadillah
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Construction works on the first stage of the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) Teaching Hospital will be expedited for it to be completed ahead of schedule. Caretaker Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, in disclosing this, said the initiative will be taken to meet UNIMAS’ expectation for the project to be completed by May, […]
Taib receives visitors from UNIMAS
KUCHING: Head of State, Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud received a courtesy visit from the senior management team of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) led by its vice chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Mohamad Kadim Suaidi at Demak Jaya today. The purpose of the visit was to invite Taib to attend the 26th UNIMAS Convocation Ceremony […]
From Heart to Art
The expression of art stems from the process of thinking and feeling, says UNIMAS Senior Lecturer in the Fine Arts Programme, Awangko’ Hamdan Pgn Arshad. Having said that, each of his masterpieces was inspired by a tale that was dear to him. Transforming thoughts into artwork Art is the outcome of one’s self-expression. It is […]
Voting a responsibility come rain or shine, says Don
KUCHING: Despite concerns on the rainy season come polling day on Nov 19, the people must go out and vote to fulfil their democratic responsibilities said political analyst Dick Lembang Dugun opined. He said with the mandate returned to the people, it is an opportunity for them to restructure the country by choosing the right […]
Turning plastic waste into ecobricks
KUCHING: A group of 40 students and eight teachers from SMKA Tun Ahmad Zaidi recently participated in the ‘Juh Ecobrick’ programme at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). Organised by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (FSSH) in collaboration with the school’s Kelab Pencinta Alam Sekitar (PALS Club), the programme is part of the faculty’s University […]
