Agriculture, food congress attracts over 300 participants
KUCHING: Over 300 professionals from 10 different countries are participating in the Congress on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security (COSAFS 2022) at The Waterfront Hotel here. The congress organised by Univerisiti Putra Malaysia Kampus Bintulu (UPMKB) together with Ministry of Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development is an umbrella of three concurrent international conferences namely […]
UPM-Swinburne partnership on agriculture
KUCHING: The Congress on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security (COSAFS 2022) opening ceremony saw a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) inked between Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus as well a symbolic handover of funds for the AgriHub@Gedong project. The AgriHub@Gedong is a RM3 million paddy transformation project approved by the […]
UPM delegation calls on Premier
KUCHING: A delegation from from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) paid a courtesy call on Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg at Wisma Bapa Malaysia,Petra Jaya, yesterday. The visitors were led by Tengku Syarif Laksamana Perlis Datuk Seri DiRaja Syed Razlan Syed Putra Jamalullail who is also the chairman of the Board of […]
Good move towards restoration of balance
KUCHING: The endorsement of the Special Council on the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MKMA63) to restore 35 per cent parliamentary seats from East Malaysia ratio is a good move towards restoration of a balance in the legislature. Political scientist Professor Datuk Dr Jayum Jawan of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) said this would ensure critical constitutional amendment […]
UPM signs MoU on business event synergy
KUCHING: Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Business Events Sarawak (BESarawak) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen, nurture and develop business events. UPM Vice-Chancellor Datuk Professor Dr Mohd Roslan Sulaiman stated that the collaboration is part of UPM’s strategic plan to boost industry and community network services. “UPM is strengthening collaborations with synergistic […]
Opposition seat negotiation hits brick wall
KUCHING: There is nothing much that Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) has to offer to DAP yet wanting the latter to give way in certain traditional seats in the 15th General Election (GE15). This has resulted in the negotiations between the two opposition parties in Sarawak having reached a stalemate. Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) political scientist […]
Negotiations among opposition parties in Sarawak ‘just don’t work’; mostly seasonal political players
KUCHING: The opposition parties in Sarawak have kept negotiating for seats among themselves despite it not being an electoral pact – thus it defeats the purpose of negotiating. Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) political scientist Prof Datuk Dr Jayum Jawan said many of their negotiations have been reported, but they must realise that they were not […]
Fasting is no obstacle to exercise
Fasting during Ramadan should not be an obstacle for Muslims to exercise, in fact, such activities can make a person more active to perform ‘ibadah’ (religious rituals) in this holy month, according to a sports science expert from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Department of Sports Studies’ head, Associate Prof Dr Tengku Fadilah Tengku Kamalden said […]
Webinar on seagrass on March 16
KUCHING: Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (SBC) will be hosting a webinar entitled ‘Seagrass Ecology and Diversity’ on March 16 at 10am via Zoom. In a statement it said the webinar will be delivered by Prof Dr Muta Harah Zakari from the Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). It noted that the […]
Academic initiative raises awareness of diverse heritage
UPM’s Pehin Sri Adenan Satem Research Chair The setting up of the Pehin Sri Adenan Satem Research Chair at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Bintulu Sarawak Campus is a good move to create awareness of the diversity of Sarawak’s beautiful and unique heritage. Dr Elena Chai, senior anthropology and sociology lecturer at the Faculty of Social […]
