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Orphans get vegetable planting lesson from lecturers

MIRI: Lecturers from Curtin Malaysia took time out to hold a workshop on vegetable planting for the residents of the Methodist Children’s Home here recently. Wendy Law, Dr Lynn Ling Yew Hua and Dr Jong Ling, also organised a fundraising campaign that raised RM5,400  for the home before conducting  the workshop for the children aged […]

Hydroponic participants enjoy fruits of labour

KUCHING: To reduce the cost of living, especially among the urban and suburban population affected by Covid-19, the federal government set aside RM10 million for the Urban Farming Project under the National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana) last year. Most of those involved in this project are working on small-scale hydroponic vegetable planting for their own […]

Hydroponic veggie farmer on wheelchair

MIRI: There are several hydroponic vegetable farmers in Sarawak, but one stands out among them although his spends most of his time sitting down. Ng Sza Liang, a 61-year-old double-leg amputee who gets about using a wheelchair, began planting hydroponic vegetables a year ago and has been doing quite well. Senadin assemblyman Datuk Lee Kim […]

Not maximising environment’s economic potential

Lazy people tend not to take chances, but express themselves by tearing down other’s work. – Ann Rule, American author of true crime books It is a pity that there still exists a majority of Iban parents in the rural areas, especially those staying in longhouses or in individual kampung houses, who are not making […]