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15 attend digital asset workshop

KUCHING: Fifteen participants from Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia participated in the NFT Workshop Series for the March intake on April 8. The workshop was organised by Urban Jungle Asia in collaboration with non-fungible tokens (NFT) communities PandaPunks, Rafsans and Fancy Fox Club, as well as Me.Reka which provided the online video conferencing platform. An NFT […]

Alumni association holds virtual AGM

KUCHING: The Sibu Sacred Heart Secondary School Alumni Association of Kuching held its 33rd annual general meeting (AGM) via video conference on Saturday night (Aug 8). According to a press release on Sunday (Aug 9), the original AGM was scheduled to be held at the association’s resource centre. It was replaced by a virtual AGM […]

College orientation goes online

The current pandemic has taught us how to improvise on many things as most of our daily activities were ground to a halt. Among the things that we have learned was to rely on the internet to get our tasks and goals done. Encouraging active participation and lively debates Recognising the importance of the world […]

Biggest day of their lives, knotted online

KUCHING: It was the biggest day of their lives when lovebirds Nurul Azurin Mohd Johari, 21 and Ahmad Amirudin Johari, 26, finally got to tie the knot yesterday. They are the first couple in Sarawak to have their marriage solemnised via video conferencing. Before the ceremony, Nurul Azurin was all set for the big day, […]

Agong expresses concern over Covid-19 impact on economy, people’s welfare

KUALA LUMPUR: International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali was granted an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah yesterday to brief and update the Agong on measures taken by the government to mitigate the effect of Covid-19 on the economy and welfare of the people. Comptroller of the Royal Household of Istana Negara Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said […]

Allow businesses to resume operations, with safety precautions

KUALA LUMPUR: The government should allow offices, shops and factories to resume their operations after May 12, albeit with strict observance of health and safety precautions, said Datuk NK Jasani, country managing partner of Grant Thornton Malaysia PLT. The health and safety measures include daily temperature checks, using face masks and sanitizers, frequent hand washing, conducting anti-virus […]

Agong expresses support for MCO extension

KUALA LUMPUR: The Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah yesterday expressed support for the government’s decision to extend the movement control order (MCO) into a fourth phase, from April 29 to May 12, as announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday. According to the Comptroller of the Royal Household for Istana Negara Datuk Ahmad Fadil […]

Strict SOPs imposed on online Solemnisation

By Hasnah Junid KUALA LUMPUR: Muhammad Don Haadi Don Putra and Nahdatul Aishah Mohd Shariff have stolen the limelight over the past few days after becoming the first couple in the country to tie the knot via video conferencing recently.  As many couples are forced to postpone their nuptials following the movement control order implementation, […]

Agong holds second pre-Cabinet video conference with Muhyiddin

KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today convened another pre-Cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, the second to be held via a video conference from Istana Negara. According to a posting on Istana Negara’s official Instagram page today, the pre-Cabinet meeting was held via a video conference following the extension of the […]