Curtin Malaysia lecturers promote creative writing and storytelling

MIRI: Lecturers of the Faculty of Humanities and Health Sciences and School of Pre-U and Continuing Education (SPACE) of Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) recently collaborated with Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, Miri to conduct a workshop on creative writing and storytelling in conjunction with the Sarawak Authors Festival 2022 here. The main objective of the festival […]

Knowledge — the elixir of life

The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life. —  Confucius, Chinese philosopher Reading and writing can be a recreation and a source of inspiration. Last year alone, I kept myself busy by writing 40 feature articles and another 56 more […]

Mastering the art of writing

KUCHING: Capable and high spirited, the new generation of journalists in Sarawak today can take their careers to a higher level if they focus on improving their writing skills. In pointing this out,  media expert Dr Jeniri Amir said one of the traits of a successful writer was mastering the art of writing. “Don’t write […]

Reading and writing: Starting ‘em young

KUCHING: The Reading Seeds, a literacy programme by the National Library of Malaysia (PNM), has been expanded at the national level. The first phase of the pilot project has been implemented in seven state public libraries in Penang, Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Pahang and Terengganu. According to PNM director Maizan Ismail, the pilot project […]