Author: Abg Farid Abg Taha

EFC marks 5th anniversary with military parade

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Eastern Field Command (EFC) celebrated its fifth anniversary yesterday with a military parade at the Muara Tuang Military Complex here. Seventy-eight officers and 1,067 military personnel took part in the parade which was officiated by EFC Commander Lieutenant General Datuk Wira Zamrose Mohd Zain. The formation was

Formation of army’s fifth infantry division in the works

KUCHING: A prelude to setting up Task Force 450 into the country’s fifth infantry division to safeguard Sabah seems encouraging as a plan for its establishment continues. In a press conference today, Eastern Field Command (EFC) Commander Lieutenant General Datuk Wira Zamrose Mohd Zain told New Sarawak Tribune that the

15,000 visitors expected to attend UiTM expo

KUCHING: Fifteen thousand visitors are expected to attend an education expo by Mara University of Technology (UiTM) Samarahan entitled “Selangkah Expo 2019” from March 29 to April 1. At the expo which opens from 9am to 5pm, 25  exhibitors from various faculties  are briefing visitors on a wide range of

62 e-sports clubs duly registered

KUCHING: There are 62 e-sports clubs registered with the Youth and Sports Ministry following rising interest amongst millennials in the industry nationwide. The industry is supported by Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman as progress in the development of e-sports blueprint is expected to be ready next

Huge support for college’s 26 Malaysian Cultural Course students

KUCHING: The twenty-six students doing their final project in the Malaysian Cultural Course at the Community College, Kuching yesterday were overwhelmed with the presence of 150 other students who gathered at the college’s multi-purpose hall in support of them. Also in attendance were the college’s deputy director (Management) Wan Khazlina

Watch out for snakes in this weather

SRI AMAN: Snakes have been visiting houses across the state. The Malaysia Civil Defence Force (APM), Sri Aman District reported responding to 29 cases from January to March of snakes seeking shelter and laying eggs in houses. “Cases received up to now indicate that snakes like pythons and cobras are

Latest must-have game installed in smartphone

KUCHING: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) is one of those must-have games installed in one’s smartphone. It is, after all, more popular than the old “Angry Bird” game. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is an online multi-player battle royale game developed and published by PUBG Corporation. The game’s popularity is known from statistics based on

853 State Health staff receive Excellence Service Awards

KUCHING: Eight hundred and fifty three civil servants from the State Health Department yesterday received the Excellence Service Awards at a ceremony held at Penview Convention Centre here. The civil servants were from the southern zone areas, namely Kuching, Samarahan, Serian and Sri Aman. State Health Department Director Dr Jamilah

One-man job of putting Sarawak on Google Map

KUCHING: Meet Muhd Rafiuddin Roslan, a Google street driver and Google’s one and only employee in Sarawak. Google is an American multi-national technology company that specialises in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. As a Google street driver, 27-year-old Muhd

Here comes Cendol Segera!

KUCHING: “Cendol Segera” (Instant Cendol) is among the unique Sarawak products being showcased at an exhibition at the Old Kuching Smart Heritage Agenda event held at the Waterfront Kuching here. “Cendol Segera”, believed to be the first such invention in Malaysia,  was initiated by Zamahari Saidi with support from Malaysian