Author: Abg Farid Abg Taha

KUCHING: The Rainforest in the City (RITC) makes its debut today at the Kuching Amphitheatre, marking the countdown for this month’s Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF). Previously, Sarawak Tourism, Art, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah announced that the RITC would be the prologue to the

KUCHING: The public should be wary of racial and religious sentiments posted on social media which could disrupt unity and harmony in the state. Samarahan MP Rubiah Wang warned that such negative sentiments could divide the people according to race and religion as was happening in certain states and elsewhere.

KUCHING: A total of 46 participants from the Malaysia Civil Defence Force Sarawak (APM) completed the Civil Defence Emergency Response Team (CDERT) Community training at a closing ceremony held at Pusat Latihan Pertahanan Awam Sarawak yesterday. Present at the event was the press secretary of Works Ministry Abang Zulkifli Abang

KUCHING: Some 750 people attended a Majlis Gawai-Raya Stakan held at the Imperial Hotel here on Saturday organised by Samarahan District Office Club in collaboration with N17 Stakan Service Centre. The celebration was organised to enliven the festive season and the spirit of unity between the Malay and Dayak communities.

KUCHING: Sarawak’s development and economic outlook looks good as it is developing and progressing steadily. Stakan assemblyman Datuk Seri Mohammad Ali Mahmud, who made this observation, said the state administration under Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is doing everything it can to power the state forward. There is no shortcut, no

KUCHING: The Kuching North City Council (DBKU) staff joined villagers at Kampung Bintangor Besar here in a gotong-royong yesterday to rid the village of aedes mosquitoes breeding places. The work party was led by Chief Minister’s political secretary Abdul Samat Gany who urged the villagers to work together to ensure

KUCHING: It was full-house at last Tuesday night’s “Mamma Mia” the musical staged at Dewan Suarah Kuching where the crowd cheered and shouted in appreciation and excitement. The event from 8.40pm to 10.30pm featured talented youths who performed several hits of ABBA with Simfoni Orkestra Negeri Sarawak (SONS) choir. A

KUCHING: A three-day seminar organised by the Sarawak Islamic Information Centre (IIC) in collaboration with RISEAP (Regional Islamic Da’wah Council of Southeast Asia and the Pacific) is aimed at ‘Developing Inspiring Young Muslim Leaders’. The event is participated by 39 Muslim millennials from Cambodia, Thailand, Maldives, Myanmar, Singapore, Indonesia and

KUCHING: FRESH contents showcased by Sarawak Timber & SMEs Expo 2019 will include the First Sarawak Design Conference and Expo organised by the Sarawak Timber Development Corporation (STIDC), University Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) and Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesa. “STIDC aims to push forward in transforming young designers of Sarawak to excel

KUCHING: Immigration issues in Sarawak would be a possible threat if not enforced strictly, says Movement for Change, Sarawak (MoCS) head Francis Paul Siah. Siah told reporters here yesterday that this would be a priority MoCS project for the year as the issues at hand were pressing and serious, requiring