KUCHING: There was a school — Litah High School — that mass produced female athletes of calibre who went on to represent Sarawak and Malaysia back in the day. They were mentored by an outstanding coach in the late Kho Joo Teck. Chong Mei Ling was one of the standouts
KUCHING: Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad (CMSB) recently grabbed the much coveted and highly regarded ‘BrandLaureate — Conglomerate Award 2019’. The World Brands Foundation presented ‘The BrandLaureate World Best Brands Awards 2019 — Conglomerate’ to CMSB’s group managing director, Datuk Isaac Lugun at an exclusive black-tie event in Singapore on October
KUCHING: Independent adviser Mercury Securities Sdn Bhd has recommended minority shareholders of Kumpulan Powernet Bhd (KPB) to accept the offer by KPB executive deputy chairman Datuk Dr Mohd Abdul Karim Abdullah to acquire the remaining company shares he does not already own at RM1 per share. Mercury Securities describes the
35-year-old Lucille Awen Anak Jon is the only indigenous artisan selected from this region, amongst numerous applications from throughout the world to attend the conference in Geneva. Earlier this year, she was recognised by the World Crafts Council Asia Pacific Region as the ‘Young Master in Bidayuh Traditional Beading’. Her
Rianne Meijer has a powerful — and often rather hilarious — message to her predominantly young followers. By revealing what goes on behind the scenes of her Instagram perfection, she shows real life is never as pretty as it seems. No pimples, not even the tiniest wrinkle to be found,
THE Sarawak Heritage Bill 2019 was passed unanimously yesterday to provide for a workable system to address preservation and conservation of the state’s heritage. The Bill was tabled by Tourism Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman to replace the Sarawak Cultural Heritage Ordinance 1993 (Chap 6). Besides
State Reform Party (STAR) president Lina Soo called the State 2020 Budget a déjà vu budget as it contains ‘a little bit more of the same’ recycled from last year. She first pointed to the Sarawak Digital Economy Strategy 2018 to 2022 encompassing precision agriculture, industry 4.0, tourism, smart city,
STATE opposition leader Chong Chieng Jen (PH-Kota Sentosa) proposed an alternative to reduce carbon emissions yesterday, but his questioning of the state government’s introduction of hydrogen buses instead of buses running on diesel caused uproar in the assembly. Chong, who was debating the tabling of the Natural Resources and Environment
KUCHING: A political secretary to the Chief Minister, Tan Kai has asked Deputy Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Chong Chieng Jen to disclose the expenditure for the Buy Malaysia Product Campaign 2019 held in MJC, Batu Kawa. Tan Kai said the ministry should disclose the source of funding, major
THE Ministry of Local Government and Housing and NREB have completed a study on a long-term plan to resolve waste collection and management issues. Local Government Assistant Minister Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil said this in reply to a question from Gerald Rentap Jabu (GPS-Layar) in the State Legislative Assembly yesterday. Penguang said
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