KUCHING: “In life, we are given the choice to be happy and calm. Don’t opt for the tragic side,” said Youth and Sports Assistant Minister Datuk Snowdan Lawan (pic). He said this with regard to the departure of Sukma swimmer Ayrton Lim, who was found dead at his home here
KUCHING: Swimmer Ayrton Lim, 19, was cremated at Nirvana Memorial Park at Jalan Bau-Kuching here yesterday afternoon. Family and friends gathered at the Sarawak General Hospital morgue to bid their final farewell to him. He was found dead in his house on Thursday afternoon by his mother. Lim represented Sarawak
KUCHING: The Lions Club of Kuching North is organising ‘Walk with the Blind 2’ to get members of the public to fully understand what it feels like to be blind. The event, to be held on Nov 3, aims to help raise funds for the club’s signature Sight First Programme that
SIBU: The plight of an outstanding achiever, who scored 10A’s in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) last year, was highlighted during SMK St Elizabeth’s annual speech day yesterday. In his address, the school principal, Clement Chieng, disclosed that Chieng Mei Mei, who scored A in all subjects, is stateless, meaning that
SIBU: The local branch of the Mental Health Association of Sarawak will mark the ‘World Mental Health Day 2019’ as a suicide-prevention event at 2pm tomorrow at Toh Siong Hall in the Sibu Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Building. According to a spokesperson for the event, the event aims
SIBU: The word ‘failure’ is not in the vocabulary of Chieng Mei Mei. She scored 10A’s in the 2018 SPM, becoming her school SMK St Elizabeth’s top performer. Mei Mei scored 4A+ in Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry; As in Bahasa Malaysia, English, History and Moral, and A- in Chemistry
KUCHING: Anna was nine years old when she was first diagnosed with cancer. Coming down with poor physical conditions weeks after the discovery, she was directed from the nearest clinic to Sarawak General Hospital — a four-hour journey — to undergo some tests. With no relatives in Kuching and no
KUCHING: The Sarawak Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) are behind their federal counterpart’s president Datuk Azih Muda, who has urged the federal government to formulate the National Stress Management Policy. Sarawak Cuepacs president Ahmad Malie opined that such a move would be able
KUCHING: St Thomas’ Cathedral will hold its annual blood donation drive from 8.30am to 2pm this Sunday. The programme venue is the McDougall Hall, Level 3 of the Parish Centre. The community outreach project by the Cathedral’s Chinese speaking congregation is held in collaboration with the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) and
KUCHING: The Smart Community Programme initiated four years ago must be reviewed to suit current needs, said Local Government and Housing Ministry permanent secretary Datuk Bakrie Zaini. “It has been four years since the programme started and it is time for a revisit and to do some changes to it,”
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