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NREB holds Environmental Awareness Programme

KUCHING:  Sarawak Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) in collaboration with the Kuching Resident Office yesterday held a Kuching Division Environmental Awareness Programme at the Yayasan Sarawak Hall. Local Government and Housing Assistant Minister Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil officiated at the event. NREB Environmental Quality Controller Justine Jok Emang explained

Don’t resort to open burning

KUCHING: Those involved in any waste disposal method that results in damage or injury to health will be fined up to RM1,000 under the Local Authorities Act 1996 and the Local Authorities By-Laws. Local Government and Housing Assistant Minister Datuk Penguang Manggil (pic), who revealed this, called on local farmers

Water supply disruption in Kapit

KAPIT:  Some places in Kapit have been experiencing water supply disruption since yesterday, according to the Kapit Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB). According to its press statement, the areas involved are Selirik, Bukit Selirik housing area, Taman Gelong, Taman Ixora, the police quarters and high-rise areas.  “The department is in

Council to organise community run

KAPIT: The Kapit District Council (KDC) in collaboration with Lions Club Kapit and the Sports and Recreation Club of the council (Kadico) will organise a community run (Larian Komuniti 2019) on Nov 9 at the foyer of the council’s building at Jalan Kubu here. Chairing a committee meeting on Tuesday

Heritage preservation needs the young

KUCHING: Deputy State Secretary Datuk Dr Sabariah Putit believes that the participation of young people in activities related to maintaining and preserving the Malay heritage would instil a sense of responsibility in them. “I am proud to see young people now starting to recognise the origins and traditions behind their

State to focus on critical thinking education

KUCHING: Sarawak needs to change its education policy so that students’ critical thinking can be enhanced, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. He pointed out that Sarawak can only be a force in digital economy if its education policy focuses on building critical thinking in students. Abang

APM prepared for monsoon season

KUCHING: The Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) is well prepared to face the monsoon transition phase that is bound to occur this week. APM secretariat chief Maj (PA) Ismail Mahedin spoke to New Sarawak Tribune yesterday on the preparations by APM. “We have organised a series of exercises and simulations

Undergrads join Hope Place for fieldwork practice

KUCHING: Three students from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), under the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, have joined Hope Place for their fieldwork practice again this year. This fieldwork practice, which is one of the core subjects in their 4th semester, has to be carried out in a social welfare

Thorough study needed, stresses lecturer

KUCHING: University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) lecturer Farizal Mohd Razalli also said the Education Ministry should undertake a rigorous and thorough study  before abolishing the current secondary school streaming system. Commenting on the Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik’s announcement to abolish the secondary school streaming system for Form Four students next

Use technology to create applications, varsity told

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) board of directors chairman Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Sulong Matjeraie has proposed that the university’s Faculty of Languages ​​and Communications (FBK) undertake research collaborations (internally and externally) involving the use of technology to create applications in the use of language learning. He said