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30 finalists to vie for DIB, JIB

KUCHING: A total of 30 finalists of ‘Jejaka Idola Berkarisma (JIB) and Dewi Idola Berkarisma (DIB)’ will be vying in the final on this coming 14 May at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK). The 15 finalists of JIB and 15 of DIB were selected after undergoing the semifinal round with

Debak Fest 2017 to offer more activities

DEBAK: The Third Series of Debak Fest 2017 to be held on 4 until 7 May is expected to be grander with more activities. Saribas State Assemblyman Mohd. Razi Sitam said, the event that entered into its third series with improvements will not disappoint visitors. “This is one of the

50,000 SMEs registered in Sarawak by 2016-end

KUCHING: The state has registered up to 50,000 small and medium enterprises (SME) by the end of 2016 despite the challenging economic situation. The state government managed to persuade Sarawakians to get involved in entrepreneurship, even on a small scale through various programs organised to help the entrepreneurs in spite

IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR 15 CIVIL SERVICE OFFICERS

KOTA SAMARAHAN: 15 Sarawak Civil Service Officers have won In-Service Training Awards to study at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) here. They were given offer letters to pursue the Unimas Master of Science (Counselling) programme under the Faculty of Cognitive Science and Human Development. The awards and offer letters were handed

Road accidents in state down

KUCHING: There were 3,617 road accidents in the state from 1 January to 23 March this year, compared to 4,130 cases for the same period last year. The fatal accidents for the same period this year also decreased by 20.5 per cent while major injuries from accidents decreased by 17.2

History through a child’s point of view

“What is history , Mummy?” my son, Ethan asked when I told him that we were going to Fort Margherita in Kuching, which housed the Brooke Gallery. I thought about how to explain to him what history was and why it was important to us. It reminded me of the

Over 300 mourners at Dr Wong’s funeral service

KUCHING: More than 300 mourners including several VIPs and SUPP members attended former Deputy Chief Minister and former president of Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP), the late Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr Wong Soon Kai’s funeral service held at Trinity Methodist Church at Ellis Road here yesterday. The atmosphere in

Over 50 members at Saranita AGM

KUCHING: The Wawasan Women Entrepreneurs Sarawak Association (Saranita) must work together to ensure that the association remains relevant. According to Assistant Minister for Entrepreneur Development, Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais, the association’s progress and success depend a lot on the members to communicate and understand each other. “It is not just

Vivacity Jazz Suite Clubhouse to start operation on 1 April

KUCHING: The Vivacity Jazz Suite Clubhouse at Vivacity Megamall here will start operation on 1 April, 2017. The clubhouse surrounded by a rooftop garden, offers various type of facilities such as gymnasium, swimming pools, sauna, library, function room with fees and others that are strictly for its residents only. The

HB Project, TMHC men & women champs

KUCHING:The Handball Open Tournament for the Sarawak Chief Minister’s Cup, Datuk Amar Abang Haji Johari (men’s) 12th Edition and the Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi Cup (women) 7th Edition 2017 ended on Thursday. HB Project (Sabah) emerged as winners of the men’s category to bring home the Sarawak Chief Minister’s Cup.