KUCHING: What About Kuching (WAK), the festival that celebrates arts, culture and lifestyle, is back for its fourth edition this year, running from Oct 1 to 31. The launching ceremony for WAK 2020’s Call for Proposal was attended by Assistant Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Sebastian Ting, who
KUCHING: Local authorities around the state were given 26 customised animal control vehicles by the state government in an effort to make Sarawak free of rabies by 2025. In a ceremony held at Kuching South City Council (MBKS) yesterday, the vehicles were handed over to the councils by Local Government
KUCHING: State Disaster Management Committee and the State Health Department are still tracing those who had got into contact with Case 33, a 58-year-old man who was in Kuching on Feb 16. The committee and the department want to meet these people because Case 33 has been confirmed positive of
KUCHING: Content is king for Suara Sarawak (SV) as far as its editorial is concerned, said its chief executive officer Dr Jeniri Amir. He revealed this at the launch of SV’s e-paper by Minister in Chief Minister’s Office (Integrity and Ombudsman), Datuk Talib Zupilip at Riverside Majestic Hotel on Sunday.
KUCHING: Twenty-two inmates from Puncak Borneo Prison completed about 20 pieces of Sarawak songket since last year. The Sarawak songket woven by the inmates will become the state’s new textile product. State Prisons Department director Ajidin Salleh said the songket production, woven by 22 selected male inmates, went by the
KUCHING: More than 40 participants representing local and overseas universities and colleges from Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom came together at MMS Education Fair, here at Pullman Hotel, yesterday. Market Management Services Sdn Bhd (MMS) started the first stretch of the fair here, with about 56 local
KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching is initiating its ‘Giving Hope, Sharing Love’ (GHSL) project to help villagers in four longhouses in Lingga, Sri Aman, and is seeking sponsorships and donations from the public. GHSL is an annual charity project and it is meant to provide basic needs and healthcare assistance, as
SARIKEI: Residents of three remote longhouses in Julau now have reliable 24-hour power supply under the Sarawak Alternative Rural Electrification Scheme (Sares). The commissioning was held at Rumah Jepun where Utilities (Rural Electrification) Assistant Minister Datuk Liwan Lagang officiated. At the event, Lagang said Sares was part of the state
KUCHING: An increase in the number of mental patients at Hospital Sentosa indicates that its psychiatric services have undergone significant development. Last year the hospital recorded more outpatients numbering 16,216. Director Dr Rosliwati Mohd Yusof said the 338-bed hospital recorded an increase of 954 admissions last year compared to 786
KUCHING: Sarawak has shown an increase of Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) 4.00 achievers compared to last year, after results were released yesterday. State Education director Dr Azhar Ahmad revealed that about 96 candidates from national secondary schools achieved a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.00 (maxima) this year,
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