Author: Aina Azizah Yeo

New clinic brings relief to villagers

KUCHING: Residents of Kampung Bintawa Hilir here are thrilled that a new clinic — Maternity and Child Health Clinic or ‘Klinik Kesihatan Ibu dan Kanak-kanak’ (KKIK) has been built in the village. The new clinic will hopefully start operating in February next year. It will be manned by two medical

PSB no threat to PBB

KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) is not a threat to PBB in the next state election. He also cast doubts on PSB’s so-called agenda to champion the state’s rights and interest. Wan Junaidi, who is

RM140K for Sarawak students

Bank helps lessen burden of parents KUCHING: Bank Rakyat yesterday handed over a donation of about RM140,000 to the Department of Education Sarawak. The money from Bank Rakyat Foundation (YBR) will be given to 14 Bank Rakyat branches throughout Sarawak and each branch will receive RM10,000 to be given to

SeDidik Mukah wins Best Overall award

KUCHING: SeDidik Mukah was crowned as the Best Zone for the Best Overall award during SeDidik Excellence Award Ceremony held at Grand Margherita here on Monday. SeDidik Mukah successfully met the six requirements for the Best SeDidik Zone, namely the number of SeDidik centres, total number of students’ enrolments in

Reconstruction of Spaoh shops to begin soon

KUCHING: The reconstruction of eight units of shop lots destroyed by the February 4 fire is expected to begin early next year. The fire occurred at 1pm during Chinese New Year eve, and destroyed four sundry shops, two coffee shops, a motorcycle repair shop and a hardware store. Deputy Chief

Carollers bring festive cheer to families

KUCHING: Houses throughout Serian here have been livened up with Christmas carolling by a team of carollers from St Theresa’s Parish Council. The carolling team, clad in Christmas-themed outfits, brought instant joy and warmth to the community with Christmas carols and a ‘Good News’ reading.  The carolling began every evening

Yes, it is hard to find jobs

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg recently expressed his concern over the increasing unemployment rate in Sarawak. He said the rate increased by 8.7 per cent from 2017 to last year. The state’s main challenge, he added, was to reduce unemployment, especially in the youth segment. In

Murum HEP dam benefits residents

KUCHING: Community leaders from Batang Ai, Sungai Asap, Murum and Baleh whose people are affected by hydro-electric power dams (HEP dams) gathered here recently. After a sharing session, they spoke to the New Sarawak Tribune about their respective experiences. Murum Penan chief, Labang Paneh, said the lives of his people

Commitment to renewable energy

KUCHING: The first ever Sustainability and Renewable Energy Forum (Saref 2019) held at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) is meant to recap the commitment of the state government and Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) to the generation of renewable energy. Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said Saref was

Hydropower way forward to achieve full electrification

SUSTAINABILITY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY FORUM (SAREF) KUCHING: Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) will be focusing on hydropower development to ensure 100 per cent electricity supply throughout Sarawak by 2025-2030. “Hydropower is expected to be one of the world’s largest source of renewable energy and electricity in years to come. It plays