Author: Allan Jay

S’wak is role model of unity: Academic

KUCHING: Malaysians must nurture mutual respect for each other for the country to attain a level of unity that Sarawak today enjoys, said Universiti Malaya (UM) Associate Professor Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi (pic). “As a model of religious and ethnic tolerance, Sarawak should definitely be seen as a role

Fertigation garden to begin planting soon

BETONG: The fertigation garden for demonstration purpose at SMK Spaoh is in its final stage of construction in Spaoh. It is the brainchild of Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas who is also the Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development Minister. Speaking after checking on its progress yesterday,

CCK net profit down to RM16.3 million

KUCHING: Integrated poultry firm CCK Consolidated Holdings Bhd’s gross margins have been affected by the strengthening of the US dollar to the ringgit in the first six months of 2019 (H1-2019). The US dollar strengthened by about 4.66 percent from H1-2018, reducing the group’s gross margins to 20.1 percent from

10,000 ‘relish’ Milo healthy breakfast

KUCHING: Milo Malaysia Breakfast Day made its return to Kuching in grand fashion, championing healthy breakfast habits and active lifestyle to a 10,000-strong crowd who thronged Stadium Sarawak Celebration Square, Petra Jaya here yesterday. Nestle (Malaysia) Berhad chief executive officer Juan Aranols told reporters when met during the programme that

Practise healthy lifestyle to prevent NCDs

KUCHING: The public are urged to practise healthy lifestyle in order to prevent early non-communicable diseases (NCD) and to get treatment promptly. Padawan Municipal Council chairman, Lo Khere Chiang gave the advice when officiating at the Kuching District ‘Healthy Living Campaign 2019’ at Kampung Semeba here, yesterday. “Healthy lifestyle practices,

Five to receive Merdeka Award Grant

KUALA LUMPUR:  The Merdeka Award Trust announced last Friday that five exceptional young Malaysians will receive the prestigious Merdeka Award Grant for International Attachment 2019. The recipients are Dr Mohd Azri Ab Rani, 35, Juliana Ooi Sue May, 34, Dr Yanny Marliana Baba Ismail, 33, Feng Ying Xing, 29 and

i-CATS lecturer bags gold at InTEX 2019

KUCHING: International College of Advanced Technology Sarawak (i-CATS) lecturer Hisyammudin Maseri bagged gold at the Innovation Technology Expo (InTEX) held here recently. The two-day event drew 220 participants from various public and private higher learning institutions nationwide. Hisyammudin and his team came up with the “Cylindrical Detention Pond as Innovative

Marine police ‘no’ to drugs

KUCHING: The state Marine Police Operations Force wants to free itself from any form of drug abuse by its personnel. “For that, Operation Blue Devil (OBD) will continue,” said   Marine Operations Force commander SAC Mohd Yusoff Mamat during a handover duty ceremony at the Sarawak Marine Police Region 5

Smuggling on the rise

Illicit fags, liquors, fireworks and even weapons make their way into the state KUCHING: The statistics are not in favour of the authorities but the war drums have been sounded.Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 (PPM) knows the task at hand is far from simple which is why smuggling cases are

Mandarin could be new focus after English

KUCHING: Mandarin might be the next language that the state would focus on after the full and successful implementation of English as the medium of instruction of Science and Mathematics in school. Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Datuk Seri Michael Manyin Jawong talked on this during a press conference