Author: Allan Jay

16 Malaysia Day babies at SGH

KUCHING: A total of 16 babies were born at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) on Malaysia Day yesterday as at 1.30pm — seven girls and nine boys. Cats FM along with Mydin Petra Jaya and invited artistes such as K-Clique, The Crew and Ryan Deedat yesterday visited the newborns at

Elected community leaders to be appointed

KUCHING: The federal government will appoint its own Tuai Rumah and other leaders of longhouses in Sarawak. This idea was introduced after the federal cabinet decided to replace and rebrand the Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK) to Village Community Management Council (Majlis Pengurusan Komuniti Kampung — MPKK) in June

Threats against reporters condemned

KUCHING: The public have been urged to understand the role of news reporters which is to look at facts and present them to the best of their skills and knowledge. Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo spoke on this to reporters while commenting on a Berita Harian reporter in

Committee to develop Sarawak music industry

KUCHING: The Communications and Multimedia Ministry will set up a committee to discuss methods to help develop the Sarawak music industry. Its minister Gobind Singh Deo said this when attending a ‘Juh Berambeh’ programme yesterday at Borneo 744, Bintawa. At the town hall session, he met those in the entertainment

Net food exporter by 2030

LUNDU: Sarawak is very committed in wanting to become a net exporter of food and food products through its agricultural sector by the year 2030. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said towards this end, new plans and projects are being worked out while others have been implemented

Toastmasters stay inspired

KUCHING: The Sains Toastmasters Club (STMC) held its installation dinner cum anniversary celebration at Hilton Hotel here, recently. Its chief executive officer Dr Anderson Tiong, District 87 director Wong Toh Hee, Division D director Donna Barclay and other distinguished Toastmasters, members and guests were present at the installation of the

Warning on sky lanterns again

KUCHING: Do not release Kong Ming Deng lanterns (sky lanterns). You can be penalised because it is illegal to do so. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng gave this warning during his visit to Kenyalang Park Market here yesterday. The purpose of the visit was to

DAP man’s selective amnesia stirs Tiong

KUCHING: Accusations of “selective amnesia”, “deliberately misleading”, “half-truths” and “careful omissions of facts” have been hurled at Pelawan assemblyman David Wong Kee Woan. Apparently, he had rubbed Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) president Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing the wrong way politically to get that kind of comeback from him. A

Community leaders briefed on mobile applications

KUCHING: Community leaders were briefed on Kuching South City Council (MBKS) iPeople Application and Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) Cares at the MBKS Building here yesterday. Speaking at the briefing, MBKS mayor Wee Hong Seng stressed that the council must adopt digital technology to serve the public better. He explained, “The

Festival’s sky lanterns are illegal

KUCHING: The public have been strongly advised not to play with the Kong Ming Deng lantern (sky lantern) during the Mooncake Festival. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng stated this after a ceremony to light lanterns at the iconic cat statue in Padungan on Wednesday. “We