KUCHING: Local youths will have a rare opportunity to attend Harvard-based programmes conducted in the city. Sarawak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) president Datuk Abang Abdul Karim Tun Openg said the programmes would focus on youth leadership to equip youths in charting the country’s future development. “The programmes are
KUCHING: This year’s Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) attracted 23,500 visitors, an increase of 1,500 from the previous year’s 22,000. Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) said they set a target every year of hitting 24,000 visitors. Their initiative to go green this year was also welcomed by festival-goers and the biggest
KUCHING: Smoking ban penalties should be meted out by Ministry of Health officers, and not councillors, says the Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor. “We (the councillors) do not have the authority to impose penalties on smokers. All we can do is advise them not to smoke in eateries,” Datuk
MIRI: A local tour guide who went missing since last Friday evening (July 12) in Mulu National Park was found dead by a search and rescue (SAR) team yesterday morning. Roviezal Robin, 20, who is believed to have drowned in a river, was found lying on some rocks and strips
SAMARAHAN: A single-storey house at Kampung Lot Baru, Tanjung Bundong here was destroyed in an early morning fire yesterday. Kota Samarahan Fire and Rescue Department rushed a team comprising nine firefighters to the scene soon after receiving a distress call. Operations commander senior assistant superintendent Jackson Anyie Ngau reported that
KUCHING: Mental Health Association of Sarawak (MHAS) chairman Dr Ismail Drahman says there are 14 suicide warning signs that the public should look out for. These warning signs are making suicide threats; negative view of self; a sense of hopelessness or no hope for the future; isolation or feeling alone;
SRI AMAN: A 69-year-old man reported missing yesterday has been found. The man who is from Rumah Issu Bangat, Jalan Lidong, Skrang here was found at 2.40pm at a cemetery after a Bomba team came across footprints approximately 100 metres from the victim’s location. The man, who has a history of
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition partners are being reconciliatory yet accommodative. Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) youth chief Datuk Snowdan Lawan said this to New Sarawak Tribune on Transportation Assistant Minister Datuk Dr Jerip Susil’s decision to leave Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) much too soon even after the party’s rebranding
KUCHING: Toyota Malaysia is celebrating its 50th year of production in the country across all its branches nationwide. The first Toyota model that was produced in Malaysia was the 1968 Toyota Corolla KE 10. For this occasion, UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd at Jalan Pending here is holding a two-day
MIRI: A Durian Fest featuring native varieties has been proposed at the Kabuloh Agriculture Station in Bekenu near here at a later date. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah announced that this was to allow the people to know and taste them. “We will be inviting durian growers in
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