Author: Clement Erik Wong

Local charity event attracts 2,000

KUCHING: A ‘Charity Bundle Day and Kuching Culture Vol. 2’ event on Saturday attracted more than 2,000 visitors. The event, held at Pasar Seni, Jalan Haji Taha here from 10am to 10pm, was organised in collaboration with Kuching Rukun 13 Welfare Association, PBB Satok Youth wing, Satok Bureau of Economy

Charity bundle day at Pasar Seni

KUCHING: A charity flea market for the ‘Charity Bundle Day and Kuching Culture Vol. 2’ event was held at Pasar Seni Jalan Haji Taha, here, yesterday. The flea market dubbed Jualan Amal Pecah Guni was organised by Sukarelawan Jalanan and is the first of its kind to be held by

RM30 mln put to good

KUCHING: The state government’s allocation of RM30 million to the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) is being put into good use. Unifor director Datuk Dr Ngenang Janggu revealed that all non-Muslim groups are benefitting from the allocation. “We have received RM20 million and another RM10 million will be received by

Christmas presents for the visually impaired

KUCHING: A total of 100 inmates from the Kuching Blind Centre, Kuching Community Based Rehabilitation, and Cheshire Home here received Christmas goodies, food and drinks from Saberkas Batu Lintang branch during an event held here yesterday. The event was held at the Sarawak Society for the Blind Recreational Hall at

Mixed views on water subsidy

KUCHING: Members of the public here have mixed views of the government’s move to subsidise the cost of water for every household in Sarawak. The subsidy, which costs the government RM40 million, covers the first RM5 of all monthly domestic water bill and will be effective by Jan 1 next

Improving quality of SeDidik teachers

KUCHING:  Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah hopes to improve the quality of SeDidik teachers. “SeDidik should emulate the approach taken by the Public Service and start implementing its methods. “One of the conditions to qualify for a promotion is for the teachers

Staff’s salaries to be standardised

KUCHING: The recent acquisition of SeDidik by the Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry will standardise the staff’s salaries. Its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah pointed out that the salaries of SeDidik’s staff would be standardised according to the Public Service Department’s standards. “Starting Jan 1 next

Hope Place receives air-cond donation

KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching has received a generous contribution of two brand new air conditioners recently. The donation was made by Sim Kay Siong, an old friend and former schoolmate of Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan. Wan presented a token of appreciation to Sim as a sign of gratitude for

Youth can earn from gaming

KUCHING: An ‘E-commerce through eSports’ workshop was held in conjunction with the Gaming4Humanity event at CityOne Megamall last Saturday. The workshop was jointly organised by Kenyalang eSports Tournament, Training, and Trade (KES3T) and Koperasi Belia Inovatif Sarawak (Kobis) alongside Incredible Hearts and supported by the Ministry of International Trade and

No to fewer public holidays

KUCHING: The general public do not welcome the suggestion by Movement of Change Sarawak (MoCS) chairman Francis Paul Siah to reduce public holidays to a maximum of two of the most important religious occasions and one cultural festival in a calendar year. Siah suggested that the government reduce the number