Author: Doreen Ling

14 preschoolers graduate

KUCHING: 14 preschoolers, who completed their education at Taska Tadika Yayasanku Sayang, took part in the kindergarten’s seventh convocation ceremony. It was graced by the Chief Minister’s wife, Datin Patinggi Hajjah Juma’ani Tun Tuanku Haji Bujang that was held at Yayasan Sarawak, Jalan Sultan Tengah here yesterday. In her speech,

City of Unity Workshop expects 150 participants

KUCHING: Approximately 150 participants are expected to attend a workshop titled the ‘City of Unity Workshop’ which is expected to be held on this coming 11 and 12 December. Co-organised by the Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) and Yayasan 1Malaysia (Y1M), it will take place at the Sarawak State Library

200 Samarahan students attend UiTM STEM Fair

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Some 200 students from Samarahan District attended Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sarawak’s ‘Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)’ Fair. Held at the university here yesterday, the event saw Minister of Educat ion, Sc ience, and Technological Research Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong officiated at the ceremony. “STEM is

Hassle-free cross-border sales

KUCHING: Without a channel, it would be difficult for sellers to sell their products to customers overseas. According to Yap Keong Foon, the managing director of Globalgool Internet Technology Sdn Bhd, Malaysia branch, this is where his company comes in. “What we do is we build channels, such as warehouses,

Johari dreams of a ‘Smart Sarawak’

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg dreams of a “Smart Sarawak”, where everyone has an enhanced knowledge of ICT. “We want to create a platform so that Sarawakians can play a part in the transformation programme of the country,” he said at the closing ceremony of

Over 15,000 ‘The Best of You’ stories so far

KUCHING: So far, this year’s edition of “The Best of You” has received over 15,000 stories. According to Sai Tzy Horng, who founded the social awareness movement, “it is meant to celebrate the concept of everyday heroes, about finding moments in our lives to take note of our accomplishments and

RM500 mln starting capital for DBOS

KUCHING: Development Bank of Sarawak (DBOS) will be paid up a total capital of RM500 million from National Bank once it commences operations in January 2018. This was noted by Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg when officiating at the unveiling of DBOS official logo at Pullman

Public awareness through media

KUCHING: What Senari Synergy Group of Companies hopes to achieve are public awareness and to change the public’s perception of them. According to Senari Synergy’s Group Managing Director Haji Jefri Ahmad Tambi, this is what they hope to achieve. “This is where we hope to work closely with members of

800 partake in S’wak civil service special event

KUCHING: About 800 participants attended the Third Sarawak Civil Service Psychology and Counselling Day which was held at Pullman Hotel here on Wednesday. Officiating the closing ceremony was State Secretary Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohammad Morshidi Abdul Ghani, who was represented by Deputy State Secretary Datu Dr Sabariah Putit, who

RM562,000 incentives for victorious athletes

KUCHING: Incent ives wor th RM562, 000 were given to Sarawakian athletes who brought home medals during the recent 29th SEA Games and 9th ASEAN PARA Games. The purpose of the event was to celebrate the success of Sarawakian athletes who participated during both games and performed well. For the