Author: Doreen Ling

300 Immigration officers in ‘Corruption Free Pledge’

KUCHING: Some 300 officers from the State Immigration Department took part in the ‘Corruption Free Pledge’ ceremony held at the State Library here, yesterday. Director General of Immigration, Dato’ Seri Mustafar Ali hoped that the 300 officers will cause a rippling effect through the others by taking the pledge. In

More than 100 attend seminar on environmental conservation

KUCHING: More than 100 participants yesterday turned up for the “Environmental Conservation for Sustainability Seminar 2017” at Imperial Hotel here. A collaborative effort between the state Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) and Institut Kimia Malaysia (IKM), the one-and-a-half day event attracted participants from 40 governmental and private agencies in

Kuching FA looks east

KUCHING : Kuching Division Football Association (Kuching FA) plans to send its players to South Korea next year to train with Suwon Football Club (Suwon FC). A memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to the effect was signed between Kuching FA and Suwon FC at Bangunan Baitulmakmur here yesterday. Kuching FA was

CM: More toll-free bridges for Sarawak

KUCHING: The state government is planning to develop more toll-free bridges in Sarawak. This was revealed by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg during the ground-breaking ceremony of the rebuilding of the Satok Suspension Bridge Kuching (‘Jambatan Gantung Satok’) at Medan Niaga Satok here on Wednesday. “The

Fruitful study trip to Perth for SHEDA delegation

KUCHING: After spending almost a week in Perth, Western Australia on a study trip, it was discovered that there are many potential property investment opportunities there. This was revealed by Chairman of Sarawak Housing And Real Estate Developer Association (SHEDA) Kuching Branch, Dr Christopher Ngui during a press conference here,

CM attends KCGCCI event in Kuching

KUCHING: Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Datuk Abang Openg attended the 67th Kuching Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCGCCI) Committee and Third Youth Section Installation Ceremony at Hilton Hotel here on Monday. In his speech, Johari pointed out that political stability was the main driving

CM officiates first SELES

KUCHING: Approximately 840 participants turned up for the inaugural three-day Sarawak English Language Education Symposium (SELES) here yesterday. Its objective is bridge the curriculum, classroom practice and the community to encourage the growth of the English language without threatening the survival of the indigenous languages. It was of f iciated

‘Kembara Batang Lupar 2017’ attracts 40 media practitioners

KUCHING: Approximately 40 media practitioners from throughout the country are taking part in the three-day “Kembara Batang Lupar 2017”programme organised by the federal Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development. The flagging off ceremony was attended by its minister, Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim, who is also the Member of

MPC to hold workshop for senior management officials 13-15 Nov

KUCHING: Malaysian Productivity Corporation (MPC) Sarawak Branch will hold a workshop next month to target those working in senior management positions. Called the ‘Business Excellence Workshop for Senior Management’, it will be held at Damai Beach Resort, Santubong near here from 13-16 November. According to a member of MPC Board

UiTM Inno-Youth champion

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) , Sarawak, emerged champion of the ‘Kembara Inovasi (Inno-Youth)’ programme through their team called UiTM All Black. The flag-off for the event, which was held at Wisma Sultan Iskandar early on Tuesday, saw 23 teams participating. Speaking during the prize giving ceremony at INTAN