Author: Doreen Ling

More allocation for Better mental health

KUCHING: The Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family, and Childhood Development has been given an increased allocation as an aid in creating and raising awareness of suicide. This was said by Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg when attending the 29th World Congress of the International Association

Workshop attracts 10 journalists

KUCHING: Ten journalists attended a workshop titled ‘Ethical and Legal Challenges for Journalists in the Age of Social Media’ organised by Angkatan Zaman Mansang Sarawak (AZAM Sarawak) and the Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) Sarawak Branch in collaboration with Sarawak Energy at Pullman Hotel here, yesterday. The one-day workshop focused on

Tourism Ministry mulling 2019 as Visit Sarawak Year

KUCHING: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth, and Sports is considering making 2019 as Visit Sarawak Year. This was revealed by its minister, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah when he said he hoped that the new State Museum could be completed by 2019. “This new museum will be one

10,000 to take part in Kuching Marathon

KUCHING: Around 10,000 are expected to take part in the fourth edition of the annual Kuching Marathon (KM2017) on 13 August at Padang Merdeka. According to Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth, and Sports Datuk Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, as of now a total of 8,750 runners have signed up

State seeking to expand trade ties with Indonesia

KUCHING: The state is interested in expanding its trade and collaboration ties with the Indonesian government in sectors and industries such as telecommunication, food and halal, health, and education. This was said by Minister of International Trade and E-Commerce Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh during the welcoming dinner for delegates

Parents of deceased rabies victims receive RM60k from Zahid

KUCHING: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi handed over a personal donation of RM60,000 to the family of the two children who passed away after being infected by rabies in Serian. The donation was handed over to parents of the deceased, Mazlan Pujan, 36, and his wife Elisa

HUNDREDS GATHER AT ‘NGABANG RAYA’ DO

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Hundreds of people gathered at DeTAR Putra, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) to celebrate the university’s ‘Ngabang Raya 2017’ in conjunction with the Hari Raya as well as the recent Gawai celebrations. According to Unimas Vice-Chancellor Prof Dato’ Dr Mohamad Kadim Suaidi he hoped the event will give chance

School expects to raise RM70,000 in concert

KUCHING: As part of their efforts to raise money to build a new block of classrooms and a hall, SMK St Teresa held a Sonorama concert. The concert meaning ‘musical performances and festivals’, also aimed to showcasing the students’ talents from the Bando, Choir, and Cultural (Dance) Clubs which was

SARAWAK RESEARCH COUNCIL BEING FORMED

  KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Sarawak government is currently setting up its own Research Council. Chief Minister, Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg revealed this yesterday during his working visit to the Sarawak Tropical Peat Research Institute here. “Its function is to have regulatory power on research as well as coordinate

First Int’l Confab on Computer and Drone Applications to attract 100

KUCHING: A total of 100 are estimated to participate in the first International Conference on Computer and Drone Applications 2017 from 9 to 11 November this year. Organised by Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sarawak, the conference is a response to the state government’s request to go digital. “This is one