Author: Faruqi Jeniri

School awards students in extracurricular activities

KUCHING: Kuching High School recently held its Excellence Awards Ceremony (Extracurricular Activities). The guest of honour at the event was Penghulu Tan Tuan Woo @ Tan Tuan Yee, who is also president of the Kuching Teochew Association. In Tan’s speech, he encouraged students not only to perform well in their

9 arrested for alleged brawl involvement

MIRI: Nine individuals, aged between 15 and 19, have been detained by the police in the early hours of yesterday morning at various locations within Taman Tunku for their alleged involvement in a massive brawl on Wednesday. A 16-year-old male was reported to have sustained bodily injuries during the incident.

Search for missing senior enters second day

BINTULU: The Search and Rescue (SAR) operation for Remi Jeti, 78, entered its second day yesterday. The search resumed around 9.30am and was focused within a one-kilometre radius of the longhouse. Remi, from Rumah Bair, Bandar Samarakan, Tatau, was reported missing since Oct 24 around 9am after she left the

Duo arrested for alleged cable theft

MIRI: Two men were caught yesterday afternoon by a Sarawak Energy Berhad (Sesco) security over suspicion of cable theft at a traffic light at Pujut 7 here. The suspects, in their late 30s, were handed over to the police for further investigation. Prior to the arrest, there have been reports

Son beats father, teacher beats student

MIRI: An elderly man in Taman Tunku got injured during an altercation with his son last Friday night. A police report on the altercation was lodged by the victim’s wife who is in her early 50s. Prior to the altercation, the man asked his son to fetch his mother from

Architect of state’s tallest building

KUCHING: Naim Group of Companies’ flagship development, Naim Bintulu Paragon boasts not only the largest integrated development in Bintulu but also the tallest building in Borneo — its soon-to-be completed Naim ‘The Peak’ Condominium Homes. The 34-storey Naim ‘The Peak’ dominates the skyline of the industrial town of Bintulu. A

Just speak in a language everyone understands

KUCHING: There is no need to emphasise the importance or superiority of one language over another, said Movement of Change Sarawak (MoCS). “Just speak like a human being in a language understood by your fellow humans. That is a hallmark of a great leader. “This is one reason why I

Miri Petroleum Women Association anniversary on Nov 9

MIRI: The Miri Petroleum Women Association (PWPM) will be celebrating its 33rd anniversary at the Eastwood Golf Club here on Nov 9. The association, which was accorded the Registrar of Societies (ROS) Friendly Societies Award in 2018, has been recognised as the most active non-governmental organisation (NGO) with the most

Get tips from top-notch architect  

KUCHING: Award-winning architect William Khoo Boo Chuan will be sharing an insight into the various aspects of his practices, the people and projects which have brought local-based Design Network Architects (DNA) to the forefront of Malaysian architecture scene. Khoo, who is the design director of Design Network Architects Sdn Bhd,

Childhood cancer awareness exhibition from Oct 25

KUCHING: The Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society (SCCS) will once again be holding its childhood cancer awareness exhibition. Themed ‘Anna Beats Cancer’, it tells a story about Anna, a Sarawakian girl who was diagnosed with cancer. The three-day exhibition from Oct 25 will be in the form of a giant balloon