Author: Fasiha Khushiri

MPP awarded ‘Most Sustainable City Award 2024’

PUTRAJAYA: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) has been awarded as one of Malaysia’s twelve most sustainable cities, receiving the prestigious “Most Sustainable City Award 2024” from Minister of Housing and Local Government Malaysia Nga Kor Ming. The award ceremony was held at the Everly Hotel Putrajaya in conjunction with the national

Eight local councils achieve ‘Sustainable’ status in national assessment

PUTRAJAYA: Eight local councils in Sarawak have achieved “Sustainable” status under the Malaysian Urban-Rural National Indicators Network for Sustainable Development (MURNInets), an assessment system by the Department of Town and Country Planning (PLANMalaysia) under the Ministry of Housing and Local Government. MURNInets evaluates the sustainability of local authorities’ areas based

Golden chance to define carbon market

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s upcoming ASEAN chairmanship offers a golden opportunity to establish a regional carbon market, said Deputy Minister of Energy and Environmental Sustainability Datuk Dr Hazland Abang Hipni.“Currently, ASEAN lacks a formal carbon trading system, relying on a voluntary market with relatively low prices,” he said in a statement.“Unlike

SK Long Sait reaches Petrosains RBTX Challenge finals with ‘The Irrigator’ project

KUALA LUMPUR: Young innovators from SK Long Sait, Sarawak, have successfully reached the Grand Finals of the Petrosains RBTX Challenge 2024 with their project, The Irrigator, which demonstrates their STEM skills and addresses drought issues affecting their community’s rice fields. Their invention automates crop watering, monitors plant health, and incorporates

Huang urges educators to embrace digital tools

SARIKEI: Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii has stressed the importance of education in shaping knowledgeable and competitive future generations, particularly as the field advances into the digital era. “Educators should embrace digital tools in classrooms to enrich students’ learning experiences, preparing them for

PETRONAS values cooperation with state’s media fraternity

KUCHING: Sarawak media fraternity plays an important role as a communication bridge between PETRONAS and the community. PETRONAS’ Group Strategic Relations and Communications general manager, Jalina Joheng underscored that the media coverage in this region has greatly helped PETRONAS find opportunities and shape growth and progress, both domestically and globally.

TVS programmes create history, appears on Viu platform

KUALA LUMPUR: Viu, a Hong Kong based ‘over-the-top’ (OTT) leading video streaming provider in the region, has acquired 42 titles from TVS (TV Sarawak), making Sarawak’s content collectively available for the first time to Viu subscribers. This agreement, facilitated by MyContent Distribution (MCD), allows selected programmes from Sarawak to be

Sarawak Metro promotes road safety with awareness campaign near Rembus Depot

KUCHING: Sarawak Metro Sdn Bhd (Sarawak Metro) continues its commitment in promoting road safety culture with the Road Safety Awareness Campaign and this time the campaign was near the Rembus Depot along the Blue Line alignment. The campaign, organised yesterday in collaboration with the contractor for the construction of Rembus

Sustaining cultural identity via culinary heritage

KUCHING: The recent forum titled “Preserving Heritage Cuisine” gathered distinguished speakers and enthusiastic participants focused on the importance of culinary heritage in promoting identity and sustainability. The event featured Datin Dona Drury Wee from the Culinary Heritage & Arts Society Sarawak, Dr. Muhammad Safuan Abdul Latip from Universiti Teknologi MARA,