Author: Fasiha Khushiri

King of the River to paddle away with RM20k

KUCHING: Winners of the Raja Sungai or King of the River will walk away with RM20,000 in the 8th Sarawak Regatta competition. “To raise the standard of water sports here, the Sarawak Regatta has been included as one of the activities in the tourism calendar,” said Minister for Tourism, Creative

Sculpture competition livens up Merdeka do in Kapit

KUCHING: The Merdeka sculpture competition, organised by the Department of National Unity and National Integration (JPNIN) Kapit Division, added excitement to the National Month celebration here. Decorations and sculptures were created by members of the Rukun Tetangga Community (KRT) to beautify their respective longhouses while commemorating the occasion. The competition,

Malaysia Day organising panel calls on Taib

KUCHING: The state level committee of the Malaysia Day 2022 celebration paid a courtesy call to Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud in Demak Jaya here on Today (Sept 12). The committee was led by the Minister of Agriculture Modernisation and Regional Development, Datuk Sri Dr. Stephen

UPM delegation calls on Premier

KUCHING: A delegation from from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) paid a courtesy call on Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg at Wisma Bapa Malaysia,Petra Jaya, yesterday. The visitors were led by Tengku Syarif Laksamana Perlis Datuk Seri DiRaja Syed Razlan Syed Putra Jamalullail who is also the

Gaming company shows concern for environment

KUCHING: A total of 80 Magnum employees participated in a tree-planting initiative organised by MagnumCares as part of its commitment to enhancing environmental conservation efforts. The company has been promoting Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles with the help of their staff members via numerous initiatives. The latest effort was

Aussies arrive to commemorate Malaya And Borneo Veterans Day

KUCHING: Australian veterans recently gathered in Adelaide, South Australia to commemorate Malaya and Borneo Veterans Day to honour their fallen comrades from two military campaigns that are barely known to the general public. This month, the president and vice-president of the South Australian Branch of the National Malaya Borneo Veterans

Concert featuring iconic singer Ramli Sarip on Nov 20

KUCHING: The charity Ramli Sarip Tour 2022 concert themed ‘Cinta di Sebalik Musim’ will be held at Dewan Majma’ Tunku Abd Halim Mu’adzam Shah, here on Nov 20. The Bait Leadership Foundation (YKAB) is organising the event in collaboration with Rasa Karya Sdn. “This charity dinner is being held for

Register now for NASA Space Apps Challenge

KUCHING: The NASA Space Apps Challenge, a 48-hour global hackathon, is back this year to encourage more Sarawakians to try their hand at changing the world. The event, to be held in hybrid mode on Oct 1 and 2, will be coordinated across Sarawak by the Ministry of Education, Innovation

Looking forward to livelier festival post-pandemic

KUCHING: The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a traditional festival celebrated in Chinese culture. Similar holidays are celebrated in Japan (Tsukimi), Korea (Chuseok), Vietnam (Tết Trung Thu), and other countries in East and Southeast Asia. It is one of the most important holidays

Unimas unlocks code to sago palm existence

KUCHING: Researchers from the Centre for Sago Research (CoSAR) at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) announced that they have finally finished the genome sequencing of the sago palm. This comes some 200 years after written records first made mention of evidence of sago trade between Singapore which was a key port