KUCHING: It has been 10 years since boatman Haili Birin, 57, crossed the Sarawak River carrying residents from across Kuching city centre to get necessities and work. Haili took about three minutes to carry a maximum of 10 passengers across the calm river of about 300 metres, with a single-engine
BINTULU: Sports activities in schools can produce quality human capital as well as having a first class mindset, which will be a contributing factor to school excellence. Bintulu Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said, sports activities could also shape the minds of students to be more competitive.
PERTH: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan recently led a Sarawak delegation in a meeting with Element 25 Pte Ltd. In the two-hour meeting, the delegation was briefed on Element 25’s proposal to invest between AUD300mil and AUD400mil to produce high purity manganese sulphate (HPMSM) as EV fuel
KUCHING: Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) has allocated over RM35mil to entrepreneurs in Sarawak to ensure their further growth.Mara deputy director-general (entrepreneurship) Datuk Zulfikri Osman said the funding showed that the agency was committed to producing more successful entrepreneurs. “Currently, more than 4,700 entrepreneurs in Sarawak have partnered with Mara. The
KUCHING: The Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) conference here will soon form a network of cooperation among women from within and outside the country. ACWW, founded in 1933, is the largest international organisation for women with its headquarters in London and has about 469 association members and affiliates,
KUCHING: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said more opportunities can be mapped out between Sarawak and Australia as both are rich in natural resources. He spoke of the possibility when he met with Western Australia’s Minister for Finance, Aboriginal Affairs, Racing and Gaming, Citizenship and Multicultural Interest
KUCHING: The new consul general of the People’s Republic of China in Kuching, Xing Weiping, received a visit from a delegation led by Temenggong Kueh Aik Seng. They held talks on enhancing support for Sarawak’s economy, businesses and Chinese schools. Also present on Tuesday (June 28) was deputy consul general
KUCHING: The Malaysian Cooperative Institute (IKM) is embarking on a Program Turun Padang ke Arah Memasyarakatkan Koperasi (MasKop) to meet with cooperatives. At the same time it intends to provide information on its human capital development programmes. The programme seeks to encourage cooperatives to seize opportunities in terms of training,
KUCHING: Two good friends were fined RM5,000 or spend five months in jail for stealing iron bars belonging to a construction company. Mohammad Saufik Abdul Rauf, 24, and Ajis Faizal Bolkipli, 37, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi. They were charged with jointly stealing eight iron bars belonging to a
KUCHING: A 25-year-old local man today claimed trial to assaulting a foreign woman on June 22. Chua Aik Khin pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. He was charged under Section 354 of the Penal Code which provides for assault or use of criminal force with intent
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