Author: Gerrald Gilles

At Adau to perform at Mongolia’s huge music festival

KUCHING: Traditional music band, At Adau renowned for their unique fusion of Sarawakian inspired music with modern influences will be participating in ‘Sada Rimba Oceana-Asia Tour 2024’ in the coming month. Deputy Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Snowdan Lawan said the group will represent and promote

Creative industry related bodies should apply for funds

KUCHING: Associations, organisations and clubs should seize the opportunity to apply for funds to organise various programmes related to the creative industry. Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Deputy Minister Datuk Snowdan Lawan said the ministry strongly supports any association, organisations or clubs that hold such programmes. He stated that

Keringkam embroidery can be a career: Rubiah

KUCHING: Keringkam embroidery is not just about preserving a rich cultural heritage but can also be a career for entrepreneurs in the textile field. Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development Datuk Rubiah Wang therefore praised the Department of Social Welfare (Kemas) for responding to the state’s call by choosing

Schools’ internet woes to improve

KUCHING: Issues of unstable internet connectivity and insufficient bandwidth in schools, particularly those in hard-to-reach areas, are expected to see improvements soon. Premier Datuk Painggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said that the Digital Education Policy launched by the Ministry of Education (MOE) last November aimed to foster the

Good voter turnout in Indonesian polls

BALAI KARANGAN: Voters in the Sekayam region of West Kalimantan, Indonesia, showed great enthusiasm to fulfil their duty in the General Election (Pemilu) and Presidential Election (Pilpres) on Feb 14. They started flocking to the Polling Stations (TPS) as early as 7am, right after they were opened to the public.

Sarawak in forefront to register under PADU

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Sarawak is among the states leading in registering and updating information under the Central Database Hub (PADU). Chief statistician Malaysia Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said that Sarawak has achieved 310,000 updates, equivalent to 15 per cent of its 1.9 million population. He asserted that Sarawak is

Target of three mil tourist arrivals reached

KUCHING: Sarawak has reached the target of three million tourist arrivals to the state and is expected to continue to increase until the end of this year. Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the target was reached in the first week of

Let’s join Sarawak Bomba Run 1.0

KUCHING: Everyone is invited to join the Sarawak Bomba Run 1.0, a charity run organised by the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba Sarawak) and the Kuching South City Council (MBKS). Bomba Sarawak director Datuk Khirudin Drahman said the event aims to raise funds for the department’s Sports and Welfare

New border posts to strengthen border control, says army chief

BALAI RINGIN: The three border control posts being built along the Malaysia-Indonesia border will strengthen the state’s border security. The posts currently in construction phase are Rapak Baru Post in Sri Aman, Tetangga Akrab Post (Serian) and Mengkalap Post (Limbang). Chief of Army General Datuk Seri Mohammad Ab Rahman said

440 trainees complete police constable training

KUCHING: A total of 440 trainees of the Basic Police Training Programme (PLAK) Constable Series 53 6/2022 at the Police Training Centre (Pulapol) Kuching have completed their training yesterday. The trainees underwent training for six months from August 28 and were celebrated at the passing out parade to mark the