Author: Lynch Cowan

SDNU reaches out with education expo

KUCHING: Sarawak Dayak National Union (SDNU) wants to make sure the Dayak community is well-informed of the needs for and opportunities related to higher education. SDNU Kuching chairman Thadeus Ling Allu said it was for this reason that the union was organising the Education Expo. “We will try to organise

AMAC attracts 2,300 athletes

KUCHING: A total of 2,300 athletes from 28 countries will participate in 25 events at the 21st Asia Masters Athletics Championship (AMAC) at the state stadium here from December 2 to 7. This was disclosed by Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah disclosed at a press conference after

Preserve your languages

KUCHING: The various indigenous ethnic groups in the state are urged to take good care of their languages as they seem to be ignored or abandoned by succeeding generations. “Many parents living in urban areas seem not to bother whether or not their languages are inherited by their children,” said

Councillor contact details coming up

KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said he would come up with a list of councillors representing every market and hawker centre. “We need to put up the names and contact numbers of councillors in-charge of markets and hawker centres to help visitors and shoppers,”

Yong thanks Masing for adopting her suggestion

KUCHING: Pending assemblywoman Violet Yong yesterday thanked Infrastructure and Ports Development Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing for adopting her suggestion to engaging a third-party consultant to investigate the root cause of the tilted pillar of the Satok Suspension Bridge over the Sarawak River. Yong, in her press statement,

Community college graduates highly marketable

KUCHING: The rate of marketability for community colleges has increased to 96.5 per cent and this shows the courses offered in the colleges are marketable in various industries. In stating this, Deputy Director General (Governance) of the Department of Polytechnic and Community College Mohammad Amin Hamat added, “This shows that the

Sports commission in the pipeline

KUCHING: The Sabah and Sarawak ministries of youth and sports have agreed to set up a new sports institution to be named the East Malaysia Sports Commission (EMSC). Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said, EMSC would replace the state’s National Sports Institute (NSI) which has been closed

Swinburne Sarawak and PCSS sign MoU

KUCHING: Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak campus and PCSS (Project Control Systems and Services) Consultancy Sdn Bhd recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of educational activity in the area of digital technology in the construction industry. The MoU outlines the terms of cooperation in the area

120 expected to vie for MOUGA title

KUCHING: Some 120 golfers are expected to compete in the 3rd Malaysia Orang Ulu (MOUGA) golf tournament at Sarawak Golf Club (KGS) on Sept 8. Its organising chairman Asan Odau in a press statement yesterday said the objective of the tournament is to promote a healthy lifestyle and unity among

Rep lauds tagang fish rearing system

KUCHING: The Semadang International Tagang Festival has successfully created awareness among the public the importance of having clean rivers. Assistant Minister of Transport Datuk Dr Jerip Susil said the annual festival held at Kampung Semadang near here manifested the villagers’ commitment in safeguarding the cleanliness of their waterways and the