Author: Magdalene Rogers

Take advantage of housing assistance schemes, buyers told

KUCHING: House buyers are advised to take advantage of the Housing Deposit Assistance Scheme (HDAS) and the Keluarga Malaysia Home Ownership Initiative (i-MILIKI) initiatives at the Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Association (SHEDA) Property Expo. SHEDA said in its press release here today that first time home buyers who enter

Next of kin of Muhammad Farouq Tan sought

KUCHING: Bintulu Hospital is looking for the next of kin or family members of a deceased of a Chinese convert man identified as Muhammad Farouq Tan Abdullah. According to its press release here today, the deceased was brought to the hospital by members of the public to the Emergency and

Awareness on importance of unity

MIRI: Women, Early Childhood and Community Well-being Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah launched the state level Keluarga Malaysia Semarak Unity Programme at City Fan here yesterday. The venue was the fourth for the programme and Fatimah said that Sarawak was honoured to be chosen as it was a symbol

Satellite broadband technology for 1,400 villages nationwide

KUCHING: A total of 1,400 villages in the interiors of the country will be installed with satellite broadband technology under the Jendela Phase 2 programme, says Tan Sri Annuar Musa. He was speaking to the media after the distribution of tablets to students of Batu Lintang Teachers Training College (IPG)

High Commissioner of India to Malaysia calls on Awang Tengah

KUCHING: B.N. Reddy, the High Commissioner of India to Malaysia, paid a courtesy call on Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan here Today (Sept 20). Awang Tengah and Reddy exchanged ideas and views on a variety of subjects in which Sarawak and India could collaborate on such as

PSB and PBK ink deal ahead of upcoming GE15

KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) and Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday (Sept 18). “This will see both parties working together in the upcoming 15th General Election (GE15) seats will be mutually allocated between them to avoid contesting against each other and splitting votes,”

MA63: No room for aspersions, says Minos

KUCHING: Some people in Semenanjung Malaysia do not know or pretend not to know about MA63, much less the IGC and Cobbold Commission’s Reports. So they start talking nonsense and play coy or ignorant, said Padawan Municipal Council chairman Datuk Peter Minos here today. He added in his press statement

Army veterans to take grouses to court

KUCHING: About 500 army veterans gathered at the Warriors’ Monument at the old Sarawak Museum grounds here on Sunday seeking improved pension as well as reinstatement of personnel dismissed from the army on disciplinary grounds as retired army veterans. The gathering was organised by Sarawak Veteran Bangkit and its chairman

Curtin student researches plant remedies for malaria

MIRI: Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) PhD candidate Ivan Sam Jian Hung recently showcased his research project at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Middle East, Africa & Europe (MENA) Research Conference: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in Doha, Qatar. He was among four student representatives representing Malaysia at the conference under

For a better and progressive Malaysia

KUCHING: Malaysia Day, which falls on Sept 16, marks the day when Malaysia was formed. On Sept 16, 1963, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore combined with Malaya to form Malaysia. However, Singapore left two years later on Aug 9, 1965. This year, Malaysia Day is being celebrated in a very colourful