Author: Medecci Lineil

Parent-teacher cooperation crucial from young age

KUCHING: The educational success of children is incumbent on parents and teachers working together from the get-go. In making this point, Women, Early Childhood and Community Well-being Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said when parents and teachers work together, they would provide a strong support system for the children.

Don’t ban new technologies, experiment with them carefully

KUCHING: For many years, Facebook’s internal slogan was “move fast and break things.” And that’s what the company did along with most other technology startups and the venture capitalists who fund them. Their general attitude is one of asking for forgiveness after the fact, rather than for permission in advance.

Economist: Emphasise pleasure consumption in tobacco harm reduction strategies

KUCHING: An economist is calling for greater focus on pleasure consumption in harm reduction strategies for tobacco use. According to a recent policy paper titled “Toward a Science-based Strategy to Harm Reduction: A Theoretical Introduction” published by Center for Market Education, pleasure consumption was an important factor to consider when

Robotics car wash — the auto wash of tomorrow has arrived!

KUCHING: It’s the rainy season, which means you’re going to be driving a lot; from picking up the kids from their school activities and going on road trips to and driving out for a weekend of fun. Whatever the occasion, you are going to be busy. That means you won’t

A Matter of Perspective

KUCHING: Just days after the Beam e-scooters hit the streets of Kuching, early this month, local councils declared the operation of the e-scooters as illegal, over safety fears. A RM300 compound penalty would be imposed against those who failed to comply with the rules which would be enforced by the

Car Free Morning strikes a chord among city folk

KUCHING: The Kuching Car Free Morning programme organised by Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) has been received well and it is not difficult to see why. As the Sunday morning mist lifted, Padang Merdeka came alive with people of all ages. Many had travelled from far and wide to experience

Festive cheer for 400 needy senior citizens

KUCHING: STM Lottery Sdn Bhd brought festive cheer to 400 needy senior citizens through its annual Chinese New Year Angpow Donation Campaign. Kuching City South Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng was invited to present the donation which was held at the Che Hia Khor Moral Uplifting Society Sarawak’s

In simplest terms, why crypto is bad

A common uneasiness of ordinary people concerning cryptocurrency is that the financial gurus including economists assume too much knowledge of it and/or their language is too mathematical. As someone who understands economics, I thought that writing about the subject using simple English could help, that perhaps even a well-read twelve-year-old

Sticky rice cake synonymous to Chinese New Year

KUCHING: Food has always been at the core of Chinese festive culture. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, mooncake is a must-have snack that represents family reunion. At the Dragon Boat Festival, people are accustomed to eating rice dumplings as a way to commemorate the ancient poet Qu Yuan, who died for

Constituents told to undergo health screening

KUCHING: The community members in Demak Laut constituency are advised to undergo health screening to avoid more serious illnesses. Deputy Minister of Energy and Environmental Sustainability who is also Demak Laut assemblyman Dr Hazland Hipni said that non-communicable diseases (NCD) such as heart attack, high blood pressure and diabetes usually