Author: Natasha Jee

Drop in hotel occupancy rate in state

KUCHING: The hotel occupancy rate in Sarawak has dropped by 3.75 per cent last year as compared to 2017. Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) Sarawak Chapter chairman Mohd Ibrahim Nordin said last year, the hotel average occupancy rate (AOR) recorded at 50.3 per cent, as compared in 2017 it was

No rainfall until May

KUCHING: Sarawak will be experiencing less rainfall from this month until May. According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department Weather’s website, the weather forecast for Sarawak showed no rainfall from today (Mar 23) until March 26, while expecting isolated rain over inland areas in the mornings and afternoons of March 27

Kuching to have Special Kids Centre

KUCHING: A Special Kids Centre will be set up to further help children with special needs here. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah revealed the project was under Petronas which had allocated RM4 million as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR). “We

EFS is new social policy of Sarawak govt: Fatimah

KUCHING: The Sarawak Endowment Fund (EFS) is a new social policy of the Sarawak government, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah yesterday. “It is in line with the announcement of the RM42 million allocation by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun

UiTM delegation calls on Manyin

KUCHING: A nine-member delegation from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Sarawak yesterday paid a courtesy call on Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Datuk Seri Michael Manyin at his office at Baitulmakmur Complex here. The delegation was led by Deputy Rector of Academic and International Affairs Associate Professor Firdaus Abdullah. The

Sng: Why are thousands looking for jobs abroad?

KUCHING: Julau Member of Parliament Larry Sng wants to know why many Sarawakians are going out of Malaysia to find jobs elsewhere. “Could it be due  to the absence of quality jobs in Sarawak  that  the number of Sarawakians looking for sustenance abroad reaches up to thousands of people?” he

Immigration powers a shield

We’ve managed to shut our racists and religious extremists, says CM KUCHING: Sarawak is fortunate to have its immigration autonomy, which has shielded its citizens from various undesirable elements from outside its shores. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg says Sarawakians have been shielded primarily from racial and

Human remains in croc sent for forensic test

KUCHING: The body parts found in the stomach of14-foot crocodile culled during an operation at Sungai Stubah on two days ago have been sent for forensic DNA analysis. Sarawak Forestry Corporation’s (SFC) chief executive officer Zolkipli Mohamad Aton said the reptile was captured on Sunday afternoon after a foreigner, believed

13 graduate from second CIP

KUCHING: Thirteen participants of the second Conservation Internship Programme (CIP) for Forest Management Certification (FMC) yesterday received their certificates from Sarawak Forestry Corporation Sdn Bhd (SFCSB) chief executive officer Zolkipli Mohamad Aton. The first programme of the CIP was launched by SFCSB under the umbrella of Research for Intensified Management

Council asks opinion leaders to condemn all extremism

KUCHING: Opinion leaders across the globe must not incite hatred by demonising Islam or any other religion but instead should condemn extremism in all forms. Sarawak Women and Family Council (SWFC) made this call in response to a terror attack at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, that killed 50