Author: Neville Timothy Sanders

PERKIM Lundu branch receives donation

LUNDU: Around RM5,000 was donated to Pertubuhan Kebajikan Islam Malaysia (PERKIM) Lundu branch in order to organise any PERKIM activities. This was given alongside donation of rehal to Pehin Sri Haji Adenan Mosque from families of Datuk Amar Jamilah Anu. Tanjung Datu assemblyman, Azizul Annuar said that a religious programme

Build more facilities for children with special needs

KUCHING: It is hoped that more facilities for children with special needs will be built soon. Secretary of Kuching Autistic Association (KAA), Duane Reggie Tersan said this is his hope and expectation for the upcoming re-tabling of Budget 2023. “If you see in Sarawak alone, we are still lacking facilities

Bunny Autism Run 2023, anyone?

KUCHING: More than 150 autistic children and individuals from Kuching Autistic Association (KAA) will be participating in the upcoming Bunny Autism Run 2023, which will be held on April 30. Organising chairman cum secretary of KAA, Duane Reggie Tersan said that the charity run will be held starting at Kuching

Hoping for extension of GITA, GITE incentive applications

KUCHING: It is hoped that the Federal Minister of Finance (MOF) will extend the incentive application for Green Investment Tax Allowance (GITA) and Green Income Tax Exemption (GITE) in order to tackle climate change. Deputy Minister for Energy and Environmental Sustainability Dr Hazland Abang Hipni said that the incentives, which

SDI to give talk on use of AI in creative industry

KUCHING: A virtual “Brown Bag” session titled “AI Meets Art: Overview of Text-To-Image Artificial Intelligence, Issues, and Opportunities’ will be held next Tuesday (February 21) at 3 p.m via zoom. Organised by Sarawak Development Institute (SDI), the talk will be presented by Associate Professor Dr Johari Abdullah, who is a

MPP chairman: Continue to encourage younger generation to recycle

KUCHING: Many initiatives should be done in order to achieve environmental wellbeing, including increasing the recycling rate. Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang said continuing to encourage the younger generation, specifically students, in making recycling a daily habit was also another. “Like it or not, we have to

Sarawak JaPEN introduces public speaking programme for officers

KUCHING: Sarawak Information Department (JaPEN) has introduced Sudut Pemadah to highlight public speaking among its communication officers. Its director Jaafar Jantan said the programme could help increase the confidence among the officers from every level and to always be ready. “This is a good effort because we as a communication

Cool to work with Indrawani, says Dewi

KUCHING: Sarawakian singer Dewi Seriestha, described working with fellow Malaysian artiste, Anding Indrawani as one of the coolest moments of her life. “We shared a lot, from the Puteri Santubong musical theatre up until the production of the Cinta Abadi song and the music video,” she said, pointing out that

72 Covid-19 cases recorded in Epid Week 6

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 72 Covid-19 cases during the sixth epidemiology (epid) week (Feb 5-12) compared to 108 during Epid Week 5 (Jan 29 to Feb 4). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in its weekly Covid-19 update, disclosed that the new cases brought the cumulative cases in Sarawak to 324,466. During

Trouble brewing in opposition political party  

KUCHING: Trouble is brewing in Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak (ASPIRASI) with president Lina Soo questioning the legitimacy of the new committee and lodging a police report. The party held its high council annual general meeting yesterday (Feb 12) at 1pm at a local hotel to receive its annual financial report