Author: Neville Timothy Sanders

Contemporary art exhibition to go virtual on Thursday

KUCHING: A local social enterprise and cultural initiative Catama is launching an online virtual tour of its contemporary art exhibition. In its press release, it said the exhibition, which was originally physically held here last month will be now presented as a 3D interactive tour online, allowing new audiences to

Organisations bring CNY goodies to New Sarawak Tribune, Suara Sarawak

KUCHING: New Sarawak Tribune and Suara Sarawak received Chinese New Year goodies, including boxes of oranges, from two organisations here. The first organisation was CanHOPE, an international non-profit cancer counselling and support provided by Parkway Cancer Centre in Singapore. The media group’s advertising manager Jason Chua received the boxes from

Sample bakkwa, a popular Chinese delicacy

KUCHING: Bakkwa, which is Chinese for dried meat, is one of the most popular delicacies for Chinese New Year. It is a dish made with preserved pork, beef or chicken mixed with spices, sugar, salt and soy sauce. The dish is also available throughout the year, even during the non-festival,

Sarawak’s digital expertise on show at KL’s Datum Jelatek condos

KUCHING: The usage of smart home devices system at Datum Jelatek condominiums in Kuala Lumpur will showcase an outstanding creation of digital technology by Sarawakians. In stating this, Centre for Technology Excellence (CENTEXS) Commercial general manager Shahren Yusri said the collaboration between CENTEXS and Datumcorp International Sdn Bhd was seen

In pursuit of excellence

SERIAN: Form Five students from secondary schools in Serian district are currently hard at work preparing for the upcoming Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination. They aim to score well in the core subjects, most notably History. New Sarawak Tribune spoke to some of the students on how important it is

DBKU’s Kuching Car Free Morning now twice a month

KUCHING: Since January 2022, Kuching City North Hall (DBKU) alongside various government and private agencies, and communities, had collaborated to organise the Kuching Car Free Morning. The programme is held every Sunday, during the first week of each month, and beginning 2023, the programme will be held twice a month,

Good Samaritans provide free meals to homeless and urban poor

KUCHING: The homeless and the urban poor within the city are able to get free meals at the Community Social Support Centre (CSSC), Wisma Ho Ho Lim, here. Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said that free breakfast and lunch will be given daily

Fatimah says state will support new centre for abused kids

KUCHING: The Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Ministry will support the proposed special institution by the federal Ministry of Women, Community Development. Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said her ministry will wait for further details on the propose institution. “We also understand that the institution will be specifically

MOE recovery plan welcomed by state ministry

SERIAN: The Ministry of Education, Innovation and Talent Development of Sarawak has welcomed the recovery plan by the federal Ministry of Education (MOE) on students who have dropped out of the education system. Its Minister, Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn said that the efforts made by the federal government will

Borneo Garden drain and footpath repair soon

KUCHING: Concrete drains and a footpath at Lorong 4, Jalan Lapangan Terbang (Borneo Garden) which have been in a state of disrepair will soon be sorted out. This follows an application for funding under the state government’s rural transformation projects to carry out remedial work. “The application has been approved