Author: Nura V Lorna

94 pct of teachers in Sarawak are locals

SERIAN: Local Sarawakians make up about 94 per cent of the teachers allocated to the state, said Education, Innovation and Talent Development (MEITD) Minister Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn. He said the figure has already exceeded the Malaysian Ministry of Education’s (MOE’s) target. “Currently, 94 per cent of the teachers

Fags worth over RM80k disposed of

SERIAN: The Inspectorate and Legislation Unit of the Serian Division Health Office has disposed of 49 packets of cigarettes and 3,023 cartons of cigarettes estimated to be worth more than RM80,000. Following the effective enforcement actions under the Tobacco Products Control Regulations 2004 (PPKHT2004), which were carried out in September,

Different strokes but art is her thing

NUR Aimi Athirah Abdul Aziz has a significant goal: she wants to start her own art studio. The 24-year-old won first place in an art competition hosted in conjunction with the Uptown Cat VIII 2022 held at Gallery A, Cat Museum in Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) on yesterday (Oct

Meow Gemilang wins local artist top prize

KUCHING: A total of 41 artworks by local artists were exhibited in an art competition in conjunction with Uptown Cat VIII 2022 at Gallery A, Cat Museum here on yesterday (Oct 30). The competition, hosted by Kuching North City Hall (DBKU), received good participation from students from Universiti Teknologi Mara

GPS after every vote to bag big win

DEBAK: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will fight tooth and nail for every vote in the upcoming parliamentary election. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said this was because it was determined to land a big win from among the 31 seats at stake. “We will ‘lawan tetap lawan’ (fight to

Pioneer in library administration of higher education institutions

KUCHING: The IQEEP System (Stock Taking Check) has become a pioneer in the library administration system of local higher education institutions. The Kuching Sarawak Polytechnic (PKS) innovative product system has been recognised and adopted by four external libraries. The libraries are the Kuching Community College Library, the Training Institute Library

GE15: Former mayor to contest in Miri

Miri: Former Miri mayor Datuk Lawrence Lai will be contesting for the highly sought-after Miri parliamentary seat in the 15th general election (GE15) Lai, who is now Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) vice-president, said his local party is able to defend and fight for Sarawak rights for the interest of the

Sarawak eye 64 gold medals at Para Sukma

KUCHING: Sarawak are aiming to win 64 gold medals at the 14th Malaysia Para Games (Para Sukma), which will kick off in Kuala Lumpur from Nov 1 to 6. Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah told the media this after the ceremony to hand

Over 6,400 Unimas students eligible to receive Peranti Siswa devices

KOTA SAMARAHAN: More than 6,400 Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) students are eligible to receive their tablets under the Peranti Siswa Keluarga Malaysia (Keluarga Malaysia Student Device) programme. As of today, a total of 2,800 units have been distributed in stages starting on Oct 24 to 28. As such, caretaker Works

Hoping for early UNIMAS project completion

KOTA SAMARAHAN: By May next year, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) hopes to have the first stage of the UNIMAS Teaching Hospital development project accomplished. Caretaker Senior Minister of Public Works Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof noted that UNIMAS also wants the project to be completed earlier than expected. “If according to