Author: Nura V Lorna

Citizenship for stateless persons

KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah hopes the new federal government after the 15th General Election will continue to grant citizenships to stateless individuals. The Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Minister said this would ensure that these people were not left behind in terms of education, health and so on.

Sarawakians urged to publish books via State Library

KUCHING: Sarawakians are encouraged to publish books written by them through the State Library. In making this call, Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah noted that the number of books deposited to the State Library this year is rather low. As Sarawak aspires to

Overpriced tickets leave voters in the lurch

KUCHING: Voters are seeing an enormous surge in flight ticket prices for the election weekend just minutes after the Election Commission (EC) announced the polling date for the 15th general election (GE15). Following the eagerly anticipated confirmation of the election date, which was fixed on Nov 19, flight booking websites

Honor 70 family gets new colour option

KUCHING: Following the success of the Honor 70, Honor Malaysia has announced on its official Facebook page the addition of a new colour. From the leaked poster, it teases a cotton candy, indication of colour palettes built around the hues of blue, pink and perhaps more. On Today (Oct 17),

Resurging aviation sector

KUCHING: Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) is optimistic about the Malaysian aviation sector ahead of the 15th General Election (GE15), stating that the election will “add fuel to the industry’s resurgence.” A Bernama report quoted the research house expecting GE15 to have a long term positive impact on passenger

MetMalaysia warns of continuous rain in Sarawak

KUCHING: Sarawak is expected to experience continuous rain in several parts of the state. The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said among the areas that could be affected are Bintulu, Subis, Beluru, Miri. Marudi and Limbang and is expected to last from today (Oct 17) until tomorrow. The bad weather is

Driving passion for modifying cars

FOR someone who knew zip about modifying a car Aap Osman has come a long way since he got his greasy hands into the auto craze in 2014. The 30-year-old who prides himself on his ability to learn the nuts and bolts quickly now has his own brand – the

City’s first underground car event wows ‘em

KUCHING: Around 170 cars were on display at the city’s first underground car event, the Kuching Automotive Raddest Show (KARS), which attracted over a thousand visitors. The car-show, which was co-hosted with the What About Kuching (WAK) event, highlighted the unique automotive and motorsport community in town and even attracted

Flying doctor services to visit six divisions starting Oct 17

KUCHING: The flying doctor services (FDS) is making its way to various locations statewide from Oct 17 to 26. The State Health Department in a statement today (Oct 15) said the locations include Samarahan, Kuching, Sri Aman, Kapit, Miri and Bintulu divisions. In Samarahan, the sessions are scheduled to be