KUCHING: Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) president Adam Prakash Abdullah hopes that schools would make it easier for students to return to physical learning. He said he was concerned about the schoolchildren’s readiness to return to the classroom after being absent for such an extended period. “We will leave the issue
MIRI: Sarawak is fortunate to have a liberal and open government as far as the education system is concerned, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. He stated that the state government not only recognises Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) qualifications but has also supported Chinese independent
KUCHING: Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Raghad Kurdi Taib, wife of Head of State Tun Datuk Patinggi Abdul Taib Mahmud, yesterday handed over 112 tablet computers, two desktop computers, and one printer to three children’s homes. In a ceremony held at The Salvation Army Kuching Children’s Home, she handed over 42
KUCHING: Social media is expected to play an even bigger role in communicating political messages in the run-up to the 12th state election. A growing penchant for all things digital has now put traditional media in the shade, and political analyst Dr Ammar Redza Ahmad Rizal wants all contending parties
KUCHING: Youths are encouraged to engage in ecopreneurship, which is not only beneficial to the environment and community, but also has the potential to generate significant returns in the long run. The call was made by the organisers as well as speakers at the recently concluded Youth Green X-Change (YGXC)
SPAOH: The upcoming landas (monsoon) season and the possibility of the emergence of new Covid-19 variants are the main reasons why the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government prefers to hold the 12th state election now. Such a decision was reached following extensive consultation and deliberation with the appropriate authorities. This
KUCHING: The Orang Ulu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OUCCI) hopes that Sarawak will receive an allocation of a few billion in the mid-term review of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP). OUCCI president Datuk Mutang Tagal said the fund should be allocated in order to completely restore and refurbish dilapidated
KUCHING: The Orang Ulu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OUCCI) applauds the federal government’s initiative under the 2022 National Budget to provide 20 additional mobile banks (bank bergerak) for rural areas. OUCCI president Datuk Mutang Tagal hoped that the mobile banks would be placed in Belaga, Baram, Ulu Limbang, Meligan
KUCHING: Many members of the public are looking forward to the 12th Sarawak state election following the decision of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah to lift Sarawak’s Proclamation of Emergency. On Wednesday (Nov 3), His Majesty granted his consent to lift the Proclamation of
KUCHING: Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang on Monday (Nov 1) handed over a Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) allocation of RM200,000 to a contractor, Syarikat Adeeb Nazran, for the construction of a wholesale centre site at Mile 6. Lo, chairman of the Padawan Municipal Council (MPP), said work on the
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