KUCHING: Remember the Sarawakian student whose story went viral after receiving not just one but two offers from two of the world’s prestigious universities? Months later, she is still finding it hard to believe that she actually got offers from Cornell University in the United States and Oxford University in
KUCHING: If mayors, council chairmen as well as their deputies’ who have served for more than nine years must step down, this should apply to the state assemblypersons and Members of Parliament (MPs) too. Datuk Prof Dr Jayum Jawan, political scientist attached to Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) said the people
KUCHING: The issue regarding the poor condition of Kuching International Airport and its shoddy facilities is not new. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin brought it to the attention of the Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), the airport operator, last year. The same issue was brought to the attention
KUCHING: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has been urged to give immediate attention to all the airports – especially the run-down ones – in Sarawak. The Kuching International Airport (KIA) requires a major facelift urgently. Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) Sarawak chapter chairman Oscar Choo said it
KUCHING: It is time for Sarawak to demand for the devolution of autonomy in education after 222 teachers failed to report for duty or refused to serve in the state. Datuk Jonathan Chai, President of the Association of Boards of Management for Aided Chinese Primary Schools in Kuching, Samarahan said
KUCHING: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg is scheduled to give a keynote address on the state’s strategy towards a low carbon future on Wednesday (March 15). Entitled “Net Zero by 2050: The Sarawak Strategy for a Low Carbon Future” he will deliver it at the three-day
KUCHING: It’s about time Sarawak demanded the devolution of autonomy in education, after 222 teachers from Malaya failed to report for duty or refused to serve in the state. Association of Boards of Management of Aided Chinese Primary Schools Kuching-Samarahan Division chairman Datuk Jonathan Chai didn’t mince his words when
KUCHING: Decades ago, she thought her weaving skills using the ‘bemban’ plant were limited to making sleeping mats at a longhouse. However, a turning point came for Manoi Jarau from Serian, when she visited Kraftangan Malaysia (Sarawak branch) in 2003 where she learnt about turning traditional art into fashion. Today,
KUCHING: The homeland of the Punan people can be positively identified as being in the upper Rajang area and its upper tributaries, said Alex Smith, a Senior Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore. He said based on the distribution of Punan and Melanau languages compared to Iban and
KUCHING: When she received an offer from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) in 2012, her mom tried to disapprove her decision to further her studies in Sarawak – as it was far away from home. Apart from knowing that she needed to take approximately a 1.5 hour flight to fly from
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