SERIAN: To kick-start their 2020 activity calendar, Habitat for Indigenous and Urban Program (Hidup), recently presented school bags to pupils of SK Krait, Kampung Krait, in Kedup. SK Krait, with a population of 98 pupils, is termed “Sekolah Kurang Murid (SKM)” or under-enrolled school, and is located about one-and-a-half hour’s
KUCHING: Sarawak has taken a momentous and historic stand in suing Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) for non-payment of the State Sales Tax on petroleum products. Political commentator Datuk Peter Minos said it is a watershed moment, for at last, Sarawak has asserted itself in defending its legal rights against a
KUCHING: Football Association of Sarawak (FAS) will only reveal the full list of players for the Sarawak United team after their four friendly matches in Malaya after the Chinese New Year (CNY). FAS president Datuk Posa Majais said they are not rushing to announce the list as there are a
KUCHING: Striking the iron when it is still hot. That was probably what the Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA) did to get the Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg to approve a state government grant worth RM16 million for DBNA to embark on its long overdue community hostel building
DBNA 65th ANNIVERSARY KUCHING: The Bidayuh are resilient people and will have a better socio-economic future if they continue to seriously take up education and acquire the right political attitudes, said a former Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA) president Datuk Peter Minos. He said seeing fellow Bidayuhs coming from all
KUCHING: Christine Ng Siek Ting, 21, looks like a K-pop singer but she is popular at Borneo Empurau Farm & Resorts Sdn Bhd located in Tarat, Serian not because of her looks. It is because of her skills in taming birds. Her colleagues call her a bird whisperer. “I started
KUCHING: Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg’s tenure as chief minister started with the correct fundamentals, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing. The Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) president said among Abang Johari first focused on the development of infrastructure like roads, bridges, and water and electricity
NEW UNIMAS CHAIRMAN KUCHING: It is both a nasty and bad decision of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government to terminate Tan Sri Sulong Matjeraie, a Sarawakian as chairman of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), who was supposed to serve until April 2021, then prematurely replacing him with a Malayan. Political
SMOKING BAN AT EATERIES KUCHING: There is a noticeably cleaner and healthier environment at eateries in the city since the enforcement of smoking ban at these premises effective Jan 1 this year. A coffeeshop operator at BDC Commercial Centre here, David Wong, 57, said the smoking ban has not affected
UNIMAS CHAIRMAN APPOINTMENT KUCHING: The appointment of Tan Sri Dr Kamal Mat Salih as the fourth chairman of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s (Unimas) board of directors without adhering to the standard operating procedure (SOP) is most regrettable, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing. He said Putrajaya
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