KUCHING: Bank Rakyat has unveiled its first ever ‘Auto Finance Centre’ (AFC) in Sarawak at its Simpang Tiga branch in Jalan Tun Jugah, here. It will commence operation on Sept 10, serving customers with greater efficiency in facilitating their financing needs. Bank Rakyat director for Sabah and Sarawak region Mohamad
KUCHING: An NGO group, 1STOP Borneo Wildlife has lauded the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) for recommending tougher mandatory penalty of whipping against criminals involved in wildlife offences. The group’s founder, Shavez Cheema said enforcing tougher penalty was crucial to deter offenders. “It is an effective way to teach a lesson
KUCHING: The inaugural ‘Best of Asean Designers’ (BOAD19) event is set to wow fashion enthusiasts here, and will feature upcoming designers and ready-to-wear labels, among others. Happening from Sept 6-8 at The Spring Mall, BOAD19 is an event not to be missed. Brunei fashion designer Fadzil Hadin, now based in
KUCHING: Kuching North City Council (DBKU) Garden Park has great potential to be transformed into a youth hub. Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said a long-proposed aviary site at the park is worth investing in as an emerging hotspot for its strategic location.
KUCHING: The Melanau’s old burial poles (Jerunai) site have great potential to be listed under the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) World Heritage Site, said Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. Found mostly in the interior coastal areas of Mukah and
KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk James Chan will be clocking out from his office here in Jalan Padungan for the last time today. At the farewell dinner with MBKS staff and councillors at the Riverside Hotel Astana Wing on Wednesday, Chan bade his staffs and councillors farewell
KUCHING: Bintulu Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing yesterday was still harping on the actions and inaction of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). “At only 30 nautical miles from the shore, our local fishermen have reported seeing foreign vessels harvesting our marine resources. If the MMEA had
KUCHING: A China-based company LONGi Green Energy Technology Co will employ a total of 4,100 workers with its new development of another factory in the Samajaya Free Industrial Zone here. LONGi Kuching chief executive officer Ngieng Sii Jing said that currently, 90 percent of the company’s 3,800 employees were Sarawakians.
KUCHING: Outgoing Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Mayor Datuk James Chan (pic) insists he will continue to serve city folk in his own way in his retirement. Chan has served as mayor for 11 years and will retire on Aug 31. “I will still contribute from the outside after my
KUCHING: The state government is still in the process of improving air connectivity to Kuching and other cities across the state due to the increasing number of tourists this year. “We have been receiving many domestic tourists since early this year. The number of visitors from Singapore lately has significantly
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