Author: William Chai

20 straight As in SMK Batu Lintang

KUCHING: Twenty students from SMK Batu Lintang here scored straight As in last year’s SPM examination, as compared to only 16 in SPM 2018. Top of the list of high achievers is Agnes Tee who scored 10 A+, including the Chinese Language paper. There were 230 students sitting for last year’s

School holds pre-CNY calligraphy competition

KUCHING: A total of 216 students from Form 1 to Form 5 at SMK Batu Lintang here including some non-Chinese students took part in a Chinese calligraphy competition held at the school recently. The event was jointly organised by the school’s parent-teacher association (PTA) and its Chinese language committee. The

From Sarawak to the world

Natural beauty, natural talent ― Hannie Phang In a recent interview with the New Sarawak Tribune, Hannie shared her experiences after being crowned the overall winner of the Classic Mrs. Asia International 2019 Global grand prize in December, “I tried my best, but at the same time I told myself

CLASSIC MRS ASIA INTERNATIONAL 2019

KUCHING: Hannie Phang, 52, from Kuching brings pride to the state and the nation when she was crowned Classic Mrs Asia International 2019. She won the grand prize during Mrs Asia International 2019 pageant final held from last December 8 to 15 in Mandalay City, Myanmar. Phang participated in similar

Charity concert raises RM68k

KUCHING: The management of the Wishesland, operated by the Kuching and Samarahan Division Cerebral Palsy Association under the leadership of its founding president Chi Poh Yung, was praised for its initiative in setting up the Wishesland Centre. Speaking at a charity concert held at Hoi Tin Lau Restaurant here on

Sarawak overall champion in national STEM Carnival

KUCHING: Sarawak emerged as the overall champion in the national- level Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Carnival held in Langkawi from Nov 17 to 20. Various STEM related competitions were held during the carnival. The state teams won five awards, three championship titles and two second prizes. Topping the

Charity Concert for Cerebral Palsy Association

KUCHING: Super Vision Event Enterprise will hold a charity concert to raise fund for Wishesland (Kuching and Samarahan Division Cerebral Palsy Association) on December 12 at Hoi Tin Lau Restaurant here. The organising chairperson Sharon Bong, who is also the president of the Super Vision Event Enterprise, revealed that the

A mix of oriental and european culture

Last month, when l told my friends that l would be going to Harbin, China, some of them asked, “Are you sure you can stand the extreme cold temperature there?”, while others reminded me to be well-equipped with all the winter wears and necessities. The tour leader from a local

TT player receives excellence award

KUCHING:  A national table tennis player Tay Lynn Jia who is  a Form 5 student of SMK Batu Lintang here has received an excellence in co-curriculum award from the school. She has been a table tennis champion at school, state and national levels for the past several years. She was

Singers make association proud

KUCHING: Cha Su Li, a seasoned singer from here, who represented the Sarawak Chai Clan Association, emerged champion in the veteran category of the national-level Chai Clan singing competition held in Miri recently. Another talented singer from the association, Angel Chai won second prize in the youth section of the competition and