KUCHING: Sarawak needs more organ donors to save lives and improve the quality of life of patients with chronic or end-stage organ damage. According to Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian, only 5,418 people in Sarawak have registered as organ donor pledgers so far. “The number is very
KUCHING: The establishment of an Organ Procurement Unit at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) here is expected to increase public awareness of the importance of organ donations in saving lives. Located at the SGH lobby, it aims to promote and encourage more people to register as organ donors. Sarawak State
KUCHING: Eight students from SM Sains Kuching made the country and Sarawak proud after winning several medals in the final round of the International Applied Biology Olympiad (IABO) 2022 in Bali, Indonesia. IABO 2022, which was held from June 30 to July 3, was attended by 16 countries, with participants
KUCHING: In conjunction with National Journalists Day, the Malaysian Press Institute (MPI) will be organising a national media forum on May 29. Journalists from Malaysia and several neighbouring countries, including Indonesia, are expected to join the event in Malacca. Themed ‘IR4.0: Challenges and Opportunities’, the forum will feature six media
KUCHING: The first group of households from two villages will be moving to the Darul Hana resettlement scheme on August 1. Deputy Minister of Utility and Telecommunication II Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said it will involve residents from Kampung Panglima Seman and Kampung Semarang, at Seberang Hilir. “There are
KUCHING: Efforts to provide rural electricity supply under the Application of Additional and Late Fund (ALAF) initiative that is fully funded by the Sarawak government will continue in the state. Deputy Minister of Utility and Telecommunications II, Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said as of now, no changes have been
KUCHING: Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) president Adam Prakash Abdullah welcomes the announcement by the Senior Minister of Education, Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin that the services of 2,600 contract service (COS) teachers which ended this June have been extended. “This extension is very much expected as the teachers have been trained
KUCHING: Several artefacts, believed to have existed around 1800 to 1900, were found during construction work on the sewage system extension project near the Central Police Station here, on Thursday. Sarawak Museum Department deputy director Dayang Morzanah Awang Haddy said most of the findings were in the form of pottery,
KUCHING: The use of the titles ‘Sarawak Premier’, ‘Deputy Premier’ and ‘Deputy Minister’ is a reflection of Sarawak’s status as a province. Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) political analyst Dr Lee Kuok Tiung (pic) said this was also an assertion that Sarawak was not one of the 13 states but a
KUCHING: People are often being frightened with horror movies or stories about hospitals, hotels and old buildings that have been abandoned and turned into haunted places. Such places are often the focus of paranormal investigators in search of spirits or beings that are invisible to the naked eye. The activities
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