NZ’s open classroom for a personalised education
New Zealand classrooms are no longer confined to a room, with many teachers taking their students out into the real environment for a hands-on, practical, memorable experience.KUCHING: New Zealand’s...
View ArticleHope to the fore of elderly sisters
KUCHING: Hope Place (Persatuan Kebajikan Harapan Kuching) continues with its endeavour to provide food aid and basic necessities for senior citizens here.Its founder Kelvin Wan recently visited two...
View ArticleSFWI new building a boon to women entrepreneurship
Norkiah cutting a ribbon to officially open the building. Looking on are Goh (third left), Masnah (second left), Ahmad Lai (second right) and others.MIRI: The newly completed Sarawak Federation of...
View ArticleRM90 mln to upgrade road from Merapok to Mengkalap
Awang Tengah giving out ang pows to the delighted guests.LAWAS: The federal government has allocated RM90 million for upgrading the Pan Borneo Road from Merapok to Mengkalap where the dual-carriageway...
View ArticleDimin: 75 per cent of villagers willing to move to BRS
KUCHING: About three quarter of the 204 villagers from four villages affected by Bengoh dam are willing to move to Bengoh Resettlement Scheme (BRS).According to a Bidayuh community leader for Kuching...
View Article‘No new development on return of seized Bibles’
KUCHING: No new development has transpired over the return of the 300 Bahasa Malaysia Bibles to the Bible Society of Malaysia despite the speculation made by online news portals.In stating this,...
View ArticleForm ‘Emergency Response Teams’ to assist firemen
Senior enforcement officer (I) Yusri Mohd Yusuf (left) presenting a souvenir to Mong while Zaidi Sarkawi, an officer from Sri Aman Resident office looks on.SRI AMAN: Every governmental organisation in...
View ArticleChong Yii’s death still under police probe
SIBU: A post-mortem yesterday showed that Soo Chong Yii died of serious head injury.Sibu police chief ACP Mohd Kamal Kordi said the post-mortem from 11.30am till 12.10pm pointed to head injury as the...
View ArticleDepartment to introduce more courses under training scheme
KUCHING: The Skills Development Department (JPK) is expected to introduce more courses under the National Dual Training Scheme (SLDN).According to a press release from the Information Department, JPK...
View ArticleNaim Holding’s property roadshow in Sibu a hit
Naim’s saled team in a photo call after the lion dance performance to kick-start the roadshow in Sibu.KUCHING: Naim Land Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Naim Holdings Bhd, is holding a road show...
View ArticleTYT extends CNY visit, at Long (Lama) last
Yeo (seated left) and his family in a rare photo with Salahuddin. Also seen in the photo are Anyi (second right) and Dennis (fourth right).Head of State giving an ‘ang pow’ to the lion at Yap’s...
View ArticleChina national fined for offering sex service
KUCHING: A woman from China was fined RM1,500, in default, two months imprisonment by the magistrates’ court for offering sex service to a man yesterday.Zhu Demin, 46, who works as a masseur, appeared...
View ArticleTaib given mandate to name successor
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) has given Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud the mandate to name a successor of his choice.Taib told the media after a five-hour PBB supreme council meeting that...
View ArticleNogeh: Prevailing peace contributes to prosperity
Nogeh (third right), Chong (fourth right) and others during a photo call at the Chinese New Year dinner.BAU: The prevailing peace and harmony which the state is enjoying today should be safeguarded as...
View ArticleJoyful CNY celebration for Chinese, Orang Ulu folk in Long Lama made merrier...
Penghulu Desmond (fifth right) presents a souvenir to Salahuddin as others look on.MIRI: This year was indeed a joyous Chinese New Year (CNY) celebration not only for the Chinese community in Long...
View ArticleChristmas wishes of 442 special children fulfilled
The Marriott team led by Marriott’s public relations manager Lian Pasan (fifth left) with the Miri Hospital children’s ward staff.Hinderer (fourth left) gives away a mock cheque to Dr Philip Raja...
View ArticleNight Market Hawkers’ banquet on Feb 12, with pinch of salt
(From left) Loh, Wong, Toh Sing and Ru at the press conference.SIBU: The Night Market Hawkers Association here will hold a banquet on Feb 12 to mark its fifth anniversary and the Sibu Night Market’s...
View ArticleSarawak Museum holds talk on building authority
Walker giving his talk at Dewan Tun Razak yesterday.KUCHING: A talk on ‘Building Authority: Charles Brooke, Legitimacy and the Built Environment in Sarawak 1865 – 1907’ was held at Dewan Tun Razak...
View Article100 pupils take part in SK Kampung Luak’s jogathon
Lee (fourth left) getting ready to flag off the jogathon, witnessed by Norsarihan (left).MIRI: More than 100 pupils of SK Kampung Luak participated in its jogathon organised by the school’s...
View ArticleLonghouse praised for having NCR land surveyed
Kayan (fourth right) presents a gift to Kristoffer.KAPIT: Rumah Kayan Nyelang has been praised for being among the longhouses to have its Native Customary Rights (NCR) land surveyed under the NCR New...
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