Plan to have child care centres come under a single ministry
SIBU: There is plan for child care centres (taska) and kindergartens nationwide to come under the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry.Its minister, Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim, told...
View ArticleWanita PKR chief: Govt must come clean on Perkasa’s funds
KUCHING: Barisan Nasional government will be coerced to stop funding Perkasa, a non-governmental Malay supremacy organisation, if what the latter had recently claimed is true.Wanita PKR chief Zuraida...
View ArticleRM24,648,740 paid out by Welfare Office in various welfare assistance
SIBU: The Welfare Office here has paid out RM24,648,740 in various welfare assistance to 9,305 recipients till now, its assistant director Mohd Guntor revealed.Mohd Guntor said Sibu had the most number...
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Rep tells dept to be responsive on land issues matters
PROOF: Ling (right) and Chai show to reporters the letters that had been sent to the Land and Survey Department.MIRI: The Land and Survey Department has been urged to be responsive when approached by...
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Fun time at Institute of Rejang Journalists’ Christmas party
ONE FOR THE ALBUM: Teo Boon Siew (seated sixth left), joined by (from fifth left) Lo, IRJ chairman Yii Suok Ming, Wen Huat, general operations manager of See Hua Daily News Philip Lau Lee Haine (seated...
View ArticleSarawak Energy’s roadmap on rural electrification in CAFEO spotlight
KUCHING: One of Sarawak Energy’s research papers, which focused on rural electrification, were recently highlighted in the prestigious 31st Conference of Asean Federation of Engineering Organisations...
View ArticleSarawak’s first ‘Kompleks Penyayang’ in Sri Aman
SIBU: The first integrated complex in Sarawak sited in Sri Aman is expected to be launched next year, disclosed Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim.Speaking...
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Lt Colonel Zainuddin leaves 20th RAMD, Zamri takes over as commanding officer
PROMOTED: Lt Col Zainuddin pins a badge on Corporal Hisham Ahmad Darum. Accompanying him is Major Mohd Harif Ishak.MIRI: Lt. Colonel Zamri Othman will be the new commanding officer of the 20th...
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Marudi town folk see waters creeping up
PASSABLE TO TRAFFIC: Marudi town yesterday morning, along Cinema Street lane.MARUDI: Continuous heavy rains lashing Central Baram, Tutoh Apoh region, since yesterday saw flooding in Marudi again...
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UCA Sibu jogathon expects to draw 200
TOWARDS A BETTER TOMORROW: Tai (fourth left) and other organising committee members showing the posters of the event.SIBU: United Chinese Association (UCA) Sibu’s jogathon this Sunday is expected to...
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Christmas an annual celebration of Hilltop Garden RT
LADIES IN RED: Lau (second row, fourth left) posing for a photo call with the ladies during Christmas party.MIRI: Christmas has become an annual celebration for Women Neighbourhood Watch Committee (RT)...
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Ah Beng eyes box-office and it’s mission possible
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: The main cast of ‘Ah Beng: Mission Impossible’ posing with their fans after the press conference yesterday.KUCHING: Local Chinese film ‘Ah Beng: Mission Impossible’, which will...
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VMY car sticker photo contest launched at Salahuddin Bridge
CONTEST TIME: DBKU mayor Wahap (second left) placing a VMY2014 photo contest sticker on a vehicle passing through the toll yesterday, accompanied by Salahuddin (second right) and others. — Photo by...
View ArticlePR confident of winning at least 36 seats in state polls
KUCHING: Wanita PKR chief Zuraida Kamaluddin believes Pakatan Rakyat (PR) can win at least 36 seats in the 11th state election and form the next state government.She predicted that the state polls...
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Draw up a ‘drainage’ masterplan, govt told
FLASH FLOOD: Motorists having to endure the inconveniences of manoeuvring an inundated section of Jalan Matang. — Photo by Chimon UponKUCHING: Kuching city needs a drainage masterplan to mitigate flash...
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Man bites mother-in-law after being stopped to take away his daughter
ASSAULTED: The mother-in-law shows the bite mark on her left arm and injury on her mouth.SIBU: A man sank his teeth into the arm of his mother-in-law after the latter stopped him from taking away his...
View Article46 bodies get Christmas grants totaling RM178,000
SRI AMAN: Forty-six organisations in the constituency received a Christmas gift in the form of a government grant amounting to RM178,000 altogether.The gift was presented by Assistant Land Development...
View Article‘Six months cut-off period’ system a good one — Rohani
SIBU: The system that requires recipients of welfare assistance to update their status every six months was yesterday described by Women, Family and Community Development Minister as a good system.Its...
View ArticleNajib gives long road to Kapit a big boost
KUCHING: The relevant authorities have no more excuses to delay completion of the Kanowit-Song-Kapit road since the prime minister has already announced an allocation of RM722 million through his...
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Another WWII bomb found in oil palm estate
ACTIVE BOMB: The WWII bomb found next to wood debris.SIBU: An unexploded World War II bomb was found at an oil palm plantation in Sungai Assan here Thursday afternoon by Indonesian workers.They...
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