Wednesday, 16 July 2025

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Pencil project hopes to inspire others

SRI AMAN: Gawai Dayak and Hari Raya Aidilfitri, celebrated back to back this year, play an important role in promoting and maintaining unity in multi-racial Sarawak. “The festivals are celebrated in the spirit of harmony and unity. Chinese, Malay, Melanau, Iban, Bidayuh, Orang Ulu…all share in the joy,” said Norina

Why are you crying?

Scientists develop AI that can understand babies Crying babies demand attention, but for their anxious parents it’s often difficult to understand exactly what the problem might be. Now a group of American researchers has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) that can help. The team says the system can distinguish between

Drooling in children over age 3 might be a sign of another problem

While drooling in infants and young children is usually nothing to worry about, parents of a child over 3 years of age who drools may want to speak with a doctor about it. Younger children may drool because their oral muscular coordination hasn’t yet matured, points out paediatrician Dr Monika

Avoid travel sickness by listening to music, staring off into space

Staring blankly off into the distance is sometimes a good thing: Mainly when you’re feeling motion sickness in a car or train. The German health magazine Neue Apotheken Illustrierte recommends picking a faraway point and focusing on it to feel better; if that’s too boring, put some headphones in and

After booking flight far

People often book their flights months in advance of when they actually plan to get on the plane and fly to their destination. With that in mind, it’s a good idea to check your travel documents at least once far ahead of time, recommends Sabine Fischer-Volk, from a German consumer

What you need from the pharmacy for your travels

Some health hazards are common to every destination, such as diarrhoea, travel sickness, constipation and colds. That’s why experts say your first aid kit should always contain medicines for fever and pain. They also recommend you have some bandages, plasters and disinfectant, as well as some blister patches if you’re

Spring in Fukuoka and Nagasaki

Reminder of a tragedy Nagasaki was the second city where the atomic bomb was dropped on that ended the second world war in 1945 which we visited in early May 2019. There are many reminders of that fateful event in the present city which I will return to later. Firstly,

Norwegian island wants to create first timeless zone on earth

Lost track of time? There’s a small Norwegian island where you’d fit in quite well. The northern island of Sommaroy is wondering if it still needs clocks at all. Due to its location in the Arctic Circle, the island gets a lot of midnight sun, so the concept of day

Russia simplifies visa process in push to attract tourists

Russia is simplifying its visa scheme as part of an effort to become one of the world’s top tourist destinations within the next five years, a senior official announced on Tuesday. Building on last year’s experience of offering simplified entry to foreign football fans coming for the FIFA World Cup,

Acacia mangium top export timber

KUCHING: The fast growing acacia mangium from planted forest has leapt to become Sarawak’s No 1 exported commercial timber species. During the January-April 2019 period, acacia mangium firmly maintained its dominance with total export volume of 286,666 cu m with free on board (FOB) value of RM60.95 million. This made up