KUCHING: Parents are reminded to always prioritise their children’s education as it is one of the most powerful assets to change the living standard of their families. “A family’s poverty can be overcome when the children have quality education,” said Lubok Antu Member of Parliament (MP) Jugah Muyang at a
JULAU: A total of 112 students and lecturers from community colleges in Sarawak participated in a Community College Volunteer Brigade Programme (BriSK) at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Julau recently. According to the Department of Polytechnic Education and Community Colleges (JPPKK) Student Recruitment and Development division director Wan Mohamad Nasir Wan
KUCHING: A woman from the Republic of China died in her dormitory at a massage parlour at Mile 3, Commercial centre. Gao Hong Yan, 36, worked in a massage parlour below her dormitory. Her colleagues said they were chatting as usual before going to bed and there was nothing amiss.
KUCHING: A filial son who helped his parents run errand passed away after he lost control of the motorcycle he was riding and rammed into a tree by the roadside while on his way home at 11.30pm on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Miliadi Ahmad, 39, of Kampung
KUCHING: A 47-year-old man was seriously injured after a neighbour attacked him with a sharp object early yesterday morning. The man sustained cuts on his hands and face in the attack. Kuching police chief, ACP Awang Din Awang Gani in confirming the incident said it was caused by a misunderstanding
KUCHING: The present hot and dry weather is a normal phenomenon based on the inter-monsoon season, weather forecaster Rachel Aswin Dominis said yesterday. “There’s no such thing as heat wave or El-Nino affecting this region as it is just a normal season we are having here. If we look at
KUCHING: The house-to house anti-rabies vaccination programme organised by the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) Sarawak will continue in Zone G and Zone H this Wednesday and Thursday. These zones comprise Hui Sing Garden, Stampin, Stutong, Saradise and Kuching International Airport areas. Running from 9am to 6pm on Wednesday, the
KUCHING: After receiving scores of complaints from road users, Padawan District Police Investigation and Enforcement Division swung into full action on Sunday afternoon. Their operations which continued into the night managed to nab a youth for reckless driving, apart from seizing five motorcycles and issuing 30 summonses for various traffic-related
KUCHING: The first session of the 18th Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting was graced by Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, here, yesterday. Taib arrived at the DUN complex 9.40am and was accompanied by his wife Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Raghad Kurdi Taib. Upon his arrival, he
KUCHING: Sarawak acting coach Mohamad Denny Da’ail was quite happy with his boys’ performances, despite their failure to collect three points against PDRM in a Premier League match at the State Stadium on Saturday. In a relatively balanced match, the PDRM’s penalty goal in the 50th minute denied the Crocs
