KUCHING: About 600 residents of Jalan Semaba will be the first to benefit from Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) and Trienekens (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd’s pilot project to provide kerbside recycling collection service. The trial house-to-house collection service means residents will be able to recycle their household waste at source with ease
KUCHING: China has formed alliances between its medical universities and those in Asian countries with the purpose of enhancing both medical and scientific researches and collaborations. Xiong Si Dong, president of Soochow University, one of the top universities in China, and his team recently visited universities
KUCHING: Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak Baru (PBDSB) president Cobbold John Lusoi has revealed that his party would contest in all the 36 predominantly Dayak seats in the next state election. With speculation that the election is not far off, PBDSB is bracing itself to challenge the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak
KUCHING: The weekend night food market which is being planned at India Street is likely to focus on heritage food including some local delicacies. Kuching North City Commissioner Datuk Wee Hong Seng said the market would be operational next year and that a briefing would be conducted for the India
MIRI: Miri Mayor Adam Yii (pic) yesterday refuted a claim by the Malaysian Association of Hotels(MAH) Sarawak Chapter honorary secretary-general John Teo that unlicensed hotel operators were affecting negatively the employment and tourism sectors in the long run. “I don’t think his figures are correct or realistic,” said Yii
Get serious on safety and security of touristsI refer to recent media reports on the need for the level of safety for tourists to be at ‘optimum’ level. In responding to questions from Senator Datuk Seri Ti Lian Ker who wanted to know whether the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and
Can political foes be friends?One of the strangest selfies I have in my collection is with PAS supremo Tuan Guru Abdul Hadi Awang. Strange because it was requested by him, not me. I had flown him and his entourage of eight PAS members to Kota Bharu and treated the whole
FRANKFURT AMMAIN : Germany’s IT watchdog has expressed scepticism about calls for a boycott of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, saying it has seen no evidence the firm could use its equipment to spy for Beijing, news weekly Spiegel reported Friday. “For such serious decisions like a ban, you need proof,”
SERIAN: The state government under the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will focus on perimeter survey and issuing land titles to eligible individuals. According to Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, although the federal government no longer provides funding for perimeter survey, the people’s rights should be given
MIRI: The police here believed they have solved 15 house breaking cases with the arrest of 19 suspects, including an 11-year-old boy, recently. This was revealed by the local police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah in a press statement yesterday. The suspects were rounded up during ‘Ops Pintu’ and ‘Ops
