DALAT: The one-off endowment fund of RM1,000 per child born from 2019 onwards is a wonderful initiative by the state government to ensure the welfare of the children, said Welfare, Community Well-Being, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “It is not only an incentive but for
KAPIT: Parents have been urged to focus on their children’s education as knowledge and skills are key to their success in the future. “The role of education has clearly changed from its traditional functions. Students nowadays not only attend school to learn but also to be educated with the required
KAPIT: Hulu Rajang MP Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong has lauded Kapit District Council for organising the Local Agenda 21 (LA 21) and community development programmes in the rural areas which saw the involvement of various government agencies. He also noted that the council had carried out LA21 and community development
MIRI: An elderly woman was doing her morning routine cleaning the drain of her house, when she spotted a nearly one-metre long venomous cobra, slithering into the drain. “It was a terrified moment for my mother,” said the woman’s 50 year-old son. Three personnel from the Miri Civil Defence Force
BALINGIAN: It was a moderate Maulidur Rasul celebration 2018 for Balingian sub-district last Tuesday morning. The religious programme which featured procession and other relevant activities was declared official by political secretary to the Chief Minister Faridah Osman. Centre d at Masjid Darul Taqwa, also attending the function were Balingian sub-district
MIRI: A 37-year-old man f r o m Kampung Tengah , Bekenu near here was nabbed by the police for allegedly running amok and threatened to harm his biological father. According to sources , the man ran amok after his father refused his demand for cash amount into RM250. Sources
KUCHING: Twenty-nine contingents comprising more than 1,000 people from all walks of life took part in a Prophet Mohammad’s Bi r thday pro c essi on h eld at Kampung Bandarsah here, yesterday. It was organised by Pertubuhan Anak Seni Bandarsah Kuching (PASBK) and the Main Committee of Masjid Darul
SIBU: Sarawak has great potential to be a major exporter of a wide variety of products and services, which could be exploited with an increasing number of local industrial players’ willingness to venture abroad. Realising this, Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade), would be organising various initiatives in the state
KUCHING: Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) has recently entered a sales and purchase agreement with Foshan Feichi Automobile Manufacturing Co Ltd of China for the purchase of hydrogen fuel cell city buses. This was announced by SEDC General Manager, Datu Haji Soedirman Haji Aini who said the agreement signing ceremony
HONG KONG: Technology firms led a sell-off across Asian markets yesterday on fresh concerns about demand for Apple’s iPhones, while Japanese car giants Nissan and Mitsubishi plunged on news chairman Carlos Ghosn had been arrested over alleged financial misconduct. After a brief couple of days of stability, panic returned to
