KAPIT: Kapit district officer Elvis Didit has been appointed as the chairman of the pro-tem committee of Kapit Kidney Patients Association at their inaugural meeting yesterday. Others appointed to the association’s first line-up were Temenggong Wilfred Billy Panyau, Temenggong Tan Kian Hoo and Pemanca Haji Wasli Nor (deputy chairmen), Penghulu
DARO: The organisers of a ‘berzanji’ competition are inviting members of the local community to partake in the event which is to be held in Dewan Tadika Kie Ming here this Sunday (November 18). Organised by the management committee of Masjid Tunku Abdul Rahman Daro in collaboration with the Daro
DALAT: Fifteen students graduated from the St Bernard Church Mission Kindergarten during a convocation ceremony held at Kampung Tanam here on Wednesday. The students came from three kindergartens in the area; St Peter from Kampung Medong, St Clement from Dalat Bazaar and St Plechelmus from Kampung Tanam. The event was
MIRI: Three academics from the Faculty of Engineering and Science of Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) have been awarded prestigious Higher Education Academy (HEA) Fellowships by the United Kingdom-based Advance Higher Education (Advance HE). Mechanical engineering lecturer Lai Zhenyue was awarded a Senior HEA Fellowship (SFHEA) while civil and construction
KUCHING: The Parent-Teacher Association (PIBG) of SMK St Teresa, Kuching will hold a ‘Let’s Rebuild St Teresa’ dinner tonight (Nov 16) here at Pullman Hotel. This event is held as part of the school’s fundraising efforts for the rebuilding of the school hall which was burnt down in October 2016
SHANGHAI: African swine fever has spread rapidly to more than half of China’s provinces despite measures to contain it, the government said, warning that a situation previously described as under control had become “very serious.” The disease has already caused a spike in pork prices in China since first emerging
SYDNEY: Groups aligned with the Islamic state have warned of further attacks on Australia and other Western nations in online posters featuring the deadly lone wolf stabbing rampage in Melbourne last week. “Australia, don’t think you are away from our attacks,” read one poster, which showed a photo of a
SINGAPORE: US Vice President Mike Pence said yesterday President Donald Trump plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the new year but won’t repeat past mistakes of allowing promises to be broken on pledges to end arms programmes. The United States and North Korea have been discussing
SAN FRANCISCO: Ride-share company Uber on Wednesday said that its net loss topped a billion dollars in the recently ended quarter as it pumped money into bikes, scooters, freight and food delivery. While a private company, Uber has taken to sharing quarterly earnings figures as it prepares for a keenly-anticipated
MIRI: A month-long contest held in conjunction with the launching of a consumer product known as DYNAMO Indoor Gel at Boulevard hypermarket shopping complex at Jalan Miri-Pujut here will end on December 9. The contest which started on November 9 is open to those who buy DYNAMO products under a
