KUCHING: Over the last five years Kuching city has seen the exciting emergence of various youth outfits centering on career, arts and culture, building communities, carrying out community service in the form of volunteerism, social consciousness and modern and innovative enterprise – a trend not seen before. To carry forward
KUCHING: Batu Kitang state assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang described Kota Sentosa state assemblyman Chong Chieng Jen’s calculations as inaccurate for claiming that the 5 per cent sales tax will burden the people. Lo was responding to Chong during a debate session on the State Budget 2019 yesterday. The State Budget
The annual Miri Country Music Festival (MCMF), happening November 24 at Coco Cabana Miri, will feature 7 local and international bands. The line-up for MCMF 2018 are Delilah Rose & The Gunslingers (Australia), Rani & Mel (Singapore/Indonesia), Joe Ferdinands F&F (Singapore), Raggy (Penang), Ady Wow & Maha (Sabah), Mountain Wind
‘Over the years, we noted that there had been some forms of ‘breaches or non-compliance’ by the Federal Government such as power centralisation on the pretext of ‘federalism’ or ‘nation building’ or ‘national integration’ instead of ‘devolution’.’ IT’S good for Sarawak to send its own selective consultative committee to review
Josak Siam, I have known this simple, humble and hard working Bidayuh – actually he used to be a workaholic – father of six for quite a number of years. Born on 14 Sept, 1949 at Kampung Semeba, Kuching, Josak is the second eldest of eight children. Two of his
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police shot and critically injured a man who they said threatened officers with a knife during a stop-and-search operation in a busy subway station on Wednesday. It is rare for police to shoot suspects in Hong Kong, where it is illegal for the public to carry
A group comprising of international delegates of the recent International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) 2018 World Congress held in Kuala Lumpur was recently in Kuching for a technical tour of the Kuching Integrated Waste Management Park (KIWMP) in Mambong, featured as part of the event’s extended programme. Since its inception
THE road between Nanga Ngungun (Kanowit District) and Nanga Temalat (Song District) is 7.4 per cent completed. Assistant Minister of Transportation Datuk Dr Jerip Susil said even though there was a slight delay of 1.5%, construction of construction of the road was still on schedule. “The road, which is
KUCHING: Over 100 supporters of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) welcomed the arrival of Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali at Kuching International Airport (KIA) yesterday. He was also welcomed by the Vice Chairman of PKR Sarawak See Chee How and Chief of PKR Sarawak Women Wing Nur Hanim
Yogesh Kumar wheezes after life-saving surgery to remove a diseased lung, but his doctors wonder how long he can last outside hospital breathing some of the world’s dirtiest air. Smog is blamed for the deaths of more than one million Indians every year and Delhi — which on Monday had
