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D-G wants TVET as top choice for school leavers

KUCHING: Technical Vocational Educational and Training (TVET) should become the main choice for school leavers in order to produce a highly skilled society, said Director General, Department of Polytechnic and Community College Education, Professor Dato Ts Dr Mohd Ismail Aziz. He added that through the Town hall programme, the ministry

Three new trade offices in three nations

KUCHING: The State government will set up three new trade offices in three countries soon, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg. He added that the three trade offices will be set up in Singapore, Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei) and Pontianak (West Kalimantan, Indonesia). The office in

Making it easier for stateless children to register

KUCHING: The process of registering stateless children will be made easier starting next year, said Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching. According to Teo, the decision was made in the ministry meeting last week and it would allow the parents of stateless children to register them for school. “After this,

CM: Remain united against divisive influence

KUCHNG: The state must be isolated against divisive influence from the outside, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg. “We should not let the extreme element from outside come into our state and we must maintain the tolerance,” he pointed out. He added that the state government

PETRONAS to produce oil from D28 next month

KUCHING: Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) is expected to produce oil from the D28 offshore oil field, which is about 85 km north-west of Bintulu next month. The wellhead platform, the final component of the D28 phase one oil drilling project, is ready for installation at the oil field in a

S’wak to host 23rd ATV Awards

KUCHING: The State will be hosting the 23rd Asian Television Awards at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) from January 11 to 12, 2019. In a press conference at BCCK here yesterday, the Minister for Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah announced the collaboration with

RM2.8 bln to improve water supply in rural areas

KUCHING: The State government has allocated a total of RM2.8 billion to improve the water supply in the stressed areas of the rural areas within two years. Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg said the allocation would be used for infrastructure development in the stressed areas so

Larissa Ping will be Tourism Ambassador

   KUCHING: Miss World Malaysia 2018, Larissa Ping will serve as the Tourism Ambassador of Sarawak for a year. Tourism,  Arts,  Culture,  Youth and Sports  Minister, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said during the period,  Larissa was expected to be a spokeperson for special tourism projects as well as promote

Forum on MA63 will attract more attendees

KUCHING: The Federalism: Federal Constitution and Malaysian Agreement 1963 Forum in the Lan Berambeh Anak Sarawak 2018 to be held on 20 October will be one of the main events to attract Anak-anak Sarawak (Sons of Sarawak) in West Malaysia. Member of Parliament for Santubong Dato Sri Dr Wan Junaidi

More than 500 people join Dyslexia Purple Run

KUCHING: The Dyslexia Association of Sarawak is seeking donations for its new building which costs about RM7 million. 1.5 acres of land, located in Desa Wira, Batu Kawa, have been granted to the association by the state government. According to Minister of Welfare, Community Well-Being, Women, Family and Childhood Development,