Saturday, 2 August 2025

Author: Alverdtekoster Anyap

Aussie tour agents visit Brunei, S’wak

KUCHING: Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) and Royal Brunei Airlines hosted a familiarisation trip for nine Australian tour agents to update them on the region’s diverse offers. This was STB’s initiative to attract more Australian visitors to Sarawak and the eight-day familiarisation trip began in Brunei. After that, the tour agents

Malayan politicians urged tocompromise for sake of M’sia

KUCHING: The celebration of National Day 2023 remains good and beautiful but is ruined by excessive and negative politicking, especially in Peninsular Malaysia . Political observer Datuk Peter Minos said, “Citizens are getting tired and fed up of the negative political squabbles in the country and they wish that politicians

District attains notable landmark achievement

BAU: The new Bau District Office complex stands as a remarkable landmark, serving not only as an administrative centre but also symbolising the district’s distinctiveness and identity. During the soft opening ceremony of the Bau District Office Complex building on Wednesday night (Aug 30), Deputy Minister of Transport Datuk Henry

District council contingent to compete at sports carnival

LUBOK ANTU: The Lubok Antu District Council (MDLA) contingent vowed to create a surprise at the Mini Local Authority Sports Carnival. The sports carnival will take place in Sri Aman from Aug 31 to Sept 3. Team manager Alvin Julin said the MDLA contingent aims to give their best in

We are told to pay up or lose our land titles: Residents

KUCHING: Residents of Tabuan Park here claim they are under threat of losing their land titles if they do not reimburse the housing developer’s costs and expenses. A representative of the residents said the developer, Bayu Sempurna Sdn Bhd – which took over from the previous developer which was declared

XPDC rocks the past with hits songs

BAU: More than 2,000 music fans enjoyed a lively night as Malaysia’s legendary rock band, XPDC, took to the stage, performing their unforgettable rock classics. The Redeems XPDC Live Concert 2023, held at the Bidayuh Cultural Village (BCV) in Redeems Centre here on Saturday night, brought fans back to the

Keep smallholders informed on pepper industry

JULAU: Smallholders need to be well informed of current development and direction of the country’s pepper industry and the support schemes and services provided thanks to the Malaysian Pepper Board (MPB). The board’s chairman Datuk Any Ngau said this helps smallholders to get accurate and up-to-date information especially on the

National Day not the time for partisan politics

KUCHING: Politicising issues such as on the National Day will only divide citizens and compromise the spirit of unity among the multiracial community in Malaysia. National Council of Professors (MPN) Senior Fellow Datuk Dr Jeniri Amir urged political parties to therefore steer clear of any racial, religious and state-related sentiments

PMC condemns illegal dumping in MJC

KUCHING: The Padawan Municipal Council (PMC) has strongly condemned the act of illegal dumping in several building blocks within the MJC areas. PMC chairman Tan Kai noted widespread complaints concerning two primary issues: increased garbage around designated bins and the lack of cleanliness in those areas. He explained that while

Sarawak’s first ART completes engineering run

Sarawak’s inaugural Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) made its debut on the road for an engineering run at Kuching Isthmus on yesterday (Aug 23). The planned Prototype ART Engineering Run, initially scheduled for 9am, was delayed until 4.15pm due to heavy rainfall. The test run covered two circuits on the road,