Friday, 5 December 2025

Author: Annabell Naja Tommy

Keen on baking since childhood

KUCHING: Nurfarah Wahida Abdul Halim, 23, started her business when she was 18 years old in 2018. “I was interested in baking cakes and making desserts since childhood,” she told New Sarawak Tribune. “So I began this business, sending orders during the day, preparing orders at night without help. All

Patience pays off for Crispin

KUCHING: In this day and age, many young people are venturing into business, including one from Kampung Sungai Riset. Mc Crispin Peter Koi, 20, started his business when he was 14 years old in 2017. “I started out because I was interested in seeing my grandfather succeed in making a

Bank Islam brings cheer to needy schoolchildren

KUCHING: Fifty underprivileged students from five primary schools here received school utilities from Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad via its ‘Jom ke Sekolah’ programme, in conjunction with the opening of the 2023 school session. The schools are Sekolah Kebangsaan Pajar Sejingkat, SK Tan Sri Datuk Dr Haji Sulaiman Daud, SK Astana,

Call to reintroduce physical distancing

KUCHING: Physical distancing is considered one the best measures that needs to be implemented by all parties to curtail the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Each individual has a role to play in ensuring the reduction of COVID-19 cases, including complying with standard operating procedures (SOPs) such as wearing a face

Bringing quality Takoyaki to food lovers

KUCHING: Everyone knows Takoyaki (grilled octopus ball), the famous and irresistible Japanese street snack – but where to find them in Kuching? There is one eatery that has been getting the attention of social media recently, and it is called Takonut. The eatery sells high-quality Takoyaki and their premium Takoyaki

Sarawak student representatives meet Dr Annuar

KUALA LUMPUR: Twenty-five Sarawak student representatives from various institutions of higher learning in Peninsular Malaysia gathered on Monday (Dec 19) to meet with Datuk Dr Annuar Rapaee, Sarawak Deputy Minister for Education, Innovation and Talent Development. The session, organised by the ministry, was aimed at getting feedback from students on

Sarawak records 1.1 million tourist arrivals Jan-Sept

KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded 1,141,184 tourist arrivals into Sarawak from January to September this year as compared to 92,174 tourist arrivals for the corresponding period in 2021. Tourism Malaysia (Planning) director-general Iskandar Mirza Mohd Yusof said Sarawak is one of the tourist destinations that offers various tourism activities based on

A love story

Title: A Walk To Remember Author: Nicholas Sparks ISBN: 9781538764701 Publication Year: 2021 Publisher: Grand Central Price: RM44.90 It wasn’t that long, and it certainly wasn’t the kind of kiss you see in movies these days, but it was wonderful in its own way, and all I can remember about

Samarahan Food & Culture Festival offers handicraft too

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Besides food stalls, there are also booths offering handicrafts and other products at the Samarahan Food & Culture Festival 2022. One of the participants, Wini Copper, 43, sells bead products at the festival which is being held at The Summer Shopping Mall here from Dec 10 to 16.

Joint Christmas service to be held on Dec 15

KUCHING: The Association of Churches in Sarawak (ACS) will be organising a joint Christmas service at the Christian Ecumenical Worship Centre here on Dec 15. ACS secretary-general Ambrose Linang said the theme for this year is ‘The People That Walked In Darkness Have Seen A Great Light’ and that the