Friday, 5 December 2025

Author: Annabell Naja Tommy

Go for health screening, MP urges community

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Healthy Malaysia National Agenda (ANMS) aims to make Malaysians, especially the residents of Kota Samarahan, healthy and prosperous. According to local Member of Parliament Datuk Rubiah Wang, the government needs to invest in various matters including health to ensure that its people are in a healthy and

Bold and beautiful

KUCHING: Following a deep interest in the field of beauty, Allessandra Uyang Billy, 22, is now boldly venturing into the beauty business as a side income. This young girl from Long Miri Baram said that she had to face various challenges in order to remain in the field. “I started

Turning adversary into business acumen

KUCHING: The hardships of life through the years have become a strength for Rini Kana, 40, who ventured into the cake business. According to this Iban woman from Marudi, Baram, her involvement in business comes from her mother’s enterprise as a cake seller when she was a child. “I am one of

Duo’s coconut shakes set to capture market

KUCHING: The COVID-19 pandemic that hit the country in 2020 seemed to have served as impetus (even a stepping stone) for two local youth, Didi Aryanto Solong, 29, and his friend Ibrahim Yusup, 27, to try their luck in business. According to Aryanto, at first they only sold “cucur pisang”

Samarahan Food and Culture Festival in November

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Samarahan Food and Culture Festival (SFCF) will take place on November 12-18 in conjunction with the anniversary of the Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) this year. Samarahan District Office Administrative Officer Lim Kiew Leng said this on behalf of Muara Tuang assemblyman Datuk Idris Buang in conjunction

Venturing into flower arranging service

KUCHING: Starting off by selling perfume, Radhie Ritz’one is now expanding his business empire by offering flower arrangement services for surprise sets to customers. The 36 year old young man from Kuching said the idea of venturing into this flower arranging service was inspired by seeing the creative De’xandra perfume

Preserving the art of Pua Kumbu

KUCHING: Pua Kumbu weaving takes a long time as it requires persistence and dedication. Many of those who have been indulging in this weaving are now getting on in years, thus raising the question as to what will become of the art if the younger generation does not step into

New Sri Aman hospital operational on Thursday

SIMANGGANG: The new Sri Aman II Hospital will be operational by Thursday (Sept 1). In the first phase of the hospital’s launch, thirteen of its services are made available such as emergency and trauma department, inpatient ward (men, women and children), specialist clinic (apart from psychiatry and obstetrics and gynaecology),

Taking Pua Kumbu to the next level

KUCHING: Nowadays Pua Kumbu has been turned into fashionable clothing. Not too long ago, Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said the Iban traditional handwoven textile has great potential in the world of haute couture. He told Sarakup Indu Dayak Sarawak (SIDS) members that they should turn the Pua Kumbu

A different stroke for every bride

KUCHING: A bridal studio business can be tough even for the seasoned go-to names in the industry. It can be demanding, time-consuming and hard on the feet, all at once, for the simple reason that the business is about pandering to your customers’ every wish. But Nathalie Le-Cie Gosele,33, who