KUCHING: There is no political will on the Barisan Nasional nor Perikatan Nasional-led government to recognise Unified Examination Certificate (UEC), says Michael Kong. The special assistant to Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen said despite the open rejection of UEC by the present federal government, he did not hear any
By Natasha Jee & Amyra Varkisa KUCHING: University of Technology Sarawak (UTS) student Nadrah Saufi who struck gold at the recent Commonwealth Esports Championship (CEC) 2022 in Birmingham has won some well-deserved praise. “Congratulation to Nadrah “Nada” Saufi and her teammates of the Grills Gaming e-sports team for being the
MIRI: CCTV footage helped police track down a man believed to have been involved in six car break-ins at the Miri Bulatan Park here. The suspect’s image was caught on CCTV on July 21, said Miri City Council in a statement Today (Monday). It said this assisted the Criminal Investigation
MIRI: Two objects were found half-buried in the ground in an orchard adjacent to Rh Ngadab Sungai Kurong, Suai on Monday (Aug 8). The fragments are believed to be from China’s Long March 5B rocket that plummeted to Earth on Aug 1. A team of Niah Fire and Rescue Department
KANOWIT: Ngemah assemblyman Anyi Jana has several development plans in the pipeline for his constituency which include infrastructure, education, economy and youth. According to a news report from the Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS), among those planned so far is the construction of a mini stadium in the RASCOM Nanga
BALINGIAN: Balingian is poised to undergo a facelift with the construction of a hotel here soon. Prior to this, it only offers room rental business. Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi along with Abdul Malik, a representative of the Balingian Subdistrict Office and the implementing agency, paid a visit to the
KUCHING: The Kuching Sarawak Polytechnic (PKS) has implemented the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme of electrical wiring in asnaf (hardcore poor) houses in Kampung Samariang Pinggir. The programme was held recently in conjunction with the POLYCC Outreach Programme’s Malaysian Family Aspiration Tour (JAKM) of the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE)
KUCHING: It was a teary moment when nine children from Sarawak who lost one of their parents due to COVID-19 were called to receive financial assistance from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The assistance, which is under the Yayasan Keluarga Malaysia (YKM), was presented to them during the
KUCHING: The Clean Air Forum Society of Malaysia (MyCAS) aspires to forge a strategic partnership with the state’s Energy and Environmental Sustainability Ministry. To be held in Kuching in 2024, the Asian Aerosol Conference is the focus of this collaboration. According to its president Dr Noor Zaitun Yahaya, MyCAS is
SIBURAN: Three unoccupied rooms in a three-storey shophouse caught fire at Mile 9, Jalan Kuching-Serian this afternoon. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department said the incident happened around 1.25pm and no injuries or casualties were reported. Firemen from Siburan and Batu Lintang stations were promptly despatched to