Sunday, 26 April 2026

Author: News Desk

Padawan scouts council unveils key activities for 2026

KUCHING: The Padawan District Scouters Council has unveiled its key activities for 2026, aiming to strengthen scouting’s impact on students and the wider community. The council meeting, held at SK St George, Kampung Punau, on Thursday, brought together scouters from 12 schools in the district to plan programmes focused on

High time to raise federal allocation for Road Records Information System

KUCHING: The federal government has been urged to revise and increase allocations under the Malaysian Road Records Information System (MARRIS), particularly for Sarawak to better meet the state’s growing maintenance and infrastructure needs. Batu Lintang state assemblyman, See Chee How, highlighted that Sarawak received only RM435 million in 2025, less

New Maxis plans designed for families

KUCHING: Maxis has introduced new Maxis Family Plans priced at RM299 and RM399, bundling home fibre with multiple unlimited 4G/5G mobile lines. According to Maxis, under the RM299 option, customers get 500Mbps home fibre with three unlimited 4G/5G mobile lines. It added that under the RM399 option, customers get 1Gbps

Upgraded RM200k village multipurpose hall ready for use

LUNDU: A comfortable and safe hall facility is essential to support community programmes, including village meetings, festive events and community development activities, said Opar assemblyman Billy Sujang. He said the upgrading project of the Kampung Jangkar Multipurpose Hall, which involved a government allocation of RM200,000, has been fully completed and

UNIMAS uncovers historic graves at Astana

KUCHING: Researchers from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) have identified 11 graves of high-ranking individuals at an old cemetery within the Astana Negeri, offering new insights into Sarawak’s Malay heritage. The findings were presented by the UNIMAS delegation during a courtesy call to the Head Of State Tun Pehin Sri Dr

Repair works underway after cable failure

BALAI RINGIN: An underground electrical cable failure that disrupted water supply in several areas here has prompted urgent repair works at the local treated water plant. Deputy Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Snowdan Lawan on Thursday (Jan 29) carried out a site visit to inspect the

Hope Place helps family of six with adult diapers, milk

KUCHING: A family of six living in a squatter settlement in Siol Kandis, Petra Jaya, is facing mounting hardship after the family matriarch became bedridden following a stroke late last year. Kinta Meran, 63, suffered a partial stroke in October and was hospitalised for several months before being discharged earlier

Kuching City inch closer to AFC debut

KUCHING: Kuching City FC have taken another step forward in strengthening their club structure and governance after undergoing the club licensing application process for both the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Licence and National Licence. In a post on the club’s official Facebook page, Sarawak’s sole representative in the top tier confirmed that they

From Nvidia to Sarawak’s digital future

NVIDIA is now the world’s largest company by market capitalisation, often described as an “overnight success” driven by artificial intelligence. But that story only shows the tip of the iceberg. What lies beneath is more than 30 years of persistence, engineering discipline and strategic business decisions. For small and medium

Malaysian Council of Federal Datuks delegation pays courtesy visit to TYT

KUCHING: The Council of Federal Datuks in Malaysia (MDPM) has sought to strengthen ties and foster closer relations with Sarawak’s top leadership through an engagement with the Head of State, Tun Pehin Sri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. Wan Junaidi received an MDPM delegation led by its president, Datuk Tee