KUCHING: Application for halal certification from the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) has shown an increasing trend among Bumiputera entrepreneurs over the past three years, starting from 2021. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar said the statistics of applications from Bumiputera received
BY NAZRUL ZAWAWI KUCHING: A shoemaking course drawing on the expertise of design icon Datuk Jimmy Choo will be offered by the Centre of Technical Excellence (Centexs) here next month. Its general manager (commercial) Shahren Yusri, said the course will see 30 new students being given special training by the
KUCHING: A group of 20 students from Swinburne University of Technology Australia paid a visit to Sarawak Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah here on Tuesday (June 13). The students, currently pursuing Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education, and Bachelor of Film and Television
BY NUR FARIHAN RAZALI MUKAH: The community, along with the Village Development and Safety Committee (JKKK) and the Neighbourhood Rukun Tetangga (KRT) Kampung Sau, have joined forces to provide assistance to the victims of a recent fire incident in the Mukah area. Led by tribal chief Mazlan Abdullah, JKKK and
KUCHING: Thirteen vehicles that were part of the Merdeka Sarawak Adventure Convoy, in celebration of the 60th anniversary of Sarawak Independence, arrived in Mukah on Tuesday (June 13). The convoy, which included a bus and a motorhome, consisted of a total of 60 participants. Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi expressed
BY AWANG MUHAMMAD SYAHMI KOTA SAMARAHAN: The 96th UiTM Sarawak convocation ceremony, held at Dewan Jubli UiTM on June 13 and 14, will see a total of 1,151 graduates being conferred with their degrees and diplomas. During the first session of the convocation, 279 graduates were recognised, with 82 in
AIR travel for passengers with reduced mobility is made all the more difficult by the fact that they cannot usually stay in their own wheelchair for the entire journey. A US airline has now unveiled a new cabin concept that could change the lives of reduced-mobility passengers, making their journeys
In a remarkable tale of survival, four indigenous Huitoto children, aged 13, 9, 5 and 1, emerged from a 40-day ordeal in the Amazon rainforest, finally rescued by a dedicated search and rescue team last Sunday (Jun 11). The gripping saga began when a Cessna 206 aircraft, carrying the children
KUCHING: The upcoming Malaysia Games 21 (Sukma) in Sarawak is poised to make history with the largest number of sports events ever organised. The official meeting of the Sukma Supreme Committee, presided over by Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh, unanimously decided to include a record-breaking 37 sports disciplines in
PARAMOUNT’S Latest release, “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts”, kicked off at the international box office with US$110 million from 68 markets, including a decent US$40 million start in China. The seventh instalment in the Transformers action franchise also pulled in US$60 million in its North American debut, bringing its worldwide