Monday, 20 April 2026

Author: News Desk

Legend Of Seluyah

By Maya Green When I opened my eyes, I thought I saw,Someone was sitting on the couch;For a moment, I thought it was Seluyah,Because it has a big face, and it sloughed. In the legends of the tribes, jungle bound,Seluyah once a woman, was just like them;In a collapsed cave,

The Namesake Echo

By Maya Green Back to the village, harken to the start,To touch the roots of a family tree;I found the offshoots, the pulse and the heart,And a younger version of “Me.” We sat for a picture, a study in years,Shoulders pressed close for the light;I, who have waded through much,He,

The Thames Flows Deep

By Maya Green The Thames flows deep with a silvered pride,As morning swells on the rising tide.I stand where the stone meets the river’s hem,In the waking heart of a liquid gem. The skyline wears a crown of light,Turning steel to gold and glass to fire.The Shard ascends in a

Impossible Is Not A Fact

By Maya Green In London’s heart, back in ’fourteen,I met a man who’d changed the scene.No stranger to the ice and blue,The “Human Polar Bear” — Lewis Pugh. He stood before us, bold and bright,Turning “impossible” to light.“It’s not a fact,” he told the crowd,“Just an opinion,” spoken loud. He

Sarikei MP distributes CNY greeting cards to Sarikei residents

SARIKEI: Sarikei MP Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii has continued his annual tradition of distributing Chinese New Year greeting cards as a gesture of appreciation and remembrance for the people in his constituency. Huang said the practice, which he has maintained since becoming a wakil rakyat goes beyond a yearly

SUEF does its part for intellectually disabled children

KUCHING: The Sarawak Unity Education Fund (SUEF) has contributed RM100,000 to the Sarawak Association for the Welfare of Intellectually Disabled Children (PERKATA) as part of its ongoing efforts to support the association’s educational and welfare programmes. SUEF chairman Datuk Richard Lee Say Tshin said associations such as PERKATA require greater

Better sports facilities for rural areas

SELANGAU: The Sarawak Government is expanding sports facilities in rural areas, with the RM11.5 million Selangau Mini Sports Complex project now underway. Minister for Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development, Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, said the project, which was planned prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, is finally able to

Premier, Sarawak leaders pay tribute to late James Chabu

KUCHING: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg visited the residence of Sarawak Tropical Peat Research Institute director Datuk Dr Lulie Melling following the passing of her husband, James Alfred Chabu, on Wednesday (Feb 11). The Premier’s presence reflected the state government’s concern and support for the bereaved

StudentQR set for further expansion in Sarawak and Sabah

KUCHING: Jaxer Digital Sdn Bhd aims to expand the use of its StudentQR application to Sarawak and Sabah to enhance student character development. Its Executive Director, Datuk Indera Abdul Razif Asmuni, said the use of QR code technology is intended to shape students’ identity, character and self-value not only in

MAS adds extra CNY flights, introduces fixed fares for Sarawak

KUCHING: Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will operate 24 additional flights between Kuala Lumpur and Sarawak during the Chinese New Year festive period to accommodate increased travel demand. Minister for Transport Sarawak, Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin, said the additional flights comprise six services for the Kuala Lumpur-Kuching route, 16 for Kuala