By MAYA GREEN A day of warWhere the rules of warAre violated A day of infamyWhere health workersAre targeted A day of cowardiceWhere innocent children at play are bombed A day of slaughterWhere newborn babies in their cribs are extinguished A day of madnessPurely cold bloodedAnd premeditated A day of
By MAYA GREEN It was the butterflyWhich first caught my eyeFloating over the flowersOn the updraft it hovers And the morning sunSprays wide with a cosmic gunLight specs of goldTo everyone dispersed, I’m told Touching the earth belowWarming the air with its glowAfter the night’s cold mischiefIndeed a welcome relief
By MAYA GREEN Can’t you see, it is all plain bullyingCleverly covered by lies, and blusteryIt’s a provocation, done with some mockingSans any shame, and full of crude mastery As for the morrow, that’s not in the equationFor today they think they are the mastersIn pride and blindness, such is
SEMATAN: Sarawak Rivers Board (SRB) has reopened its Sematan office in light of the pace of development in the area. Established in 1996, the office which was reopened on Tuesday (Dec 19) had been temporarily closed since January 15, 2019. It is now situated at Rumah Rehat Kerajaan Sarawak, Lot
KUCHING: i-CATS University College’s recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Kalimantan’s education institute aims to enhance various areas of collaboration. The MoU signing ceremony was between i-CATS University College and Universitas Muhammadiyah Pontianak, Indonesia at the Universitas Muhammadiyah Pontianak campus. A press release yesterday (Dec 20) said the MoU
MIRI: There is no additional charge to replace yellow gas cylinders with red ones through Maju Gas Supply Sdn Bhd or PetrosNiaga authorised dealers here. Consumers only need to pay RM26.60 for gas replenishment, the Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) Pujut branch, said in a press conference here Wednesday. It
KUCHING: Thirty-two Christian soldiers from the Regiment 511 Territorial Army) attended a Holy Mass at St Ann’s Church in Kota Padawan to prepare for the upcoming Christmas Day. The programme, which included two officers and 30 rank-and-file members, took place last Friday. It aimed to strengthen the spiritual connection among
KUCHING: The Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak has allocated RM85,000 to SK Satria Jaya in a noteworthy move to enhance the school’s learning environment. The funds will be utilised for the purchase of new tables and chairs, catering to the needs of half of the student population. Michael Kong, special
KUCHING: The Bintawa Hawker Centre, which suffered damaging to its roof during a recent thunderstorm, has undergone swift restoration ahead of schedule, bringing relief to hawkers. The roofing replacement was completed well in advance of the slated deadline of Dec 24, a commendable feat acknowledged by Kuching South City Council
KUCHING: The Democratic Action Party (DAP) wants local authorities to conduct a comprehensive review of the existing drainage system under their respective jurisdiction to address flooding issues in view of current rainy season. Michael Kong, the special assistant to Padungan assemblyman Chong Chieng Jen, said flooding along Jalan Penrissen —