Tuesday, 12 August 2025

Author: News Desk

Innovation births thousand-layer kek lapis

BY LILIANA SHERYN KUCHING: Ramadan, the month of fasting and spiritual reflection, is also a time of joy and celebration. One of the many ways people celebrate during this month is by sharing sweet treats with family and friends. This year, a popular dessert that has been making waves during

Mending shoes for a living

BY ABIDGAIL MERTA GANGGANG KUCHING: The saying, ‘walk a mile in my shoes’, may be apt to encapsulate the trying times facing street cobblers. The state of the economy which is still recovering post Covid-19 is one thing. Their daily hustle to make ends meet gets a tad harder especially

Call for local artists to be given bigger push

BY MARTIN YEE KUCHING: If there is an art exhibition here, there’s a high chance that it will receive a lukewarm response, with only a handful of people turning up and buying one or two pieces of artwork. Very often artists in Sarawak do not enjoy a positive response at

Centexs reaches out to less fortunate

BY JAMES WONG KUCHING: A total of 56 orphans received clothing and duit raya under a charity project carried out by Centre of Technical Excellence Sarawak (Centexs) Commercial. Sixteen sets of Raya clothes were given to orphans from Baiturrahmah Orphanage, and 40 orphans from Pusat Jagaan Nur Murni also received

Ramadan Bazaar unique food culture event: Yap

BY ABIDGAIL MERTA GANGGANG KUCHING: About 70 packs of kurma were presented to hawkers at the Kota Sentosa Town Square Bazaar Ramadan. They received the kurma during a special visit from the Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap, Padawan Municipal Council (PMC) chairman Tan Kai and community leaders on Wednesday (Apr

Mavcom monitoring domestic flight fares

KUCHING: The Ministry of Transport through the Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) constantly monitors flight ticket prices for domestic routes including those between Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah and Sarawak, especially during the festive season. According to the Minister of Transport, Anthony Loke, the determination of domestic air fares by national airlines

S’wak now manages its environment

BY JAMES WONG KUCHING: Matters related to environmental management under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) have now been devolved to the Sarawak government. “With the devolution, Sarawak is now also responsible for the management of scheduled waste,” Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Law, MA63 and State-Federal Relations) Datuk Sharifah

Road closure at Satok for Aidilfitri bazaar

KUCHING: The Kuching North City Commision (DBKU) has issued a notice to the public of the temporary road closure at Satok. The route from Mita Cake House Satok to Hartz Chicken Satok is closed starting yesterday (April 5) until April 21 for the opening of Bazaar Aidilfitri Satok 2023. Members

Taking mobile gaming to the next level

BY JAMES WONG KUCHING: Mobile gaming has been gaining traction, both in terms of popularity and prominence, in recent years. In Malaysia the competitive professional gaming scene has been likewise growing with endorsement and support from the government. Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) is among the most downloaded and most

Large S’wak co-ops chalk up RM5 million in revenue  

By Syamimi Husna & Zureen Azwa KUCHING: Seventeen large cooperatives from Sarawak recorded an annual revenue exceeding RM5 million as of Dec 31, 2022. Malaysia Cooperative Commission (MCC) Sarawak branch director Liew Liuk Chim said the state also has some 30 medium-sized clustered cooperatives generating revenue totalling between RM1 million