Wednesday, 24 December 2025

Author: News Desk

Lack of govt funding holding Violet back

BY JAMES WONG PENDING assemblywoman Violet Yong is acutely aware of the challenges of being an opposition representative but is no less enthusiastic about improving the quality of life for the people in her constituency. Towards this end she is determined to continue to bring development to the area. New

Anuar Zain has no interest in judging singing competitions

SINGER Anuar Zain has stated that he has no plans to become a judge for any singing competition. Known as one of the most popular male vocalists in Malaysia, the “Keabadian Cinta” singer stated that he had actually received lots of offers to be a jury for competitions many times

Fyna, Zainal call it quits after four months

AMID speculations about singer Fyna Jebat and football coach Zainal Abidin Hassan’s marriage, a relative of Zainal has recently confirmed that the couple have called it quits on their marriage.  According to a media outlet, the source revealed that the marriage ended due to a lack of understanding between Fyna

RM50k approved for school upgrade

KUCHING: The school hall of Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Selanjan is set to undergo expansion, following the recent approval of RM50,000 for the project. The allocation was granted by Bukit Begunan assemblyman Datuk Mong Dagang during a pre Gawai dinner held in Sri Aman recently. During the event, an additional sum

CanHOPE  advocates early cancer detection

BY JAMES WONG KUCHING: CanHOPE Kuching is committed to the advocacy for early cancer detection and promoting awareness about the disease. In achieving this, CanHOPE partnered with Parkway Cancer Centre (PCC) Singapore and Jennifer Kang Agency (JKA) to organise a cancer awareness talk titled ‘Know Your Health Better’ at Imperial

Second Limbang River bridge to be ready next year

LIMBANG: The second Limbang River Bridge construction project is expected to be completed in 2024. Deputy Minister of Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail said the project has been delayed and stressed that it should be monitored to ensure project completion according to the timeframe.

Ministry to reassess implementation of link road project

LIMBANG: The government through the Ministry of Finance (MOF) will reassess the implementation of the Sabah-Sarawak Link Road (SSLR) Phase 2 and 3 to enable the involvement of local contractors. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the current challenge is related to the ratification of the Comprehensive and

King launches National Unity Week 2023

BY NATASHA JEE & ALEXANDRA LORNA KUCHING: A huge crowd comprising people from all walks of life congregated at the Kuching Waterfront as early as 9 am, to witness the official launching of the National Unity Week Celebration 2023 by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah

Embrace value of unity as nation’s asset

BY NATASHA JEE & ALEXANDRA LORNA KUCHING: All Malaysians should make the value of unity as the major asset for ensuring a better future of the country. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah said the people should also reduce differences among themselves by bridging the gaps

Unity Week sows seeds of unity

BY ALEXANDRA LORNA & NATASHA JEE KUCHING: The celebration of Unity Week is a signature programme by the Ministry of National Unity which is celebrated throughout Malaysia every year. Its minister, Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang said through the effort, it can reflect how the Royal Institutions, leaders and rakyat should