Monday, 29 December 2025

Author: News Desk

TYT, Premier attend State Banquet

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and his wife, Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Raghad Kurdi Taib, attended the State Banquet in conjunction with the opening ceremony of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting here last night (May 15). Held at the DUN Complex, the event

Hafidz assures his mental health is good

CONTROVERSIAL actor Hafidz Roshdi recently assured everyone that all was well with his mental health after getting a checkup in Hospital Bahagia in Tanjung Rambutan, Perak. The 28-year-old, who was seen at the Shariah Lower Court for the confirmation of his divorce decree against wife Nurul Shuhada Mat Shukri recently,

Search to hold concert in Genting

MALAYSIAN rock legend Search had announced its highly anticipated concert will be held on August 12 at the Arena of Stars, Resorts World Genting. Dubbed the “Konsert Fantasia Bulan Salju” (Winter Month’s Fantasia Concert), it is inspired by the group’s 1990s monster hit Fantasia Bulan Madu. Search members Datuk Amy,

The challenges of being a teacher

BY ABIDGAIL MERTA GANGGANG  ACCORDING to American writer, John Steinbek, a great teacher is a great artist and teaching the greatest of arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.  I totally agree with the writer’s comments. Indeed, teachers have one of the most challenging jobs anyone could

Anwar hails GPS leadership

BY ALEXANDRA LORNA, NATASHA JEE & JACINTHA JOLENE KUCHING: The unity government, comprising various political parties, has been hailed as a stable administration. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that in the Unity Government, party members are working together towards a common objective of developing our country. Anwar further

25 selected to represent MDH FC in Serian League

SIMANGGANG: Fifty players took part in a selection trial for the MDH FC squad that will compete in the Serian League 2023. MDH FC team manager Md Haical Abdullah said out of the 50, 25 were selected during the process at the Serian Sports Complex. “The trial was conducted by

Dr Sim: Efforts to increase TB detection need to be enhanced

KUCHING: The Sarawak government is committed to ending the scourge of tuberculosis (TB) by 2035, stresses Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 25,391 TB cases were reported in Malaysia in 2022. “The estimated incidence rate of TB in Malaysia in 2022

Unity in diversity is Sarawak’s strength: Uggah

KUCHING: The festivities that are celebrated regardless of one’s ethnic and religious background is the key to unity among the diverse communities in the state, said Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said the people of Sarawak should feel proud to be able to celebrate various festivities in

Bella Astillah excited to be singing again

ACTRESS Bella Astillah is thrilled that her singing career is taking off again, especially after participating in the reality programme “Famili Duo” on TV3 last December. While many know Bella as the wife of Singaporean artiste Aliff Aziz, only a few are aware that Bella has been a recording artiste

XPDC slams bootleggers for making profit from Mael’s passing

LEGENDARY Malaysian rock band XPDC recently expressed its frustration over the act of some irresponsible parties taking advantage of late vocalist Mael’s passing to make profit. Band manager Yazid shared that there had been several instances of people selling counterfeit items bearing the XPDC name and logo, as well as