Tuesday, 13 January 2026

Author: News Desk

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

Syafiq to join UK production

ACTOR Syafiq Kyle is currently busy making sure his wedding preparations is all set before he departs for the United Kingdom next month. The 30-year-old, who is set to tie the knot with fellow artiste Mimi Lana in August, is excited about the upcoming project, a drama series adapted from

620 pilgrims participate in Prime Hajj course

KUCHING: A total of 620 pilgrims from the Southern zone of Sarawak participated in the Prime Hajj Course 2023 organized by Tabung Haji (TH). The course, which was organized in stages throughout Sarawak from April 19 to May 14, aimed to prepare prospective pilgrims in terms of knowledge and spirituality