Monday, 22 December 2025

Author: News Desk

Scouts, hawker association give mung bean porridge to bazaar visitors

KUCHING: The Matang District Scout Council (MDSC), in collaboration with the N6 Tupong Hawkers Association, cooked mung bean porridge yesterday (April 1) to coincide with the month of Ramadan. They managed to distribute a total of 1,500 containers of mung bean porridge to visitors to the Ramadan bazaar in Metrocity,

State Bomba hopes for funding to revive auxiliary firefighter teams

BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA & AWANG MUHD SYAHMI KUCHING: The state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) is hoping for a bigger allocation from the federal government to revive inactive Pasukan Bomba Sukarela (PBS) or auxiliary firefighter teams across Sarawak. Sarawak Bomba director Datuk Khirudin Drahman disclosed that there are a total of

Bomba, KDJA give bubur lambuk to Petra Jaya folks

BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA & AWANG MUHD SYAHMIKUCHING: The state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) and Kuching Division Journalists Association (KDJA) recently distributed 300 containers of bubur lambuk (savoury porridge) to members of the public here. The breaking of fast and bubur lambuk distribution programme was organised at Petra Jaya fire

Awang Tengah visits KL to hunt for opportunities for local entrepreneurs

KUCHING: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan recently visited the Malaysia Grand Bazaar and Lalaport under the Urban Development Agency (UDA) in Kuala Lumpur. The Sarawak Public Communications Unit (UKAS) in its news report said the visit is to seek collaboration between the Ministry of International Trade, Industry, and Investment

Showering – anti-stress ritual

TAKING a regular shower to get clean is so last year.  Over on TikTok, various trends demonstrating how this routine daily event can be and do so much more are proliferating.  It’s no longer just about washing one’s body, but about taking a genuine self-care moment.  “Everything Shower”, “Shower Plant”,

Ways to naturally boost dopamine production

IT’S no coincidence that dopamine is known as the happiness hormone. Central to the brain’s reward system, this compound is naturally secreted to provide a certain feeling of satisfaction in response to specific actions, such as physical activity.  According to the French Federation for Brain Research, it is, more precisely,

Gerawat appeals for interim measure on flights

MIRI:  Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Labour, Immigration and Project Monitoring) Datuk Gerawat Gala is appealing to MASwings to increase the number of flights to Bario, Long Seridan, Long Banga and Ba’ Kelalan from here while waiting for runway extensions. “The airport extension will take a long time. Surely

Malaria situation under control

BY GERALD GILLES BAU: The malaria infection status in Ulu Baram is under control, said Deputy Minister of Health Lukanisman Awang Sauni. He said that the Miri divisional health office has taken proper precautions to prevent the spread of the disease. “And the health authorities had implemented every procedure to

Villagers grateful for Ramadan aid

BY ZAHID ZAKI KUCHING: Yayasan Kebajikan Negara (YKN) and Sunway Group in collaboration with the Ministry of Women, Family, and Community Development have provided food basket donations to 100 families in three villages, namely Kampung Beradek, Kampung Semilang, and Kampung Tiang Api, ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. The

State granted full control of RM50 million projects

BY NATASHA JEE & ALEXANDRA LORNA KUCHING: Sarawak will focus on education, health, and road connectivity in rural areas with the RM50 million worth of projects that it has full control over its development and implementation. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said these three sectors in