By James Wong KUCHING: Youths are encouraged to take on the challenge of oil paintings to ensure the survival of the art form. Deputy Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Sebastian Ting said oil painting was a dying medium that was slowly being replaced by acrylic painting
KUCHING: A single-storey wooden house in Jalan Anggerik Tapang, Kota Sentosa was razed to the ground in a fire on Friday night. A spokesperson for the Fire and Rescue Department operations centre received a distress call at 10.57 pm. Firemen from Batu Lintang and Tabuan Jaya fire station were promptly
BY LILIANA SHERYN KUCHING: On Mother’s Day, people often take time to appreciate and celebrate the mothers in their lives. However, for single mothers, this day can hold a special meaning as they navigate the challenges of raising children on their own. Speaking to New Sarawak Tribune, Stephanie Emelia Lingok,
SIBU: Fire victims of a longhouse in Skrang received daily necessities and supplies from Muda Sibu, Cultural and Arts Association (Tajai) Sarawak and the City Harvest Church. Rumah Peter was burned down on March 30, leaving 33 households homeless and displacedThe Head of the Volunteer and Community Service Bureau and
KAPIT: The Kapit Dayak Cultural Festival (KDCF) has been recommended to be included in the annual Sarawak Tourism calendar in the future. Minister of Works Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, who is also the Kapit MP, said that the KDCF which is held every year is a starting point towards
SERIAN: A total of RM223,200 has been given to 21 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) here to support the various activities that each of the organisations manages. Present to hand over the special contribution at Leort Cottage in Kampung Pichin was Serian Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem. This is Riot’s
BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA & GOH PEI PEI KUCHING: There will be no Bill to amend the Native Courts Ordinance at this upcoming State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting. This was confirmed by DUN Speaker Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohammad Asfia Awang Nasar, who was referring to a recent statement by Deputy
BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA & GOH PEI PEI KUCHING: The 19th State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting, which will sit for eight days from Monday (May 15 to May 24), will see the tabling of three Bills. Speaker Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohammad Asfia Awang Nasar said two government Bills, namely the
MIRI: The ‘Wacana Sasterawan’ or Literary Discourse: Tourism Literature & Civil Malaysia will be held on May 19 in conjunction with the 18th Miri City Day celebration. The event will take place at the State Library, Miri (Pustaka Miri), and is co-organised by Pustaka Miri, Miri City Council (MCC), Dewan
BINTULU: St Thomas church here will be upgraded under the Rural Transformation Programmes (RTP), said Tanjung Batu assemblyman Johnny Pang Leong Ming. He said that the church was now in old condition and needed to be upgraded. “The church fence is dilapidated and needs to be repaired. “The lack of