Friday, 30 January 2026

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The direful obsession

Book Title: Damn of the Saga: The tale of The Anguished Man and His CarISBN: 978-967-2298-73-1Author: M. Rifqi RafiuddinPublisher: UNIMAS PublisherPublication Year: 2022Price: USD16.00 By James Wong The iris of his eyes changed white again and like before, he placed both his hands on the steering wheel and started the

ESG framework drives sustainable business growth

BY AWANG MUHAMMAD SYAHMI & JAMES WONG KUCHING: The Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) concept is set to push businesses to grow sustainably. According to chairman of the Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association (MPMA) Eddie Oon said that the implementation of ESG programs would increase a company’s commitment and responsibility for

Lulie Melling is new ASM fellow

KUCHING: Datuk Dr Lulie Joshua Melling was recently elected as new fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM). The Sarawak Tropical Peat Research Institute (Tropi) director was among the six fellows elected into Biological, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Discipline during the academy’s 28th Annual General Meeting. The others elected

Croc devours man in fatal attack

MUKAH: A 58-year old man was believed to have been attacked and devoured by a crocodile in Batang Oya when he was out fishing for prawns. Captain (PA) Zuriza Sharkawi from the Malaysia Civil Defencee Force here said the team received an emergency call at around 11.34 pm on Friday

Six nabbed for illegally possessing  bird nests worth RM3mil

SIBU: Six locals including a woman have been arrested for possession of bird nests worth RM3.091 million in an operation to crack down on illegal swiftlet farming on Wednesday (May 3). Sibu Police Chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the suspects were arrested in a joint operation codenamed ‘Ops Bersepadu Khazanah’

Declare Gawai, Kaamatan as national public holidays – Dayak NGO

KUCHING: Gagasan NGO Dayak Sarawak, a non-governmental organisation, has urged the Malaysian federal government to declare the Gawai Dayak festival in Sarawak and the Kaamatan festival in Sabah as national public holidays. In a press statement issued today (May 6), the organisation said that the declaration of May 31 and

KPJ Kuching expects 20 pct increase in medical tourists

KUCHING: KPJ Kuching Specialist Hospital is expecting a 20 per cent increase in medical tourists following the announcement of a new route connecting Indonesia’s capital city Jakarta and Kuching, which will start on June 15. KPJ Kuching general manager Nurhazimah Mahat said the new route introduced by AirAsia is definitely

Midwives, nurses share knowledge at IMDC 23

BY AWANG MUHAMMAD SYAHMI & SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA KUCHING: The Sarawak Midwives’ Association, in collaboration with the Nursing Division of Sarawak Health Department and with the support of Business Events Sarawak, hosted the International Midwives’ Conference 2023 (IMDC 23) at the Raia Hotel & Convention Centre yesterday. The conference was

e-waste campaign returns to Saratok 

SARATOK: The electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) collection campaign organised by the Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB), the state Department of Environment (DOE), and the Ministry of Public Health, Local Government, and Housing returns this week. Held starting today until tomorrow at the Sri Kalaka Saratok here, the campaign, which

Minos confident entrepreneurs will support creation of bank for SMEs

KUCHING: There is no doubt that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Sarawak would support the proposed establishment of a commercial bank for them. Political observer Datuk Peter Minos said one of the key reasons for support is that many SMEs find difficulty getting business capital from ordinary commercial banks, especially