Politeknik Mukah enhances civil engineering education through collaboration with Miri JKR

29 August 2024

MUKAH: The Civil Engineering Department of Politeknik Mukah (PMU) has established a close collaboration with the Industrial Advisor Programme, featuring civil engineer Ts. Satwant Singh Sarawan from the Public Works Department (JKR) of Miri Division. This partnership has significantly benefitted the Civil Engineering Department, particularly in enhancing the professional development

Affordable MyLesen B2 attracts a huge registration

28 August 2024

MUKAH: The My Lesen B2 (motorcycle) programme for the Tellian and Balingian State Legislative Assembly (DUN) areas has received an encouraging response from the public. A total of 1,187 and 635 eligible participants have qualified in the DUN Balingian and DUN Tellian respectively. This program was jointly organised by Telliana

Fostering critical thinking is key to success

27 August 2024

MUKAH: Emphasising critical thinking in education is crucial to ensuring a secure future for students, said Deputy Minister of Economy and Member of Parliament for Mukah, Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib. Hanifah mentioned that students must possess the capability to apply knowledge in their daily lives and that teachers play a

Rep advises local communities to be tech savvy

11 August 2024

TATAU: The people of Sarawak need to change their traditional ways of thinking to be on par with the ever changing rapid development that is happening around the world, to improve their socioeconomy. Minister in the Sarawak Premier’s Department, Datuk Seri John Sikie Tayai said this traditional thinking was more

Sarawak wins four gold, one silver, three bronze in taekwondo championship

9 August 2024

MUKAH: The Malaysian Global Taekwondo Federation (MGTF) Sarawak team brought home four gold, one silver and three bronze medals from the Sabree Salleh Open and Invitational Taekwondo Championship held at Dewan D’Cerana, Selangor Police Contingent Headquarters (IPK), recently. Mukah Tunas Taekwondo Club head coach Zaidi Morshidi said they only sent

GTK of SMK Oya shines in art & cultural events

8 August 2024

MUKAH: The Kris Theatre Group (GTK) of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Oya hosted a special Dekon Aura Merdeka performance and became the crew members for the Opening Ceremony Gimmick during the 11th Teluk Dialogue Program at Dynasty Hotel Miri here, recently. In the performance, GTK introduced Batik Canting featuring Iban

Community Stage Night receives good response

4 August 2024

MUKAH: The Community Stage Night held in conjunction with the Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS) Community Day Programme received an encouraging response from local residents at the Petanak Village Community Hall, here on Friday. Among the activities held that night were performances by UKAS artistes and Melanau artiste Harris Abdullah

Exciting programmes for Pesta Daro on Aug 25 to Sept 1

2 August 2024

DARO: The highly anticipated Pesta Daro 2024 will be held starting Aug 25 to Sept 1, featuring 25 exciting events for the public. Daro assemblyman Safiee Ahmad said that various programmes have been lined up throughout the festival. “We are not just focusing on the festival itself but filling it

PMU lecturers attend programme on lifelong learning

30 July 2024

MUKAH: Civil engineering lecturers from Mukah Polytechnic (PMU) took part in a ‘Professional Development for Lecturers (PDL) in Civil Engineering: Industry Engagement’ Programme at Miri Community College, recently. According to the PMU statement, this benchmark visit is an important platform for lecturers to share ideas and experiences and build professional

Sarawak performs well in national frisbee championship

25 July 2024

MUKAH: Sarawak performed well in the National Ultimate Frisbee Championship held recently in Alor Setar, Kedah. The Sarawak team consists of players from three secondary schools in Mukah: SMK St Patrick, SMK Mukah and SMK Three Rivers. The men’s team secured third place out of 16 teams while the women’s

Author: Nur Farihan Razali