SIBU: The SM Wong Nai Siong Challenge Cup singing competition is held from today Sept 1 till tomorrow for Chinese primary schools and Chinese independent secondary schools here. The event, which offers lucrative prizes, is coordinated by Sibu Pingnang Tonhiong Association. SM Wong Nai Siong board of directors chairman Temenggong
It’s the second-biggest multi-sport event in the world after the Olympics. Currently, 11,300 athletes from 45 countries across Asia are competing in Jakarta and Palembang in Indonesia at the 18th annual Asian Games, a major sporting event that takes place every four years. The international spotlight on Indonesia is a
PIZZA is an internationally known hallmark of Italian cuisine, so much so that Italy has even proposed that Neapolitan pizza-making be added to UNESCO’s famed cultural heritage list. Italians consider good pizza to be a form of art, with academies spanning from Milan to Bari dedicated to making sure the
MUKAH: Some 1,200 attended the National Day programme called Wacana Kibar Jalur Gemilang held at SMK Three Rivers here yesterday morning. They comprised students of the school, teachers, parents and invited guests. The event was officiated by Mukah District Information Officer, Rosman Bin Zaini. It was the first official programme
BINTULU: Some 227 students from 10 primary and secondary schools in the Samalaju and Tanjung Batu constituencies received school uniform vouchers worth RM45,000. At the handed over ceremony at SMK Asyakirin yesterday, Samalaju Assemblyman Majang Renggi said parents should make full use of the various types of aid provided by
BINTULU: The State Department of Agriculture last night organised an Excellence Service Award presentation ceremony at a leading hotel here. Some 153 staff members of the department received their certificates from the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development, Datu Ik Pahon Joyik
KOTA PADAWAN: The Borneo Highlands Padawan Nature Challenge 2018 will be returning on October 28 at Borneo Highlands Resort here. The categories to be competed in this Nature Challenge which has been held every year for the past eight years are the 15km MPP Chairman Trail Run, 10km-Mix Batu Panggah
KUCHING: The Sarawak Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) has called on the State government and the local councils across Sarawak to compound stray dogs rather than culling them. While culling may become necessary, there must be a broad acceptance of the fact that culling by itself
MIRI: A van driver who refused to pay for a parking ticket at Miri Airport parking lot last Wednesday rammed the parking barrier before he sped away. The incident reportedly happened around 3.15pm on Wednesday. A police report on the incident was immediately lodged at Tanjong Lobang police station. The
KUCHING: Sarawak Energy’s utility arm, Syarikat SESCO Berhad (SESCO)’s close surveillance on power theft activities involving cryptocurrency miners leads to another crackdown, where three premises were raided for the second time in a joint operation involving SESCO, Ministry of Utilities Electrical Inspectorate Unit (EIU) and the Police. The raid, held