Tuesday, 21 April 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Storytelling contest on this Saturday

KUCHING: The Sarawak Stat e Library (Pustaka) in collaboration with CityOne Megamall will host a Storytelling Competition in conjunction with the 61st Independence Day. The programme will be held on 18 August 2018, from 9am until 1pm at Ground Floor, CityOne Megamall here. The competition is aimed at enhancing language

Dr M to civil servants: Don’t follow wrong orders

PUTRAJAYA: The loyalty of civil servants such as administrative and diplomatic officers and police and military personnel to the government should not be up to the point of complying with directives contrary to the law, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He added that should government officers find that

Tech guru, body language expert among TriBE 2018 speakers

KUCHING: Sarawak’s first conference for Business Events, the Business Events Tr ibal Meet (TriBE 2018), will kick-off the conference with 2 keynote sessions featuring tech guru Corbin Ball (Canada) and body language expert Christian Chua (Singapore) on Friday, 24 August 2018 at Pullman Hotel here. In a press statement issued

Seven to compete for Taekwondo’s black belt

MUKAH: Four Taekwondo exponents from Mukah will be representing the State at the national championship to be held in Peninsula Malaysia. The venue of the competition for the Malaysia Global Taekwondo Federation (MGTF) Taekwondo and Invi tat ional Junior Black Belt 2018 will be in Kuantan, Pahang. The group from

Car driver killed in Bintulu road crash

BINTULU: A car driver was killed and his passenger seriously injured when the vehicle skidded and overturned at KM26 Jalan Bintulu- Tatau yesterday. Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu, in a statement, identified the car driver who was killed in the 4.45 am crash as Tiban

215 snakes of various species caught by APM since January

MIRI: A total of 215 comprising various species of snakes have been captured by the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) here in Miri since January as of last night. The most catches involved cobras and pythons where most of the reptiles were captured in the houses of complainants. Officer in-charge

Varsity visit concludes Sarawak delegation visit to Brisbane

BRISBANE: The Land Custody and Development Author i t y (LCDA) technical visit led by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan yesterday met the officials of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) at the Universi ty of Queensland, Brisbane to talk about the adoption of digital

Get your tickets for Sultan Tengah Musical Theatre now!

KUCHING : Members of the public are invited to watch the Sultan Tengah Musical Theatre directed by Zakaria Hassan which will take place at Stadium Perpaduan, Jalan Stadium, here from September 21 -23, 2018 at 8.00pm. Tickets priced at RM200.00, RM150.00 and RM20.00 per person are now available at Level

400 expected to attend AFSM confab

KUCHING: Approximately 400 participants are expected to attend the Academy For Silent Mentor (AFSM) Tripartite Conference 2018. There will be pre-congress workshops from December 12-13 at the Sarawak Heart Centre and Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) City Campus, followed by the conference at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) from December 14-15.

Ex-Highians give out study awards at BGM

KUCHING: Ex-Highians Association Kuching – the alumni body of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kuching High successfully re-elected its new executive committee members for term 2018-2019 in the 27th Biennial General Meeting (BGM) at The Happy Diners Restaurant here yesterday. The new executive committee members are Pauline Gan Guet Beng (Chairperson); Yeo Eng