Friday, 17 April 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Int’l orchid conference July 2019

KUCHING: About 600 participants from 13 countries, namely Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam, Myanmar, Philippines, Brunei, China, Korea and Malaysia, are expected to participate in the 13th Asia Pacific Orchid Conference (APOC13) to be held for five days at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) here from 24 to

Freedom of technology is what we need

The Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg’s comment on technological policy direction in local economy in general is rather misunderstanding – I’m afraid. He keeps telling us how technologies by government policies going to change the state economy in the next couple of years – and this

RM160 mln approved for Daro roads

DARO: The state government has approved over RM160 million for the construction of three roads in the Daro state constituency. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Abang Openg said the approval of the allocation proved the government’s seriousness in improving infrastructure facilities in rural areas. He said the

Sea Scout Basic Training in Miri on Nov 1

KUCHING: The Scouts As sociation of Malaysia through the National Sea Scout Secretariat will be hosting the national level Sea Scout Leader Basic Training 2018 from November 1 to 4 at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama Miri, Sarawak. He ld in col laborat ion with the Scouts Association of Malaysia (

Water shortage in Kabong still serious

KABONG: The pipelines installation project from Simpang Roban to Simpang Sungai Nyiar, which covers a distance of 5km, does not have a big impact on the water problem faced by the people here. Although it has been installed with a booster pump at Simpang Nyabor but the low water pressure

Tengah leads 23-member delegation to Brisbane

BRISBANE: The 23-member State delegation headed by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan arrived in Brisbane early yesterday to continue their working visit to seek input and acquire some experience from several government authorities dealing with strata titles development on properties and strata title managements before coming

Guang Dong TV crew get a taste of durian

MIRI: Yesterday morning, 10 members of Guang Dong TV crew were treated to a durian eating feast at Kai Ngiong Nursery in Morsjaya here. The group arrived Miri around 10.30 am and present to greet them was Assistant Minister of Tourism, Datuk Lee Kim Shin. It is understood the group

MBKS aims 8,000 to join Kuching Zumba Fiesta today

KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) is targeting 8,000 people to participate in its Kuching Zumba Fiesta 2018 at the State Hockey Stadium, Padungan today. To commence at 7.30pm, the registration will be closed today at 3pm. “So far we have 4,600 registered participants and we target 8,000. Registration must

Irene elected president of Lions Club Serian

SERIAN: The members of the Lions Club of Serian unanimously elected Irene Pui Chay Fung to be their President to lead the club for the fiscal year 2018- 2019. Chai Nyuk Shuan was elected Secretary while Nancy Chai was re-elected Treasurer for the fiscal year. The full list of board

Kelly Group comes to aid of Hope Place

KUCHING: A group of kind hearted people calling themselves Kelly Group, led by Kelly Lau donated 300 boxes of biscuits and 300 boxes of noodles to Hope Place recently. On hand to receive the donations was Hope founder Kelvin Wan who expressed his sincere gratitude to the Kelly Group for