KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud yesterday received courtesy call from Minister in Prime Minister’s Office (Religious) Datuk Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa and delegates from Malaysian Islamic Development Department or Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) at Demak Jaya in Kuching. Such a call was to invite
KUCHING: Sarawak Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud yesterday received a courtesy call from the new Director of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak Region Capt (Maritime) Robert Teh Geok Chuan at Demak Jaya Kuching. The visit was the first courtesy call by Teh to the
SARIKEI: A total of RM5 million Rural Transformation Project (RTP) funds were distributed to implement various projects in the N.45 Repok state constituency. The ceremony was graced by Repok State Assemblyman Dato Sri Huang Tiong Sii as guest-of-honour, here yesterday. From the amount, RM235,000 will be utilised to upgrade classes
KUCHING:122 outstanding students from Wong Nai Siong Secondary School in Sibu received academic excellence awards this year from Naim Foundation, the charitable arm of Naim Group of Companies, one of the leading property developers and contractors in Malaysia recently. Naim’s Head of Corporate Communications, Caroline Yeo explained that the awards
KUCHING: Sarawak Energy’s partners in cultural heritage, Warisan Sape Telang Usan from Baram and artisans from Murum showcased their music and crafts at the recently concluded Rainforest World Music Festival 2018 for the second year running with the corporation’s sponsorship. Talented eight-member troupe, Warisan Sape Telang Usan enchanted audiences
Kuching: Trienekens (Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd. recently launched its first recycling programme with Lodge International School in conjunction with the school’s annual “Conservation Day” event. The event was carried out to raise awareness about the importance of environmental conservation among its primary and secondary level students. In her speech, Trienekens’ Chief
KUCHING: Policy reform is vital for dealing with the current issues facing the forestry either locally or globally and among the policies that are being reviewed or newly introduced are the Sarawak Forestry Policy, Forest Management Certification, Development of Planted or Industrial Forests, Wood Industries Development Plan, Raw Materials for
KUCHING: The fourth edition of the fishing competition held in conjunction with the 4th Semadang International Tagang Festival is expected to attract more than 150 local and foreign fishing enthusiasts. According to the coordinator of the competition, Krisnam Louis Sebod, the competition will take place at the Semadang River in
MIRI: The mystery of missing a senior citizen was revealed with the discovery of a corpse in a drain in the residential area of Hilltop Park here yesterday morning. The body of Jong Ah Choi, 77, was found lying in the drain at a distance of about 300 metres from
KUCHING: Stormy weather caused a big tree to fall on the road and hit two vehicles passing by on Monday morning at about 7 am in Kuching. Drivers of the two vehicle and their other passengers could not get away on time. The tree also landed in the midde of
