Friday, 27 March 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

ISTD Award presentation ceremony

KUCHING: Alexis DanceSport Studio held its annual Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) award presentation ceremony recently to acknowledge the successful candidates from the 2017 ISTD examination. A total of 20 students from all age groups successfully passed the various medal tests in Latin American and Modern Ballroom dancing.

First shopping mall to offer cashless transactions

KUCHING: Spring is the first shopping mall mall that collaborates with the Boost app to offer customers cashless transactions. Boost is a leading e-wallet mobile application with over 2.4 million users with online and offline merchants located in over 12,000 touchpoints. Present to witness the launching of the collaboration on

Jalan 1/65A officially renamed Jalan Bernama

  KUALA LUMPUR: The headquarters of Bernama, the Malaysian National News Agency, is now officially at Jalan Bernama. Kuala Lumpur City Hall yesterday installed the signages ‘Jalan Bernama’ for Jalan 1/65A leading from Jalan Tun Razak to Wisma Bernama and ‘Lorong Bernama’ for Jalan 2/65A adjacent to the building. The

Spring launches festive campaign

KUCHING: The Spring shopping mall here launched its Gawai Harvest Festival and Hari Raya Aidilfitri campaign themed “Together Gather, Jom Celebrate” at the mall on Monday night. The campaign features elements of the two festive celebrations and invites shoppers to partake in an interactive and immersive festive experience. Shoppers can

Digital economy, e-commerce State’s two main economic thrusts

  SIBU: Digital economy and e – c ommerce are the two main thrusts of the Sarawak Government to spearhead the economy and give people the opportunity to enhance their entrepreneurship and their standard of living. Minister of International Trade and E-Commerce Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh said that he

Dividends early gawai gifts for 329 NCR landowners

SIBU: A total of 329 native customary rights (NCR) landowners who participated in an NCR land development project, Durin Block in Sibu received early Gawai cheers in the form of dividends on Tuesday. The dividends totalling RM450, 000 was from their joint venture with Ta Ann Pelita Durin Plantation Sdn

Early Gawai and Raya cheer for 300 Sri Aman residents

SRI AMAN: Senior citizens make up the highest monthly number of recipients who receive help from the Sarawak Welfare Department, said Minister of Community Wellbeing, Datuk Francis Harden Hollis. He revealed this while officiating an event entitled “Majlis Sejambak Kasih Hari Gawai dan Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2018” organised by the

Sawmill’s temporary structure razed totally in fire

KUCHING: Kuching Fire and Rescue (Bomba) personnel yesterday rushed to the fire scene after receiving a distressed call. Upon reaching the fire scene at Sejingkat Sawmill in Jalan Demak Laut, Bako near Kuching, the team found out that the premises on fire was a temporary structure where they sharpened the

‘RM6.5mln temporary water project must be completed within a month’

KABONG: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg wants the temporary alternative project to overcome water woes in this area which is worth a total of RM6.5million to be completed within a month. He said the State Government had approved a number of provisions to the Rural Water

Anti-Fake News Act to be reviewed – Gobind Singh

PUTRAJAYA : The Communications and Multimedia Ministry will set up a legal team to consider whether to amend or repeal the Anti-Fake News Act 2018 that was passed in April this year, said the new minister, Gobind Singh Deo. Gobind Singh, a lawyer himself, said he would sit together with