Sunday, 22 March 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

245 Bumi youths trained under TUBE since 2014

SEMATAN: Entrepreneurs as well as Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) operators in the state are urged to take the opportunities from various development programmes and assistance schemes offered by the government through the ministries and agencies involved. This was pointed out by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali

CM receives courtesy call from PMU

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg received a courtesy call by a delegation from Mukah Polytechnic (PMU) in his office at Wisma Bapa Malaysia here, yesterday. The courtesy call led by Director of Mukah Polytechnic, Lieutenant Colonel (PA) Abdubrani Yunus was to invite Abang Johari to

SSM ONE Carnival begins today

KUCHING: The Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) Online Networking Entrepreneurs Carnival is back from 30 March to 1 April 2018 to be held at CityONE Megamall Kuching here.  SSM expects 20,000 people to visit the carnival throughout the three days. This would be the third time that SSM has been

Legal skills essential for Residents, District Officers

KUCHING: A four-day training programme, ‘Effective Execution of Legal and Statutory Functions in Resident and District Office (R&DO)’ which began on Monday (March 26), saw a total of 30 participants at the training programme on legal competencies. In a press statement issued yesterday, the Leadership Institute stated that it was

High tea with Tun Taib, YPS on April 10

KUCHING: The Yayasan Perpaduan Sarawak (YPS) under the chairmanship of the Head of State, Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, will organise a high tea on April 10 to kick start the year’s unity engagement programme. In a press statement issued yesterday, the Chief Executive Officer of Sarawak Unity Foundation,

Ching Ming festival: Sales of flowers allowed 14 days earlier

  SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) will allow the selling of flowers and candles 14 days before the actual day of Ching Ming festival.  Chairman of SMC Datuk Tiong Thai King said the areas allowed for such sales are by the roadside along Brooke Drive after Kwong Ann Crescent, Sungai

Food outlets told to observe high standard of cleanliness

SIBU: All food outlets here are told to observe the highest standard of hygiene and cleanliness. Chairman of Sibu Municipal Council (SMC), Tiong Thai King said food outlets paly an important role to enhance the image of the town. “Therefore, it is imperative for food outlets to maintain a high

Cleaning campaign at Kpg Bahagia Jaya on April 7

SIBU: Illegal dumping of waste materials at Kampung Bahagia Jaya is getting rampant and becoming an eye-sore to the public.  Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) Chairman Datuk Tiong Thai King said the council will hold a cleaning campaign at Kampung Bahagia Jaya Teku on April 7, at 6.30am. “The campaign will

STA elects Wong Kie Yik as chairman

KUCHING: Sarawak Timber Association (STA) successfully held its Annual General Meeting yesterday. The newly elected management committee members for 2018 and 2019 are as follows: Pemanca Datuk Wong Kie Yik (Chairman), Tan Sri Datuk Ling Chiong Ho (Vice Chairman), David Tiong Chiong Ong (Vice Chairman), Dato Henry Lau Lee Kong

Six arrested for rioting in front of police station

KUCHING: Police arrested six persons aged between 20 and 27 for rioting on Sunday night. Sarawak CID SAC Dato’ Dev Kumar said the incident occurred around 8.30 pm at the open space near Giant Hypermart, Kota Padawan. For whatever reasons, it is believed that a member from one of two