Saturday, 21 March 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

1,000 watch Harith Iskander’s live show

KUCHING: Harith Iskander is living up to his reputation as the Godfather of Malaysia stand-up comedy and Laugh Factory’s Funniest Person in the World 2016 when he performed to a packed audience at Pullman Hotel here on Wednesday night. About 1,000 people attended the event which was part of his

Man who ran amok nabbed

MARUDI: A 39-year-old man from Long Pilah, Baram ran amok and tried to shot someone using a homemade shotgun was nabbed by a police team from here, yesterday. Baram district police chief DSP Gabriel Risut said the incident happened last Monday and following a report lodged by a complainant yesterday

Three traders arrested for offering bribes during raids

MIRI: The police raided three retail shops in different locations here on Wednesday to check on goods for which duty had not been paid and arrested three traders who tried to bribe them. Miri General Operations Force Battalion 12 commanding officer Supt  Tan Hiap  Seng  said yesterday the traders, aged 30,

Abdul Karim visits New Zealand for tourism, sports industry

KUCHING: The Minister for Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah and his delegation are on a four-day visit from 13 to 16 March to Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand to improve Sarawak’s tourism and sports industry. His entourage includes the Assistant Minister for Youth and

Early bird promotion for KWJF 2018

KUCHING: The Kuching Waterfront Jazz Festival (KWJF) to be held on 28 and 29 September 2018 at Kuching Waterfront @ Grand Margherita Hotel is offering early bird promotion starting today. In a press statement issued yesterday, the event organiser, Place Borneo Sdn Bhd revealed that after a successful first instalment

20 bond-free scholarships by PIDM

KUCHING: The Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia (PIDM) is offering 20 bond-free scholarships to Malaysians who are in need of financial aid to pursue their education. In a press statement issued yesterday, PIDM revealed that the PIDM Undergraduate Scholarship Programme includes the funding of tuition fees and living expenses as well

STB to highlight Virtual Reality at MATTA Fair

KUCHING: Sarawak Tourism Board will highlight its first Tourism Virtual Reality (VR) experience this weekend at the MATTA Fair, to be held at Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur. This is part of its new marketing initiative to embrace digital technology in the promotion of tourism in the State. 

Logitech breaks record with 16 iF design awards

  KUALA LUMPUR: Yesterday, Logitech announced that it has won a record-shattering 16 iF Design Awards for 2018. This is the eighth consecutive year that the German design organisation iF has recognised Logitech for achievement in product design, and the most iF Design Awards in a single year for the

Alternative Rural Electrification Scheme receives global award

KUCHING: Sarawak’s integrated initiative to expedite electrification in the interior reached a significant milestone yesterday when the state was accorded international recognition at the 4th ARE Energy Access Investment Summit in Catania, Sicily.    The Sarawak Alternative Rural Electrification Scheme or SARES, which is an innovative government-community partnership model that

Bintulu Port modernises port operations with Sage

BINTULU: Bintulu Port Holdings Group is embarking on a critical project to modernise and streamline its financial systems, as part of its on-going digital transformation. Through this journey, the group aims to achieve better support for its operations, improved management of its inventory assets, and superior IT capabilities to attain