KUCHING: In their quest for the third Kuching League rugby title, KRFC Blackcatz seemed unstoppable in their second round match after they steamrolled Unimas Lycans 37-0 last Saturday following their convincing 41-19 win against GB13 Skulls the previous weekend. With 10 points in the bag, they were closely followed by
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud yesterday received a courtesy call by National Sufi Seminar 2018 Organising Committee at Demak Jaya. Led by Utilities (Rural Electricity) Assistant Minister Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi, the call was aimed at inviting Tun Taib to officiate at the opening of
SERIAN: Job seekers coming to the ‘Jobs Fair @ Serian Sarawak’ organised by the State Labour Department have 1,115 jobs to pick from. Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri (Dr) Richard Riot Jaem, speaking at the launch of the fair here Saturday, praised the State Labour Department, saying it was “the best”
SINGAPORE: Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg is currently leading a state delegation on a two-day working visit to Singapore. Yesterday, he met with the Republic’s Deputy Prime Minister, Tharman Shanmugaratnam at a renowned hotel. Johari, along with his delegation who arrived here on Sunday, is on
KABONG: The Kabong International Kite Festival 2018 will take place on March 10 and 11 at the Tanjung Kembang Kabong Beach. This year’s festival is organised following its massive success last year. International participants from Ukraine, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Austria, China, Australia, South Africa, Brunei Darussalam and Scotland have signed
LUNDU: The 11th Battalion Royal Malay Regiment (RAMD) here conducted a patrol in a rubber plantation at Kpg Biawak here about 600 metres from the Malaysia-Indonesia border at 10am, yesterday. During the patrol, the team managed to apprehend three Indonesian illegal migrant workers. The three were detained for using an
KUCHING: At 6.43am yesterday, Saratok BOMBA received a call from the police informing them that a road accident at Simpang Kerian, Saratok. Following the call, Saratok BOMBA immediately dispatched seven personnel in two vehicles led by PB Zainudin bin Manan. Upon arrival at the scene, the firefighters saw a badly
KUCHING: Thunderous applause filled the Kuching Waterfront’s (KWF’s) Godown Amphitheater last Saturday night after mesmerising performances by Chung Hua Middle School No. 1 Chinese Orchestra. The school’s orchestra performances were an annual programme of Kuching Waterfront Management during the Chinese New Year season. In conjunction with Chap Goh Mei, the
KUCHING: Hope Place founder, Kelvin Wan recently handed over Ensure, a special milk, and adult pampers to a disabled tube feeding patient with brain damage, Noryati Binti Karim,39. Noryat’s husband, Safardy Bin Rusdee, received the gifts on her behalf. Sarawak General Hospital social workers asked Hope Place to help Noryati.
CHINESE e-commerce giant Alibaba on Wednesday opened an artificial intelligence research institute in Singapore in partnership with a local university, as the battle to develop AI technology heats up. The institute, a tie-up with Nanyang Technological University (NTU), is Alibaba’s first joint research centre outside mainland China. It aims to