Tuesday, 24 March 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

SCCS targets to raise another RM1mln

KUCHING: For this year ’s Go Bold, the Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society (SCCS) is targeting to raise another RM1 million with a total of 1,200 head shaves in total for Kuching, Sibu, Bintulu, and Miri. According to SCCS president, Jocelyn Hee, this will be tenth edition of the campaign which

Free Sarawak Museum journals for secondary students

LAWAS: Sarawak State Museum Department will be distributing free Sarawak Museum journals to secondary students throughout Sarawak. This journal which was produced in 1881 is based on research by the second Rajah Brooke of Sarawak which published this journal every year from 1911 to present. This is in line with

Lorry, 170 pieces of jungle poles seized

KUCHING: Thanks to a public tip-off, another illegal logging operation has been stopped dead in its track by Sarawak Forestry Corporation ( SFC) yesterday morning, this time at Bukit Berangan Tengah, Jalan Kuap. “Our enforcement team at Kuching Regional Office went into action soon after receiving information about suspicious activities

CSPO Forum attracts more than 300 participants

KUCHING :The Malaysian Palm Oil Certification Council (MPOCC) recent ly held the “Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) Forum: The Way Forward, Sarawak” at The Waterfront Hotel in Kuching. The CSPO Forum Sarawak is a continued effort by MPOCC to hold the event regionally after the successful holding of the inaugural

Pustaka Negeri Sarawak to hold Handover of Reading Seeds Kit Ceremony on Jan 31

KUCHING: Pustaka Negeri Sarawak in collaboration with the Pusat Khidmat Tanjong Datu N3, Ministry of Local Government and Housing Sarawak, Sarawak State Health Department and Sarawak General Hospital will hold a handover of Reading Seeds Kit ceremony to mothers on January 31, 2018 at 9.30 am at Klinik Kesihatan Ibu

BOMBA helps to bring obese man to hospital

KUCHING: Sarawak General Hospital staffers have to call the Fire and Rescue Services Department (BOMBA) to assist them to carry a man weighing 155 kgs. State BOMBA Operations Centre received an emergency call at 7.31am yesterday from the hospital to help carry the 50-yearold man at Taman Kali, Jalan Resak

MACMA delegation calls on TYT

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud received a courtesy call by a delegation of the Malaysian Chinese Muslim Association (MACMA) Sarawak Branch led by its President, Mohammad Tony Ong Abdullah in Tun Taib’s residence at Demak Jaya near here, yesterday. MACMA which now has a total

Blood donation campaign at four locations this weekend

KUCHING: The Blood Bank of Sarawak General Hospital here will hold a blood donation campaign on 27-28 January at four locations in this city. The first location on 27 January (Saturday) is at Surau Darul Hijrah, Bandar Baru Samariang organised by the suraru committee. People living in and around Bandar

RCKC, Uniqlo distribute clothes to 280 people

KUCHING: The Rotary Club of Kuching Central (RCKC) recently collaborated with Uniqlo for the Clothes of Love distribution at Dewan Suarah Bau. Approximately 280 beneficiaries came and waited for their turn to ‘shop’ or select the donated clothing items of their choice. Each beneficiary also received a food parcel donated

HSL’s Samariang Aman 2 sample house open for viewing this weekend

KUCHING: Get a sneak peek of what could be your future home here at idyllic Petra Jaya as Hock Seng Lee Construction Sdn Bhd (HSL) opens its Samariang Aman 2 ‘Oceania’ sample house for viewing, with plenty of attractive promotions in store. Drop by from 10am to 4pm on January