Sunday, 29 March 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

SK Abang Ali comes out best contingent

SIBU: SK Abang Ali emerged overall champion in the procession held in conjunction with Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday celebration at the Sibu Town Square here on Friday night. SK Abang Ali won the contingent with the most participants but second place for banner and procession in Category A, which is for

Children’s fun activities at State Library

KUCHING: During the ongoing school holiday from Dec 2-31, the State Library is conducting fun activities for children between 4 and 12 years old. Among the interest ing activities are Japanese Dance, Science Explorace, Black Hat Craft, Room Décor Hanger, Paper Quilling, Paper Roll Craft, Otedama, Anime Video Screening and

Ministry conducts leadership course for headmasters

SIBU: Almost 30 per cent among the UPSR students nationwide are not competent, disclosed Assistant Minister of Education and Technological Research Dr Annuar Rapaee. He believed that the main cause of this weakness among students is due to weakness in the school leadership. “Good leadership will help to improve a

4,000 take part in Sibu Maulidur Rasul procession

SIBU: As s i s tant Mini s ter of Education and Technological Research, Dr Annuar Rapaee on Friday night led 58 contingents comprising more than 4,000 people in a procession to mark the birthday anniversary of Prophet Muhammad. The 2.1km procession began at An-Nur Mosque heading to Awang Ramli

Managing high performance associations

Two week sago, I wa s invited by the Philippines Council of Associations and Associat ion Execut ives (PCAAE) to deliver a talk on “ Impact of Leader ship on Non – Profit Organisations Performance.” The PCAAE leadership summi t was at tended by al l the a s soc

PBH S’wak clocks 10 mln man-hours without LTI

SEMATAN: Pan Borneo Highway (PBH) Sarawak project has clocked 10 million man-hours without Lost Time Injury (LTI) achievement in its construction. This is barely two years into the project which started in October 2015, said a press statement yesterday A ceremony to commemorate this achievement was held in Sematan yesterday

16th Semarak Santai Seni to be held this weekend

DALAT: Dalat’s most popular Theatre Group, Grup Teater KRIS (GTK) will be organising its 16th Semarak Santai Seni this weekend. To best aged a t 8pm on December 2, the entertainment programme is themed `Theatre Could Humanise Human’. According to the founder of the group, Juni Haji Nor, the colourful

Empowering women the way to help

KUCHING: Organisations aiming to assist women need to adopt an empowering approach, according to Sarawak Women for Women Society (SWWS). This was the message given to the participants at a recent training course which introduced basic para- counselling skills to those women wanting to help others facing distress. “Counselling is

Dart Championship attracts 56 teams

KUCHING : Mohd Faisal & Mohd Rathaluddin Hamdi from team War’s 15 Android 74, and Mohd Nazri Bolhi proved their prowess by being champions in the double and single category events respectively, in the recently held Riverside Head Hunters Darts Championship. They all won over their opponents in straight set

Johari acclaims Swinburne S’wak focus on researches

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari bin Tun Openg commended the proactive approach that has been taken by Swinburne Sarawak to secure or embark on research projects that are specific to and important to Sarawak. He said apart from the many features that make Swinburne Sarawak what it is