Author: Faruqi Jeniri

illegal dumping site cleared, broken water pipe repaired

KUCHING: SUPP Public Complaints Bureau (SUPP PCB) Chief, Wilfred Yap was recently approached by the busi-ness community of RH Commercial area who complained of an illegal rubbish dump where leftovers of construction materials are left to rot near their shop-houses, which is not only an eyesore but has become a

Sarikei and Bintangor to benefit from road project

SARIKEI: The Pasi/Tanjung Manis Road project will benefit Sarikei and Bintangor residents. “With the completion of the road, people from Sarikei and Bintangor can bypass Sibu if they want to go to Tanjung Manis,” Assistant Minister of Coastal Road Datuk Julaihi Narawi said. “In the meantime, a bridge across Batang

Temayan FC win Kpg Sungai Empit title

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Temayan FC team created own history when they emerged champions of the Kampung Sungai Empit Women’s Football Championship 2017 in Kota Samarahan 2017, recently. The team nicknamed after Kampung Moyan Lidang, however, have to battle their way through a penalty shootout to overcome Kasma Gilrs FC 4-3 before

Training on helping women

KUCHING: Women are still disadvantaged despite advances made, according to Margaret Bedus, President of Sarawak Women for Women Society (SWWS). “If you doubt this,” said Margaret, ”look at the cases of poverty amongst single mothers; reports of domestic violence, rape and sexual abuse that fill the newspapers as well as

Incident management training attracts 191 participants

KUCHING: A total of 191 personnel and staff of the Fire and Rescue Services Department, Royal Malaysian Police, Ministry of Health, Kuching Port Authority, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, Civil Defence Force, Marine Department, Department of Environment and Bako Voluntary Bomba participated in an incident management training at Kuching Port Authority

‘Train the Trainer’ workshop

KUCHING: Sarawak State Library in collaboration with the Sarawak Society for the Blind ( SSB ) and National Council for the Blind, Malaysia ( NCBM ) will be organising a ‘Train the Trainer’ workshop begining today until 29th October 2017 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm that will take place

Career and Internship Fair offers employment options

KUCHING: The Sarawak Career and Internship Fair hosted by Swinburne Sarawak on 24 October attracted over 1,200 job-seekers who were eager to find out more about existing job options available in various industries as well as gain insights into the participating companies’ background. The one-day annual event, an initiative of

Pustaka Negeri Sarawak opening hours

Kuching : Please be informed that in conjunction with the public exams season effective 1st November 2017 ( Wednesday ) until 30th November 2017( Thursday) the opening hours of Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, Kuching, are as follows : Monday – Friday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm Saturday – Sunday 9:00 am

Angler fails to return home

KUCHING: A man f rom Kpg Tengah Hilir, Simunjan who went fishing alone yesterday afternoon has failed to return home. His family members later found his boat in the river with a hole and immediately contacted the Fire and Rescue Services Department (BOMBA) at 11pm. BOMBA personnel then went to

Loan application advice

KUCHING: Sarawak Housing And Real Estate Developer Association (SHEDA) has advised potential applicants to provide the necessary documents before applying to banks for property loans. According to SHEDA Kuching Branch chairman, Dr Christopher Ngui, while the requirements differ according to which bank the applicant wants to go to, they should