Sunday, 15 February 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Man, 30, detained for questioning

MIRI: Police detained a man for hitting a security guard at a recreation park at Jalan Kipas here on Friday morning. The 30-year-old suspect from Pujut 2 was also alleged to have threatened two female cleaning staff from a nearby building. He has been detained for questioning. Fortunately, no one

The versatile Indonesian bamboo

By NUR ASHIKIN LOUIS & LEE SHAW WEI KUCHING: Bamboo is one of the materials   being highlighted at this year’s Sarawak Timber & SMEs Expo which began on June 27 and ends today. In line with the state government’s effort to promote the utilisation of bamboo as an alternative to

Perak MB welcomes ‘Kembara’ participants

IPOH: The arrival of the “Kembara Media Perak” 2019 participants was welcomed by Perak Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Uzumu during a dinner held at Lost World of Tambun here recently. The 14th annual programme organised by the Malaysia Information Department (JaPen), will last for four days from June 28 to

600 students take part in charity food drive

KUCHING: Lodge Kindergarten and Lodge National Primary School recently held a charity food drive at the school here. Over 600 students participated in the food drive, which was held in conjunction with Lodge School’s Kindness Month, launched earlier this month. Other activities included Old Newspaper Day, Be Kind to Environment

SK Bruit wins national-level Compex 2019

SIBU: Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Bruit won the first place in the national-level Innovation Competition Presentation Exhibition (Compex) 2019 held in the federal capital recently. Congratulating the school on its success, Tanjung Manis MP Yusuf Abdul Wahab said it was testament of the true capabilities of these kampung children. Yusuf said

Braving the cold at Snow World

GENTING HIGHLANDS: It was a race to be the last (cold) man standing in Resort World Genting’s recent Sub-Zero Challenge held on June 26, 2019. A total of 31 Malaysian journalists from 18 media agencies took part in the challenge which required them to brave frigid temperatures with only a

Enrol with Curtin for worthwhile education experience

MIRI: Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) is inviting SPM, STPM, UEC, O-Level and A-Level leavers to enroll in its July/August (Semester 2) 2019 intake. Those interested should visit its next Academic Open Day on July 13, a statement made available here yesterday said. Classes for undergraduate degree courses start on

Signs TVET gets general ‘aye’

KUCHING: Kuching Polytechnic Sarawak (PKS) has 1,161 new students registered for its June intake. The figure is expected to increase to 1,244 based on the number of those who have accepted the polytechnic’s offers but have yet to register at the campus in Jalan Matang here. During the closing of

Sematan is paradise, Hafizan Homestay is comfort

LUNDU:  Homestay business is fast becoming an essential part of Sematan which has grown rapidly to become an attractive rural spot for tourism. One of the early birds of the sector here is the Hafizan Homestay Sematan, or Hafizan Homestay for short. Hafizan Homestay’s main draw is its concept of

Kuching lass Swinburne’s toast

MELBOURNE: Kuching-born Chung Ping Ping has been named Swinburne Melbourne campus’ Postgraduate Student of the Year and HDR Woman Researcher of the Year. The academic from Swinburne Sarawak campus is currently pursuing her PhD study as a HDR (Higher Degree Research) student at Swinburne’s main campus here under the Swinburne