KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Seri Abdul Taib Mahmud conferred state awards and medals on 165 recipients at the Dewan Besar Astana Negeri here. Topping the list was entrepreneur Ibrahim Baki who was conferred the Darjah Johan Bintang Sarawak (JBS). Four others – Professor Dr Toh Teck Hock, Dr
KUCHING: Asteel Group Sdn Bhd yesterday donated a van to Hope Place, a local charitable organisation, as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme. Asteel Group managing director Victor Hii Lu Thian presented the van to Hope Place’s founder Kelvin Wan at the company’s factory in Demak Laut near
MIRI: An oil palm company, Sarawak Plantation Berhad, is on the verge of developing several machines to help boost the industry. It has developed a few prototypes which are being put on trial at its Ladang Tiga plantation in Bekenu near here. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas
MIRI: Public relations students of the Department of Marketing in the Faculty of Business of Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) had the opportunity to gain insights into public relations practice in a talk by public relations consultant and Curtin alumnus Agnes Nyelang recently. In her talk entitled ‘The Journey from
KUCHING: The Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) has questioned the federal government’s non-commitment in recognising the United Examination Certificate (UEC). “SPA is wondering what is the fuss in recognising a good certificate that will benefit the rakyat? “If a certificate is worth the recognition, why not encourage it with funding like
By ALLAN JAY & LEE SHAW WEI KUCHING: The latest updates on the implementation of the Endowment Fund Sarawak (EFS) and the Annual Special Grant (ASG) for Early Childhood and Care Institutions were revealed by Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry yesterday. Its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah
KUCHING: The Sarawak’s Pride project organisers have received more than 700 submissions to date and the target to achieve 1,000 stories appears achievable as more Sarawakians and non-Sarawakians share their stories. With just five days remaining to the closing date for submissions, Yayasan Perpaduan Sarawak chief executive Datuk Aloysius J
BINTULU: More than 1,000 longhouse folk from Sebauh converged at Rumah Panjang Meikle Ding, Sekutan in Sebauh for a “Ngiling Tikai” ceremony to mark the end of the month-long Gawai Dayak festival. Deputy Chief Minister and Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas
‘THAT is our right. If somebody doesn’t want to pay that is a crime because that would be against our law passed by the state legislature. Only 5% ‘bukan banyak, sikit sahaja’ (not much, just small sum). But I must extend my appreciation to the players. They have registered with
KUCHING: The Anti-Rabies Operations for the Sri Aman, Lubok Antu and Betong districts will begin simultaneously from July 31-Aug 5. This was announced by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas yesterday when he attended the post-mortem meeting for the operations done in Serian and Simunjan districts from June