Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Customer’s Day attracts 600 new members

  SIBU: The Sarawak State Library Customer’s Day 2017 received an overwhelming response when 600 people registered as library members and a total of 1,095 people participated in the 2-day programmes and activities organised by the library at Wisma Sanyan here, yesterday. The library’s Customer Day counter which opened from

BioBorneo and Bioeconomy Day 2017 on 9 May

KUCHING: The BioBorneo and Bioeconomy Day 2017 will be held at Imperial Hotel here on 9 May. Jointly organised by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Bioeconomy Corporation of Malaysia and Sarawak Biodiversity Centre, BioBorneo and Bioeconomy Day serves as a platform to disseminate information on current bioeconomy

Sarawak goes global, again, with its most impactful campaign yet

VIENNA (Austria): Sarawak’s latest campaign, Redefining Global Tribes, which champions the impact of Business Events has on the global economy, will be uniting Business Events communities around the world at the sector’s biggest tradeshows this May. The campaign will debut in the gates of Vienna, Austria at the Associations World

Int’l Bornean Frog Race: An ecotourism gem

  KUCHING: Other than the iconic species like orangutan and rafflesia, the potential of other wildlife species for ecotourism development in Sarawak can and should be further explored. This was communicated by Sarawak Forestry Corporation’s (SFC) Chief Executive Officer, Wong Ting Chung at the opening of the 6th International Bornean

Inaugural call of Alumina ship at Samalaju Port

BINTULU: Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad (BPHB) proudly achieved yet another milestone through the inaugural call of Alumina vessel at Samalaju Port recently. The historic vessel carried a load of about 28,000 tonnes and with 180-metre length and 9.5- metre draft. This vessel, MV Four Butterfly berthed at The Handymax Terminal

Petronas, gov’t agencies hold fire, rescue exercise

  SIBU: In conjunction with the World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2017, Petronas Dagangan Berhad (PDB) together with its dealers and several government agencies conducted a Functional Emergency Response Exercise (FERE) at Petronas station Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman here, Friday. The exercise was aimed at standardising and

Man, woman injured in separate accidents in Miri

MIRI: Two people sustained minor injuries in two separate accidents here early yesterday. The first incident occurred at Jalan Luak when a woman in her 30s, lost control of her car and crashed into flower plants on a road divider while descending the hill along the road. It was said

Army foil attempt to smuggle stolen vehicles

KUCHING: The 4th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) stopped an attempt to smuggle two stolen vehicles across the border on Friday. Acting on information provided by the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), a team of four RAC personnel led by Major Yusuf Iskandar carried out an operation near the Malaysia-Indonesia border.

Sarawak finish runners-up in Terengganu

KUCHING: Sarawak contingent which were line-up by upcoming athletes for the Malaysia Games (Sukma) 2018 won the second place in the International Open Lawn Ball Championship Terengganu Fours 2017 at the Lawn Ball field at Terengganu Sports Complex recently. The team members, Sharifah Syaza Nisrina Mumtaz Mohd Amirul Hafizi Jafar,

LUF is Swinburne S’wak’s inaugural partnership marketing program partner

KUCHING: Level Up Fitness (LUF) Sdn Bhd is partnering Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus in providing a fitness package to its students and staff. This partnership also made Level Up Fitness the Australian university’s inaugural partner in its Partnership Marketing Program. “Cross-marketing partnerships are becoming increasingly important today as