SINGAPORE: Moody’s Investors Service says that the outlook for Malaysia’s banking system is stable over the next 12-18 months. “The key drivers of our stable outlook for the Malaysian banking system are our expectation that operating conditions will stabilize, on the back of a gradual recovery in global growth, resulting
KUCHING : Zhu Sze Kung Temple, a popular Chinese temple in Tabuan Laru here, has lined up a series of activities to celebrate its deity’s birthday from 29 April to 1 May, 2017. The three-day event is also to commemorate the 8th anniversary of the place of worship. A temple
KUCHING: Out of the six teams that participated in the Startup Weekend Kota Samarahan Unimas (#SWKSUNIMAS) recently, Borneo Food Fighters wowed the judges with its business pitch to emerge champion. The team’s social enterprise venture focused on turning food waste, namely, unsold vegetables into fermented food products, which were then
Most decorative Tua Pek Kong Temple The Eng Ann Teng Tua Pek Kong at JalanTemple, Sibu, faces the Rajang River signifying that Tua Pek Kong is guarding the wealth of Sibu town. The temple began as a small wooden hut in 1871 and was re-built in 1897. During the big
MARUDI: Assistant Minister of Local Government, Datu Dr. Penguang anak Manggil said the federal government had allocated RM3 million which was pledged during the campaign in the last election for projects in Beluru. Part of the total allocation was channelled to longhouses, he said. At the same time Penguang said
BINTULU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak Region Director Maritime First Admiral Ismail Bujang Pit and MMEA Bintulu District Director Maritime Captain Aminuddin Abdul Rashid appointed Samalaju State Assemblyman Majang Renggi as MMEA honorary commander during the agency’s ‘Friends of Maritime’ programme held at Kampung Kuala Nyalau, recently. The
KAPIT: Thirty members of Kapit Foochow Association’s Youth’s wing donated blood at the Blood Bank of Kapit Hospital during blood donation drive organised by the youth wing on Monday evening. As an appreciation for their noble deed, each blood donor was given a tray of eggs and treated to light
KUCHING: The 30th Irau Aco Lun Bawang or Lun Bawang Festival will be held from this 1 until 3 June at Lawas Town Square. Themed “Adat Tau Etu Tau” (National Cultural Our Heritage), the festival will be the largest gathering of the Lun Bawang community ever to be held here
SRI AMAN: A youth from Kampung Hilir, here died at the Sri Aman Hospital on Monday morning after he was involved in a road accident at Jalan Brayun area late Sunday evening. Sri Aman District Police chief, DSP Haji Othman Sulaiman said the youth has been identified as 18-year-old, Abdul
MARUDI: Two men aged 22 and 44 who are suspected of stealing oil palm fruit bunches were arrested by a police team led by ASP Mike Ibrahim. Baram District Police chief, DSP Gabriel Risut in a statement said the two suspects were arrested at Jalan Tinbarap SOP Beluru with a