KUCHING: The Sarawak State Library Sarawakiana Talk is back this month with an interesting topic, “Kayan/Kenyah Traditional Wedding” by Ding Seling from Majlis Adat Istiadat Sarawak. The traditional wedding ritual among the Orang Ulu community is rarely observed in the modern context due to several factors such as conversion to
KUCHING: 30 U.S Marines came to Sarawak Scout Academy (SSA) for a Community Outreach Programme recently. It was an unforgettable experience for the Scouts who met them. Clad in their uniforms, the Marines participated sportingly in the activities conducted by the Academy such as wall climbing, flying fox,
MATU: Over 500 people attended the Matu District Level health programme called “Kem Nak Sihat” here recently. The programme was declared open by Political Secretary to the Chief Minister, Abu Seman Jahwie. In his speech, Abu Seman explained the aim of the programme was to encourage the people to have
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Samariang Women’s wing held a mini carnival at its service centre located at RPR Phase 1, Jalan Astana here yesterday. Assistant Minister of Early Childhood Education and Family Development, Sharifah Hasidah Haji Sayeed Aman Ghazali officiated at the event. In her speech, she said
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Samariang Women’s wing held a mini carnival at its service centre located at RPR Phase 1, Jalan Astana here yesterday. Assistant Minister of Early Childhood Education and Family Development, Sharifah Hasidah Haji Sayeed Aman Ghazali officiated at the event. In her speech, she
SIBU: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Lanang and Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) Thai Kwang emerged the overall champions of Sibu Division secondary and primary schools taekwondo championships (category Poomsae and Kyorugi) held at Dewan SJKC Chung Hua here recently. Organised by the Rajang Taekwondo Club, the championship saw SMK Lanang
KUCHING: Sarawak’s Youth and Sports Village will be ready in 2019, according to Minister of Youth, Sport and Solidarity, Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong. He pointed out that such facilities are absolutely indispensable to the development of sports in this state. “As we all know, the credibility of Sarawak
KUCHING: A total of 102 members of Borneo Island Big Bike (BIBB) will take part in the Borneo Island International Big Bike Festival 2017 to be held from 28 to 30 April in Sampit, Kalimantan, Indonesia. The symbolic flag-off ceremony was performed by Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Haji Johari
BINTULU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) here yesterday held ‘Friends of Maritime’ programme at Kampung Kuala Nyalau, about 70 kilometres from here. The programme, which was part of MMEA’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) towards Bintulu community, was a platform to strengthen the esprit-de-corps between MMEA, other government agencies, the
KUCHING: A coffeeshop worker was injured after falling victim to a snatch thief while walking to a bus stop in Kota Sentosa Bazaar yesterday afternoon. Chai Ah Chung, 56, from Bau, had earlier gotten off work and was walking alone when the incident happened in front of a bakery at