SRI AMAN: A total of 120 students in Sarawak were found positive for drugs since January, said State National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) assistant director, Yuliani Yahya. She said the number showed a sharp increase as compared to 106 students found positive for drugs from January to December last year. “The
KUCHING: SJK Chung Hua No 5 organised a World Forestry Day with the theme “Forest and Energy” from 19 to 21 April. The objective of the activity is to enhance the pupils’ knowledge on the importance of forest to the world and in saving planet Earth. The activities include tree-planting,
SIBU: The Sibu Street Art Festival, the first of its kind to be held here, will be on from 9 to 17 June at Chuan Corridor Sibu Town Square. The festival is held in conjunction with Visit Sibu Year (VSY) 2017, Top Event Service Sdn Bhd managing director Edward Henry Mut said
BINTULU: The inaugural Gawai Dayak Bazaar 2017 (GDB 2017) will be held from 1 to 14 May at the open space adjacent to Naim Bintulu Paragon building. Minister of Public Utilities Dato Sri Dr. Stephen Rundi Utom who is also Kemena assemblyman will launch the bazaar on 1 May. This
KUCHING: Sarawak Convention Bureau (SCB) and Borneo Tru Events will jointly hold Tribal Warrior Challenge, an exhilarating obstacle-based public event to converge Business Events communities and 4,000 additional participants on 19 August. “We are calling all Business Events communities in Malaysia to unite. As one global tribe, we will construct a
KUCHING: Starting this year, food handlers at Ramadan Bazaars set up in areas under DBKU’s jurisdiction will have to attend a course and undergo a medical examination. This is in accordance with Rules 30 and 31 of DBKU Food Hygiene Regulations 2009. Applications for lots to set up stalls
KUCHING: CMS Opus Private Equity (COPE) have had a busy first four months of 2017, successfully finalising a number of investment exits and undertaking of new strategic investments in growing consumer segments. Private Equity funds managed by COPE successfully exited from its 29.37 per cent equity stake in Damini Corporation
MARUDI: A 31-year-old suspect was arrested following a tip off received from the public for possessing drug. The suspect was arrested during a raid, led by ASP Mike Ibrahim, on a shop in Lapok Tinjar bazaar in Baram at 4.45pm. During the raid, the suspect was questioned and after a
KUCHING: United States Ambassador to Malaysia Kamala Shirin Lalkhdhir paid a courtesy call on the Head of State (TYT), Tun Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud at the Astana here, yesterday. Lalkhdhir, who replaced former US Ambassador to Malaysia Joseph Yun in October last year, is on a four-day official visit
MIRI: Sarawak Energy (SEB) sponsored the International Conference on Materials Technology and Energy (ICMTE) 2017 jointly organised by The Institute of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM); Institute of Materials, Malaysia (IMM); Miri City Council; and Curtin University Malaysia here on Thursday. To support platforms to discuss recent technical advancements, innovation and