Tuesday, 17 February 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Form 6 students among top blood donors 

SERIAN: The Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC) Serian District held a blood donation campaign jointly with the Serian Education Department in conjunction with the Teacher’s Day Carnival on June 20th at SMK Serian with the theme “Give Blood Save Life, 1 Pint Can Save 3 Lives”. Form 6 students from SMK

Sarawak has surplus 2019 budget

KUCHING: Sarawak does not need to tap into its reserves as it is expected to generate a surplus of RM122 million this year. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Central Women chairman Kho Teck Wan said based on Sarawak’s 2019 budget, total estimated revenue was RM10.513 billion while the total proposed

Don’t fall for Lim’s bait

BINTULU:  Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas calls Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng’s claim that Sarawak is going to be bankrupt in three years’ time as a “Taju Remaong”. In Iban folklore, “Taju Remaong” is the much dreaded snare of the very powerful mythical leopard king. Uggah said

Minister speaks like kindergarten kid

SARIKEI: Assistant Minister for Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment Datuk Len Talif Salleh described the statement by Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng on Sarawak will go bankrupt in three years’ time as baseless. He added that Sarawak has huge savings as well as proving it is responsible and very

Lim’s political ‘go bust’ comment misleading

KUCHING: The state’s Finance and Economic Planning Ministry lambasted Finance Minister Lim Guan over his claim that Sarawak would go bust in three years if it continued to be ruled by Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS). Describing Lim’s claim as “totally misleading and politically motivated”, the ministry reminded it is incumbent

Firm’s Gawai-Raya luncheon features local delicacies

KUCHING: A local company Socoe Sdn Bhd hosted a corporate Gawai-Raya luncheon which featured authentic delicacies with a modern western twist at its office in Bangunan Opulent here, recently. The local delicacies were prepared by women entrepreneurs from the eWanita-JWKS platform, a social community platform powered by Socoe. Socoe CEO

Such irrelevant remark: Sagah

By GERRALD GILLES PADAWAN: Native Land Development Assistant Minister Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn has described Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng’s remark that Sarawak would go bankrupt if GPS continued to govern the state as “irrelevant.” Lim made the remark during a dinner organised by Sarawak Democratic Action Party (DAP)

Poverty no excuse to deny education

SRI AMAN: As the present world is full of competition, education is the key to developing children’s interests, said Pencils Project Association patron Norina Umoi Utot. She said that it was undeniable that today’s educational world is full of challenges especially when it comes to competing globally. “The education field

Dream success to succeed

By Enrique RB MUKAH: “You need to have a dream to succeed,” said Associate Professor Dr Jeniri Amir in a motivational talk ‘Belajar Cara Belajar’ (Learning Studying Method) organised by SMK St Patrick here recently. According to him, students must be highly driven to achieve success and that such dream

Signs are positive

English has promising future in state’s schools KUCHING: There are hopeful signs of success to come for the implementation of English as a medium of instruction for Mathematics and Science in Sarawak schools. Unbeknownst to most people outside the field of education, secondary schools have been running a supplementary programme