MIRI: The Borneo Jazz “Outreach Programme,” a free music learning session, is back by popular demand and will be held over the festival weekend at ParkCity Everly Hotel here. The programme, to be held during the Borneo Jazz, provides aspiring musicians with teaching sessions led by professional performers, some of
KUCHING : The story of amazing achievement and success continues for Joseph Chung, a Form 3 student at Tunku Putra School (TPS), who received further accolades for his Smart E-Cushion with an invitation for a poster presentation to the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) Biennial Conference in New Orleans,
SIBU: The resumption of operations at Sibu Airport at midnight on Sunday brought great relief to travellers. However, there were some passengers who were nervous to fly after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH2718 skidded upon landing at the airport in heavy downpour on Saturday night. The Boeing 737-800 aircraft
MUKAH: A 19-year-old girl, Nur Sahirra Mohd Omar is looking for her father, Mohd Omar Abdullah to be the witness of her wedding. Nur Sahirra said according to her mother, Katini Kopak, her father was also known as Gumbang Baki before he converted to Islam. She said the last time
KUCHING: The Social Welfare Department (SWD) here is seeking help from the public to track down the biological mother or next-of-kin of a girl who was born prematurely at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) on 11 February. According to SWD officer, Norhayati Abdul Rahman, the girl’s mother, Rohainiza Musa was
MIRI: An armed man robbed a budget hotel of more than RM4,500 early yesterday. Miri District Deputy Police chief, Supt Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the incident took place at around 2.50am when the masked man entered the hotel at Jalan Brooke and pointed a machete at the cashier. He said
KUCHING: The State Immigration Department detained 46 illegal immigrants from Indonesia in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Ikrar’ at Taman Samarindah and Kota Samarahan here recently. It was believed that majority of the illegal immigrants had entered the country through jungle roads via Serikin and other illegal pathways (jalan tikus) led
LAWAS: A total of 319 participants attended the three-day programme, Intervention Programme: Awareness & Advocacy Sexual Education Series 1/2017 Limbang district held at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Trusan ending yesterday. Yesterday’s closing ceremony was officiated at by Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism, Dato Henry Sum Agong. During his
KUCHING: The exhibition on ‘Gerakan Anti-Penyerahan Sarawak Kepada British 1946 – 1951’ is still ongoing at the Sarawak State Library. The good news is that this exhibition is now extended until 31st July 2017, a media release stated yesterday. This exhibition displays the days where Sarawak was handed over to
KUCHING: The Sisters of St. Francis, Sarawak will be setting up a new kindergarten here in Kuching, a press release stated yesterday. The kindergarten, named St. Joseph’s Kindergarten, will commence operation in January 2018. It will be a co-ed kindergarten. For its first intake in January 2018, the kindergarten will